Spanish-American War. Specifically, it will discuss was the Spanish-American War really necessary? It will list alternatives to war available to McKinley in 1898 and explain why he rejected them in favor of a war policy. The Spanish-American War wa Continue Reading...
Spanish American War, why does the United States move from relative isolation into an international role and what are the consequences for U.S. society of that change? involvement in the Spanish-American War The Spanish American War enabled the in Continue Reading...
Spanish American War, until the current conflict in the Middle East, why does the United States move from relative isolation into an international role At the time of the Spanish American War the United States went from relative isolation to increa Continue Reading...
What were the primary motivations and factors that led to the U.S. shift from isolationism and continental expansion to imperialism by the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Introduction America’s so-called “shift” from isolationis Continue Reading...
Mexican-American War was fought between 1846 and 1848 and marked the first war for the United States that was primary fought on foreign soil. The war was initiated by the United States, with President Polk seeking to expand American territory under t Continue Reading...
The United States of America's foreign policy has mirrored its influence and power within the international community. As a small and weak nation, America was forced to employ a regional foreign policy, limited to the North American continent. But Continue Reading...
American Imperialism (APA Citation) American Imperialism in the Late 19th Century There were two main reasons for American overseas expansion in the late 19th century: economic and nationalistic reasons. As America entered the industrial revolution Continue Reading...
The rise of Progressivism during this era also influenced domestic policy. The threat of Big Business loomed large and Big Government was perceived to be a perfect solution to keep business interests in check (Johnson 634, 636-637). Industrializati Continue Reading...
The reason for such volunteer support for a war against fascism was born from the economic calamity and the political turmoil of the 1930's (Sills pp). Thus, like many during the Great Depression, the young volunteers had experienced with deprivati Continue Reading...
Americans' national identity rests largely upon ethnic kinshi common language. shared political ideals. religion. federal law. The American ideal of equality promotes the idea that all citizens should be equal in their standard of living. is Continue Reading...
This was the first time America had entered into colonialism, and they still have power over Guam and Puerto Rico today. It gave the country new respect in the world, and it created the need to create guidelines for governing and watching out for th Continue Reading...
Ford (Evans, 2004). By the 1920s, the affordability of Ford's products and the increasing availability of modernized paved roads and highways combined to make taking a "country drive" one of the fastest and most fashionable national pastimes in the Continue Reading...
Spanish Civil War The famous Spanish Civil War fought from the year 1936 to 1939. This war was fought between two groups; the Republicans and the Nationalists. The Republicans were the supporters of the established Spanish republic; meanwhile the la Continue Reading...
War for Cuban Conquest In 1883, Frederick Jackson Turner gave a speech to the World's Columbian Exposition, introducing what is now known as the "Turner thesis" of American history. This thesis says "continental expansion...was the driving, dynamic Continue Reading...
Beginning in the 1890s, America's position toward Latin America began to change, largely based on Secretary of State James G. Blaine's ideas. A historian writes, "Blaine's policy toward Latin America had two main objectives: promotion of peace and Continue Reading...
United States Presidents in the 1890s [...] which president conducted American Foreign policy more skillfully in the 1890's, McKinley or Cleveland? Why? William McKinley favored an imperialistic worldview, and brought the United States into the Spa Continue Reading...
Anti-Imperialist League, formed in 1899 by prominent citizens such as Andrew Carnegie and William James, held the belief that American Imperialism went against the spirit of those that fought the Revolutionary War and participated in the creation of Continue Reading...
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY American Foreign Policy from 1890 to 1930 From neutrality to intervention Early on in American history, President George Washington advised Americans not be become embroiled in foreign conflicts. However, at the end of the 19th Continue Reading...
More precisely, while the Blacks were in fact the tools of the British presence in America and their desires for freedom were exploited by the Loyalists, in the case of the Indians, their presence in the Civil War was also related to their desire to Continue Reading...
American Way of War The history of the American Way of War is a transitional one, as Weigley shows in his landmark work of the same name. The strategy of war went from, under Washington, a small scale, elude and survive set of tactics practiced by w Continue Reading...
Artistic Analysis of "The Weeping Woman": A Plan to Develop a New Work The meaning of artistic work continues to evolve to mold into new forms and shapes. The current sociological and economic developments are significantly influencing the artistic Continue Reading...
With the changes of gender relationships in the workplace, the problems of the patriarchal authority in the Spanish household become underlying themes in gothic literature. Questions of feminism and reconciliation within the Spanish household are br Continue Reading...
American Popular Music (Lady Gaga) The question of originality in popular music is a vexed one. To choose a convenient and current example, when Justin Bieber sings about his "baby," listeners are not meant to hear any kind of deliberate allusion to Continue Reading...
He is more interested in "things," than what those things will bring. "Nick went over to the pack and found, with his fingers, a long nail in a paper sack of nails, in the bottom of the pack. He drove it into the pine tree, holding it close and hitt Continue Reading...
This strategy also permitted the more speedy management of local dealings. Basically the purpose of this strategy was to centralize of colonial affairs; however, it simply solidified the idea that the colonies needed a system of self-governance that Continue Reading...
Mexican-American War (1846-1848) The Great Territorial Loss From the perspective of the United States, the Mexican-American War, together with the Louisiana Purchase, represented important land acquisitions as part of the country's relentless expan Continue Reading...
Turning Points in American History Two Turning Points and Current Impact on Cultural, Social, Economic and Political Life Two historical turning points are the Social Security Act and the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Social Securit Continue Reading...
Post Civil War Expansion The American expansion from the post-Civil War years to the turn of the 20th century was a form of imperialism. Essentially, the U.S. simply took over a number of areas and groups of people, without any real regard for them Continue Reading...
Splendid Little War John Hay -- "A Splendid War" Secretary of State John Hay once wrote to Theodore Roosevelt that the Spanish-American War had been "a splendid little war" (Fried, 1998). It was an opinion shared by many Americans at the time. The Continue Reading...
Latin American History What were the main external and internal threats facing the Spanish Empire in the Americas from the 16th -19th centuries? The Spanish Empire, by virtue of the timing of the discovery and placement of colonies in the New World, Continue Reading...
According to Henry Kissinger, treaty was nothing but a "brittle compromise agreement between American utopism and European paranoia - too conditional to fulfill the dreams of the former, too tentative to alleviate the fears of the latter." Making a Continue Reading...
... They were accustomed to living in the open, to enduring great fatigue and hardship, and to encountering all kinds of danger." The war against Spain and for the liberation of Cuba was one that would prove the superiority of America and its ideals Continue Reading...
Soldiers Dont Go MadIntroductionSoldiers Dont Go Mad by Charles Glass is a lot of things, but ultimately it is an in-depth examination of the psychological cost of war. The book itself is set against the backdrop of World War I (1914-18), and focuses Continue Reading...
The Great War The forces of nationalism, imperialism and militarism all played a role in the events that led to the Great War. As Gilbert (1994) notes, the Germans had industrialized and were now a threat to the British Empire in terms of becoming an Continue Reading...
history of the native American Indians is a long and colorful one. The first Indians arrived on the North American continent subsequent to the end of the Ice Age approximately 15,000 years ago. These early Indians arrived from Siberia as they passed Continue Reading...
The Rough Riders were trained to fight Spanish troops in Cuba. Because of Cuba's hot climate, the United States government made an effort initially to recruit volunteers from hotter regions of the United States such as the American southwest (Libra Continue Reading...
US Imperialism in the 1890sPolitical, social, and industrial powers all converged to give rise to American imperialism in the 1890s. At the end of the 19th century, the US was enjoying the full benefits of industrialization; industrialists and financ Continue Reading...
African-Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces This research paper proposes to discuss the importance of African-American soldiers in the United States military. It will do so from a decidedly comprehensive approach which highlights their contributions Continue Reading...
19th c. Post-War American Industrialization THESIS STATEMENT AND OUTLINE FOR A PAPER ON AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION AFTER THE U.S. CIVIL WAR (1865-1920) It is a truism that large-scale warfare tends to increase industrial production and innovation, Continue Reading...
