United States Essay Examples and Topics. Page 13

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Effects of War on America

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.
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Slavery, the Civil War & Reconstruction

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 [...]
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The Cold War and the Fifties

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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 [...]
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Slavery in American History

Despite of the colonizers harshness and harassment of the innocent creatures, the slaves tried to resist their rule in various ways.
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Vietnam War: John Kerry’s Role

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 [...]
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How and why did Hawaii become a part of America?

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.
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Elections of 1912

In fact, the outcome of the elections indicated that, the Progressive Party garnered an outstanding percentage of both popular and electoral votes.
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The CIA in the World in the 1950’s

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 [...]
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Manzanar & Japanese American Internment

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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 [...]
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Nixon’s Legacy, Reaganomics

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 [...]
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The Slavery in America

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.
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United States Foreign Aid in Perspective

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.
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The Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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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 [...]
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Causes and Consequences of World War 1

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.
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The NAFTA Treaty Between the US and Mexico

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 [...]
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History of the Period of Antebellum in America

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.
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Japanese Internment in the US During World War II

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.
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Sexual Harassment: Tail Hook-Scandal

The public officials involved in the Tail hook scandal were accountable to the Tail hook Association, the leadership of the aviation community in the navy, as well as to the general public.
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Twentieth Century President

Based on the above insights, Theodore Roosevelt had the greatest domestic policies while Franklin Delano Roosevelt had the greatest foreign policies of as United States presidents of the 20th century.
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The Three Main Causes of Great Depression

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 [...]
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Congressman Grijalva and Howard Zinn

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.
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The Illusive Race Question

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.
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The Industrial Revolution in the American History

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.
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Top Ranking U.S. Presidents

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 [...]
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The Way to Wild Place and Back to Civilization

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 [...]
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History of Spanish-American War in the 19th Century

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 [...]
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Position Paper on ‘Lament for America’ by Earl Fry

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 [...]
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Burning Copies of the Koran

Another equally instrumental factor that contributed to the decision of the church to burn copies of the Koran was the plan by the Islamic Center in New York to build within the vicinity of ground [...]
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American Government, Balancing Democracy and Rights

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 [...]
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The History of Virginia Development

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.
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Industrialization After the Civil War

This work explains how the industrial workers and farmers organized themselves in response to industrialization in the United States of America after the civil war.
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Salem Witch Trials Causes

The writers explain that the problem began in the year 1691 and was marked by the behaviour of some girls in the same village who were involved in fortune telling.
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United States Arm Control

Between 1972 and 1979 there was a great change in both United States and Soviet Union as the development of their missile arsenals was going down.
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Valley Archive Collections

The essay discuses the power and potential of the Valley Archive collections, a project which happens to be part of the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia.
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Islam Religious Institution in New York

The Sunni Muslims are the majority of all the Muslims and comprise of 90% of all the worlds Muslims. In present day mosques, Islamic centers and schools are found in every community, Islamic Organizations and [...]
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Mid-City at the Crossroads: Shaw Heritage Trail

Washington, DC is the place where it is always interesting to be, to listen to other people conversions, and to enjoy the sights offered to the tourists, and Neighborhood Heritage Trails provides people with a [...]
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American History During the Colonial Times

The emigrants who settled in the South had moved from England in search of better land to conduct their farming activities and also take advantage of the unutilized land in the states that formed Chesapeake [...]
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A New Dawn: The Abolishment of Slavery in the USA

Our forefathers were the victims of the exploits of one John Hawkins, the British sea merchant and voyager whose act of acquiring slaves off the Guinea Coast and selling them off to the Spaniards formally [...]
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