This is attributed to the fact that the original ideas and the fundamental principals that founded the dream are quickly fading away given the changing fortunes of the average American.
From Ford's, Jew hatred and political racism-Hitler was especially, personal had a high regard for the anti-Semitism of Henry Ford-; to the Carnegie's involvement in creation of a Master Race; the relationship between Rockefeller and [...]
One of the reactions of the leaders and most especially the presidents under this period was to impose a policy of non-intervention by the federal government.
Johnson presidential administration shifted the priorities in the sports national policy and vision of sports rivalry in the United States."Addressing the subject in terms of federal initiatives during the 1960s, this article will argue that [...]
Anglicans in the south argued that slaves were entitled to a right to freedom of worship and for this to be achieved slaves had to be able to read the word of God from the [...]
Surrounded by political and social controversies, the Abolitionist movement exemplified the triumph of the new racial mentality and a call to end slavery in America.
This forced the U.S.into supporting the establishment of an adversarial Vietnamese Republic in the south while arming, advising, and training the newly formed Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
Due to the exponential rise in the number of slaves, many legislators began to craft legislation that sought to restrict the rights of the slaves.
The movements however persists with foreigners streaming to the United States without proper validated documents and with the intention of settling in the country so as to enjoy the benefits of the celebrated economy against [...]
Besides, incumbents were also victims of the entire conservative rule since they went through a harrowing experience in the hands of a conservative government in America.
The election was notable because of the extremely partisan nature of the election and the vitriolic attacks on former Revolution War friends and colleagues" As Dunn observed "It was particularly important as it resulted in [...]
This longing to be free from any external unjust power is expressed in the Preamble of the Constitution it is said that "the People" "to form a more perfect Union...and secure the Blessings of Liberty...establish" [...]
The lessons learnt in this book are used to relate to the case of Afghanistan in the elimination of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.
Although the colonial government blamed the occurrence of calamities on the witches, thus persecuting them, the main reason for the conflict was the contradiction in religious doctrines.
From the early years of 19th century up to the civil war, Northern American boarders were to be expanded according to the plan and debates.
It was this era of commerce that saw the birth of the term progressive history Unknown to many this would form one of the most politically influential concept and idea in the history of business [...]
Communal Changes Spurred By Lowell Mills Girls The girls working for the mills afforded the Lowell Mills associates with glut of their skill and labor a factor which caused the industry to blossom to be [...]
The paper will discuss the circumstances of the case against Zenger, the trial and the general consequences of the Zenger case with respect to revolution.
The president has also recognized the need to make adjustments in the education sector in order to produce graduates who fits in the global workplace. In his presidency, Obama has recognized the importance of the [...]
The United States of America was not involved in the scramble, the American imperialism only started later in 1898 during the Spanish American war where the United States of America saw the opportunity to gain [...]
In the course of the war, a peace treaty was signed in 1763 where the Britons acquired most of the territory that belonged to the French.
Smith points out that the migration of the American people towards the west was one of the greatest in the history of humanity.
The fashion of the 1920s was marked by the introduction of the flipper fashions, new hairstyles that were a breakaway from the traditional past and the jazz music.
This paper is going to look at the differences in the two aspects; leisure and consumption among the upper and middle class Americans during the late 19th century and the last part of the 20th [...]
In contrast to historical portrayals of the rebels, there was a low correlation between counties with high number of debtors and concentrations of supporters for the rebellion.
Another claim that the Southerners made to defend slavery in their region was that the Negro slaves under their care were one of the most free and happy people in the world.
In the 1850s, the word "freedom" was increasingly gaining new meaning to different people as the American society felt the need to avoid oppressing some of its members.
The Clinton's government was able to create more than twenty one million job opportunities, which made his reign to be one of periods with longest and fastest real wage growth rate in the history of [...]
Besides, the state is expected to protect the masses by ensuring economic prosperity since failure to do this might lead to desperation of the masses, hence the suffering of the children as during the Great [...]
The modern situation in the world and the latest events which made the USA interfere into the life of its country and other nations allows us to look at the issue critically and to point [...]
There can be many ways to interpret a historical event, yet the evaluation of the Reconstruction results will depend on four key factors, which are the unwillingness of the President to provide efficient reforms, the [...]
The colonists' dissatisfaction with the structure of the Church of England prompted them to call for the purification of the Church to be more congregationalis, hence the name Puritan Separatists.
This article will help us understand the American Revolution and determine whether Americans have a reason to celebrate Independency Day every Fourth of July or not, whether all American supported the war, and whether the [...]
In the period between the end of First World War and the onset of the great depression, United States enjoyed relatively stable economic conditions under the leadership of a string of republican presidents.
This paper discusses the tactics that were used by the Klan in the movie "Mississippi Rising" and also the tactics that were used by the F.B.
For instance, at the very beginning of the nineteenth century, the urban population in the United States was 5% of the total population.
More over, it will seek to establish the comparison and contrast of the visions about freedom and progress of America, as well as the idea of civilization that has occurred in the distinct ethic communities[1].
Stagflation, the near botching of U.S.interests in the Panama Canal, the death of the Shah of Iran and ensuing hostage crisis, the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union, and the 1980 boycott of the [...]
The war was fought from June 1812 and it climaxed in the spring of 1815 with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, although the battle failed to solve the issues that had made it [...]
Because of this, Barbados demand for manual labor lead to a quick and considerable augmentation in the number of the Atlantic slave transaction.
One of the most notable incidents was the changes in the drama and theatre sectors in the United States of America.
Labour and economy remained intertwined in that; the former was a factor that determined the state of the latter. Scholars single out economical differences between the two states as the cause of the slavery in [...]
Firstly, following the prevailing chaos of the then US because of overdependence, Thomas set out to instigate what is currently referred to as the Declaration for Independence of the US. President Jefferson's service is highly [...]
This action by the US greatly hurt the economy of the Hawaii islands prompting American planters in Hawaii to conclude that the only option for them was to join the US. The war between the [...]
If the actions of Polk while he was alive and in office contributed to the civil war, then he did much in shaping the history of United States since the war was very consequential.
Because of the tragic events of 2001, and the consequences of the terrorist act, together with the overall concern about the security situation in the world, the USA government, headed by George B7ush, came to [...]
Truman's speech points to one of the core tenets of the self image of the United States; colloquially, the United States defines itself as the world's dad, in the traditional sense.
This period, also known as the roaring twenties, is a decade that started with the end of the First World War and ended with the start of the great depression of the 1930s.
Contribution of Urban Slaves There was however a slight difference among the slaves that worked in the plantations and those that lived in the urban setups of the colonial America.
The attack of the straps and stripes by Pasha was taken as assign of war declaration and the first Barbary war began in earnest in May1801.
Overpriced stocks The value of stocks in the stock exchange market rose sharply to unprecedented levels in the 1920s. They bought on the margin because they were of the belief that the prices of the [...]
The main aim was to declare the necessity for independence especially to the colonist as well as to state their view and position on the purpose of the government.
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln planned to reconstruct the south back in to the Union which was the most reasonable plan in contrast with the Republicans.
Politically, the protest was held to oppose the law that demanded the blacks to give up seats for the whites in a bus.
Rich and powerful strangers seized the town of Annedal getting hold of the coalfields that the resident coal miners used as the source of their daily bread.
History is also a tool used to establish the validity of the current beliefs or ideas held by an individual, society or section of a society and the invalidity of the ideas and beliefs held [...]
An analysis of just three of them an iron cooking pot leg, a horse bridle bit, and the so-called JR102C can provide some significant insights into the lifestyle, the social structure, and even the political [...]
Reflecting the change in the views of death both in their form and contents, gravestones bear valuable and trustworthy information about the cultural, the religious, and the social perspectives of the time.
The success of the revolutionary war was attributed to the logistics employed by the George Washington as he coordinately combined the continental army and local militia and focuses his attacks on the weakest points of [...]
Description John white painted a "bird's eye view of an Algonkian village, located between the present Lake Landing and Wyesocking Bay, on his 1585 visit to the Carolina coast," however, Theodore De Bry, engraved a [...]
Another objective of the journey was to assess the extent of encroachment of the British traders and Sioux hunters in the area.
Paine does not see the necessity of a government because to him the government is the worst tool of oppression. Paine is opposed to the idea that America has flourished under the surveillance of Britain.
The contemporary society is the product of the history hence historical events and injustices are integral factor that determines the bearing of the society.
In his book, "American expansion and the origins of Deep South", Adam Rothman argues that we must understand the origin of the Deep South if we are to understand the expansion of slavery during the [...]
It was not until the 1930's and the third generation of Dobrejcaks, that they acquired enough grit and determination to fight for justice, and their civil rights.
In the New Testament of the Christian Bible the prophet John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and said that he is the lamb of God that will take away the sin of the world.[23] In [...]
Published in 1991 and written by Art Spiegelman, the MAUS is a book that provides the account of the author's effort of knowing his Jewish parents' experience, following the Holocaust as well as their survival [...]
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of America and was often referred to as one of the ablest presidents of the progressive era.
Investigations that were carried out by to the CIA revealed that Carlos Marcello, a suspected member of the mafia could have organized and implemented the conspiracy.
These are the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, which was completed in 1876, the struggle at Los Angeles River in 1938, appropriation, and consolidations of Los Angeles in early twentieth century and the Proposition 14.
Due to the inexperience of America in the concept of global domination, there were great challenges occasioned by the nation's inability to decide whether or not to use the military to secure the interest of [...]
The recession was triggered by various fiscal features such as the vast margin between the poor and the wealthy, government debts and surplus production of commodities only to mention a few.
An example of such protests were held by the by the University of Washington during the national strikes that took an approximate one week as a reaction to the Kent University shootings and a culmination [...]
This was one of the main reasons why there were protests in the United States in this year. As evidenced in this discussion, the year 1968 was filled with protests initiated by a number of [...]
The war took four years after which the northern states won and that meant end of slavery end of the confederacy and the beginning of a functional federal government in the United States.
The Spanish-American War The first war that was waged by America after the American civil war that led to the unification of the states into a country was the Spanish-American war of 1898.
Market revolution, which was crucial to the American lives contributed to new components of consciousness, politics and social life, which in turn brought about Civil War. Social change in the American history was brought about [...]
It is also an aspect of industrialization and therefore brought change in the commerce sector through employment of advanced technology and improvement in the communication and transport infrastructure and the ultimate result was the general [...]
Studies point out that in 1945, the west, under President Truman strongly reacted to the policies set by Stalin in Poland by stopping all its support to the Soviet Union and expressing massive misgivings about [...]
Despite of the colonizers harshness and harassment of the innocent creatures, the slaves tried to resist their rule in various ways.
However, there is one more significant landmark of Los Angeles that constantly attracts the attention of both LA visitors and its native citizens, and this landmark is Los Angeles Chinatown."If one will visit the stores, [...]
Kerry's actions during the Vietnam war that eventually led to his acquisition of the Purple Heart is a as a result of his ability to stop the actions of the enemy as evident in their [...]
It did take long for the native Hawaiians, the Asians of Chinese and Japanese origin to start petitioning the King regarding the reduced participation of the natives in the governance of the monarch.
In fact, the outcome of the elections indicated that, the Progressive Party garnered an outstanding percentage of both popular and electoral votes.
The reason behind this coup was that Guatemala was on the precipice of communism under the leadership of Guzman; however, Blum sees more than these claims in this coup. This was blackmail and CIA acted [...]
The attitude to the atomic bomb and its role in the Cold War sufficiently changed with the course of time, and this change is reflected, in particular, in the coverage of Cold War events by [...]
The City of Los Angeles acquired the water rights to the area in 1929 forcing the miners and ranchers to abandon their activities due to the stringent water levies that were being imposed on them [...]
The media was influenced by the aftermath of the Watergate scandal as it gained confidence and a more aggressive approach to investigating and unraveling of scandals in the government in an attempt to facilitate transparency [...]
The slaves were to serve their masters who were the whites. This paper discusses the challenges that the slaves encountered as well as their resistance and the relativity of slavery to gender.
The American foreign aid is one of the instruments used to extend American dominance in the world. Consequently, the fall of the USSR reduced the American funding in the third world.
The Cold War was one of the most famous and crucially important conflicts between the United States of America and the Soviet Union.
Properly chosen technologies and business strategies turned out to be a significant point in industrialization at the end of 19th century and promoted quicker exchange of information and services, more qualitative and durable products: opening [...]
In order to answer this question, it is necessary to clear up what the main idea of Social Darwinism was and what the peculiarities of the Americans in the 19th century were.
Unfortunately, the conditions of the Homestead Act were not that successful for the homesteaders: it became more difficult to find and buy good land in the whole territory of the West.
Democracy is a kind of regime in which all eligible citizens are allowed to contribute to the decisions of the state.
He was the party leader of the Democratic Party and during his tenure as the president of the United States; he influenced a number of policies that laid the foundation for the American liberalism in [...]
At the threshold of the 20th century, the city of Galveston was considered a prosperous city with the population of about 37.
Slavery has for a very long time attracted the attention of many history scholars."Morgan Kenneth, in his book Slavery and the British Empire gives a deep in site of how the British came to embrace [...]
In social and economic cycles, the interaction of the whites and Blacks was controlled by the laws that neither of the groups was allowed to cross the other party's path.
The 1994 NAFTA treaty between Mexico and the US phased out several taxes,particularly on the products traded between these countries. Previously, Mexican trucks have transported raw materials and finished products to the interior of the [...]
The period of antebellum in America was characterized by slavery in the southern part of the country. The slaves in the south were considered to be freer than the free laborers of the north.
The Japanese moved fast to occupy the territories previously in the hands of the US, and the more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry in the west coast raised issues for the president's cabinet.
This paper sheds light on the causes that led to the great depression in America According to Bordo and White, the great depression begun in 1929 and many people suffered because all the businesses had [...]
The negative effects of the capitalist form of government are identified to be one of the themes that the writer of the book dwelt on.
Furthermore, as opposed to the first draft, both the reported draft and the engrossed copy contain the additional phrase "without the consent of our legislatures", to the argument of the King placing standing armies amongst [...]
Therefore, it can be concluded that the problems discussed in the book by Zinn and in the interview of Grijalva with Gabriel Buelna are similar.
The definition of race continues to change because as Americans define it in terms of black and white, the Brazilians look at race as a continuum of colors.
The idea of protecting the principle of democracy is very strong in the United States, and has been for a very long time.
In addition, the grant enabled the building of railroads in the Indians' territory leading to the destruction of their lives. As a result, the workers formed their institutions to deal with their jobs.
This paper is about the slavery and the struggles that the slaves underwent and the revolution that took place in a bid to have the slaves freed and pronounced as equal American citizens.
The plantation complex also enabled the owners to have overall control over the slaves and their labor, which resulted in the accumulation of wealth from sugar plantations.
The head of state and government of the United States of America falls under the auspices of the President who oversees the executive branch of the federal government as well serves as the commander-in-chief of [...]
The Americans believed in the principles of democracy and free enterprise while the Russians believed that the whole world must convert to a system of governance according to the teachings of Karl Marx and Lenin.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are the researches who managed to conduct a land expedition, going to the dangerous and unpredicted Pacific Northwest with the goal to search for the marine connections for commercial purposes [...]
The Paris Treaty was used to ratify the conflict and after that, the Spanish colonies were taken over by the government of U.S.A."These territories included Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and the Guam, and it also [...]
The economic situation in United States is troubling bearing in mind that the country has always been recognized as a super power in the past. The popularity and the importance of the United States dollar [...]
The growth of population, diseases, commerce, and dreams for new treasures, led to the voyages of Christopher Columbus into the new colonies leading to the establishment of new English settlements, French settlements, and the Spanish [...]
The Algonquian controlled most of Virginia before the arrival of the Europeans. The Europeans arrived in Virginia in May 1607 under the Virginia Company of London and settled at Jamestown.
Thus, according to the Treaty of Paris the USA and the GB got an open access to the territories of the MS River, and the USA received the right to control the territory.
However, the rebirth of the new country was the start of the tensions between the Jews and Arabs. Since then, a number of world leaders have played a pivotal role in efforts of bringing peace [...]