“American imperialism in 1898 was not a sudden abandonment of anti-colonial tradition but was a logical extension of commercial expansion‚ something the US had been doing throughout its history” (SparkNotes: The Spanish American War‚ 1898-1901‚: Effects of the Treaty). President McKinley was not interested in wars of conquest or of territorial aggression. His interest in expansion was “to make the United States first in international commerce and as a means to implement its humanitarian and democratic
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In both time periods‚ Europe and advanced and had many revolutions that resulted in vast amounts of nationalism. The results of these revolutions was the Wonderful Century‚ a time when every country was equal and there were no threats between nations. The Wonderful Century however‚ ended after 100 years because national boundaries were made without any thought for national cultures so nationalism built up over the 100 years and exploded the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution caused
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The destructive forces in which Nationalism can outbreak is both astounding and atrocious. Nationalism was created and pursued to help unite the country socially‚ economically‚ and culturally. However‚ what was meant to be advantageous lead to the centrifugal break down of the countries. Due to Nationalism‚ wars were incessantly being engaged because of arisen problems such as Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ and Exclusive Nationalism. Countries that were imperialistic began to extend their power over boundaries
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of the Civil War‚ the American society had changed in a new direction and had a profound impact on equality for all individuals. Although the Civil War had a great impact on citizens rights‚ the America society was also effected socially‚ economically and politically. The effects of the Civil War had everlasting changes on Americas society and remade America. However‚ the abolition of slavery‚ the economic gap between the North and South‚ and _____ all had the most significant effects on the society
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United States went to war with Great Britain in 1812 was the trade restrictions that England had placed on America. At that time‚ Britain was at war with France‚ and they depended on a maritime economic blockade to defeat France. However‚ America was a neutral side‚ so American merchants tried to get commercial interests by trading with the French. England wanted to block this trading‚ so they issued twelve “Orders in Council” to impeded American trade with France during 1783-1812. The new laws caused
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Andrew Jackson looked on toward a new democracy after his victory at New Orleans. The changes in this time period‚ after the war of 1812‚ would send America into a troubled future. The Post war political and economic changes would prove to be another stepping stone in America’s evolving democracy. The political changes after the War of 1812 would redefine America’s newly founded Democracy and contribute to a greater national government. Andrew Jackson gained America’s respect after his victory
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on the American territory or abroad‚ the major wars did not leave the black society without hope for freedom and more rights. Although initially the hopes were minor‚ and the thoughts of completely equal treatment were unrealistic‚ the black slaves and free black people recognized that political rhetoric could be used as a basis for their fight‚ and it has been used successfully through times‚ gradually leading to the abolition of slavery and emancipation of the black people. While the wars had different
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century the united states would get involved with what the secretary of state would call a “splendid little war”. The Spanish American war is one of many significant wars in history. This war was one of the shorter and simpler wars that the United States flourished in. From the united states point of view this war had a few negative effects but also many small positive outcomes that made this war very significant. The total and utter destruction of Spain marked the point in history where they have lost
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The Civil War had an effect on us. The Civil War was one of the most tragic wars in American history. More Americans died in this war then in all other wars combined. In this war we did not fight against other people‚ we fought brother against brother and the nation was torn apart. There are many reasons why this war took pace. Fist the nation was come together and then the southern states were not allowed to secede. Then the South was placed under military rule and divided into military districts
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In the early 1950s‚ the Cold War contributed heavily to a change in American society and women’s roles. No longer were the women across the United States confined to a household. Suddenly‚ being a woman had a completely different meaning than what it had previously. When World War II began‚ women on the Home Front worked in defense plants and volunteered for war-related organizations‚ in addition to managing their households. Once World War II ended‚ women were getting laid off from their jobs due
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