The United States is the world’s biggest economy‚ hosts the most influential culture and is a prominent political figure in global affairs. With a defense budget that mounts the world‚ the United States of America is the only power that has a global project that is defended more aircraft carriers and military bases around the world‚ fortune 500 companies and one of the most successful media entertainment corporations. But what makes the United States a leading figure in many spectrums around
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The Holocaust was a tragic event during World War II that Nazi Germany created that involved the persecution and killing of over 5 million Jews. Hitler‚ the chancellor of Germany at the time‚ believed that the Jews were responsible for Germany’s loss during World War I. After the Holocaust had started‚ you’d think that the other countries would intervene pretty fast. Unfortunately‚ they didn’t realize what was happening until almost a year after it had begun. What were the Allies’ reactions and was
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How did equality become a stronger component of America freedom after the Revolution? The revolution released public debates and political and social structures that expanded the scope for freedom. It also challenged inherited structures of power within America. In result of rejecting the principle of hereditary aristocracy‚ Americans also rejected the society of patronage‚ privilege‚ and fixed status. Men who led the revolution from start to finish were considered the most prestigious men of the
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Why did the U.S. become an imperial power? Americans had always sought to expand the size of their nation‚ and throughout the 19th century they extended their control toward the Pacific Ocean. However‚ by the 1880’s‚ many American leaders had become convinced that the United States should join the imperialist powers of Europe and establish colonies overseas. Imperialism‚ the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic‚ political‚ and cultural control over weaker territories‚ was already
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spread the ideas of democracy throughout the world. The Americans used imperialism to appease‚ what they believed‚ was the mandate of God. This imperialistic movement in history is known as the Manifest Destiny. Not worrying about anyone but themselves‚ the Americans took over pieces of land to the south and west of them. The greedy tendencies of the Americans‚ and belief of their mandate from God‚ created a fever of imperialism throughout Americans. Through imperialization‚ the Americans completely
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Imagine living in a world with little hospitals‚ dirty water‚ small amounts of transportation routes and little technology. Before Europe came to America‚ Asia and Africa there were not hospitals‚ schools‚ roads‚ railways or ports. European imperialism had a positive effect on the modern world by bringing improved living conditions‚ the spread of culture‚ and infrastructure to America‚ Asia and Africa. Europe also constructed hospitals and schools therefore improving health and education. Christianity
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Although economic interests were very important to the United States as they enacted tariffs and taxes on‚ for example‚ Hawaii and any incoming good from other countries‚ in fact‚ political and strategic advantages prevailed in the creation of foreign policies as the US went to wars with Mexico and even Spain in the Mexican War and the Spanish American War to gain land and new allies and annexed new lands such as Alaska and Hawaii‚ along with the people on those lands to increase the American influence
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The subject of American imperialism spans much of history starting from the early nineteenth century. By the end of the nineteenth century American religious imperialism was at an all-time high. The reasoning for this peak of religious imperialism and the effects of it varied depending on the country or region that the United States had focused their attention towards. Many historians focus on the events of the War of 1898‚ formerly called the Spanish-American War‚ which involved Cuba breaking away
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to higher prices. They were falling behind Asia. In 1750‚ Great Britain began to look beyond itself for economic power. They began to practice mercantilism. This meant that their government was going to begin to control foreign trade to ensure that their country’s prosperity and security. The first move in becoming a major power was their play for Indian Calico. Calico had become very popular in Britain. As many turned to it instead of British made cotton. The English Cotton industry began to
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Governing a country with complete civil obedience and compliance has proven to be very difficult by numerous governments throughout history. To establish control‚ governments often become bureaucracies‚ believing this will allow for an easier domination of its people. Countries with lesser amounts of bureaucratic control that practice capitalism‚ for example‚ tend to have more civil cooperation than totalitarian and communist countries with enhanced bureaucratic control. During times of war‚ governments
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