United States Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

The 1930s were a decade of extraordinary expansion and influence for labor unions in the United States, making it a crucial decade for workers.

The greater emphasis on the hardship of individual troops in American textbooks during the Vietnam War may result from a global culture that values people over nations or governments.

During the Cold War, the polarizing gender ideology and the expressive dichotomy between men and women was a means of gaining an advantage in the capitalism-socialism struggle in the global political arena.

In order to solve the issue, the individuals were forced to balance the power in Congress between free states and slaves leading to the adoption of the Missouri Compromise in 1820.

Overall, Reconstruction was the period of time following the American Civil War, when the government tried to solve several economic, political, and social consequences that appeared because of the readmission of the eleven Confederate states.

Calloway dwells on the manifestation of the consequences of such a force allocation, namely, the fundamentals of the historical development of the United States and global politics after signing the Treaty of Paris in 1763.

The reason why Bill Simms left his master's home was the willingness of his relatives to receive a wealthy heritage, which may lead to the murder of all the slaves.

This paper will explore the causes of the Great Depression, the measures implemented within the New Deal, Cold War tensions, and the changes to the American society by the civil rights movement.

President Reagan’s image against Soviet Union as an aggressive state definitely influenced the foreign policy against Lebanon.

This paper discusses how the American culture, society, and economic life developed from 1815 through the 1860s.

Imperialism is a relationship between the states, which is considered unequal and on the oppression of the native population for personal gain.

In his account, the author of the book The Making of a Quagmire: America and Vietnam during the Kennedy Era, is categorical about the dealings of the Americans in the Vietnamese affair.

The term can also be used to refer to the extension of practice, to acquire dominion, control by to the distant or closer union of territory/ nation.

The western expansion refers to the process whereby the Americans moved away from their original 13 colonies in the 1800s, towards the west which was encouraged by explorers like Lewis and Clarke.

In the middle of the 19th century, half of the Irish and German population immigrated to America. One of the main reasons that made Irish and Germans immigrate was the presence of large land in [...]

This decision enabled the federal government to construct dams along the Tennessee River to stop flooding and initiate the generation of affordable hydroelectric power for the resident communities. In August, FDR signed the Social Security [...]

The United States' military interventions observed during the past five years demonstrated the necessity of developing the position of the world "policeman" for the nation because the U.S.role is to prevent the progress of extremism, [...]

The author examines the views of the consensus historians and the attitudes of the anti-federalists towards the idea of American democracy.

The involvement of the South in the slave trade came as a result of three distinct factors: the expansion of the U.S.into new territories, the need for manpower in order to operate newly established farms, [...]

The Civil War in the United States continues to attract the interest of many historians who want to discuss the underlying causes of this conflict and its effects.

For the Soviet Union, the war was a significant devastation and the amount of people and cities lost was enormous. 2 It is obvious that the governments of the two powerful world nations had their [...]

The outcomes of the Korean War highlighted the need for a policy that would enable the US to counter the Soviet's conventional forces.

In the light of these words, this paper reveals the causes of the depression in the 1890s and the effects it had on the white women and men.

The strike involved workers who were members of the steel workers' union and management of the Carnegie Steel Company. The general manager, with the help of the owner of the company, was in agreement about [...]

He observes, "history of the universe is not made up of atoms but of stories of atoms" implying that he explored all aspects of the North Carolina since the much popular story of the big [...]

Reconstruction can as well refer to a period in which the southern states were to be transformed with the aim of reintroducing them back to the union.

Richelson in the book, 'The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology' traces the Science and Technology Directorate from its inception in 1947 to post 9/11 period.

The purchase of Louisiana by the President Thomas Jefferson at the beginning of the nineteenth century was the starting point of expansionist policy of the United States.

The American civil war was one of the major turning points in American history and is responsible in shaping the modern America.

American Labor Leader Andrew Furuseth spoke before Congress in 1926 and noted that just after prohibition began, there was a large change in the working population, but he also added: "Two years afterwards I came [...]

Nonetheless, the largest wave of immigrants arrived in America in the 20th century. Therefore, failure to control the number and type of immigration in America is not a new thing.

The whites were the most dominating race in the 19th century. The Negroes and Indians were the second group just below the whites.

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.

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 [...]

With the development of the American nation, there was a shift of the frontier to the west. These political organizations acted as the voices of the numerous farmers that lived in the West in a [...]

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.

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 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.

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.

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 [...]

Resources, the quality of the soil, and the climate of a particular area are the cornerstones of any society, as they determine the economic core of the local human population.

The highlight was in 1917, when the U.S.became a party in World War I by joining the League of Nations in fighting and eventually defeating Germany and its allies2. Significant shifts in foreign policy from [...]

One of the defining features of the political development of the U.S.in the last 60 years is that it combines adherence to political traditions and a flexible response to changes taking place in the world.

The settlements in North Carolina were considered significant parts of the frontier, or backcountry, and became formally included in modern Mountain and Piedmont regions.

It is unfortunate to know what the fate of the United States would have been if the president had stayed for the rest of his term, as he was the first president to be assassinated.

The importance of this event appeared from the fact that the Irish migration was one of the most significant contributors to the American immigrants' inflow.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the majority of large industries were controlled by millionaire families, such as the Rockefellers, the Carnegies, and the Vanderbilts.

When researching the topic of US Westward Expansion in the 1800s, one might emphasize the contribution of several specific historical events that were decisive for the overall entrance into the West of the continent.

Over the years of existence in the modern United States, there have been numerous iterations of the party systems and political structures in the attempts to address the differences between Democrats and Conservatives.

The chapter investigates how social forces led to the oppression of women and expounds on the foundation of the women's movement in the 19th era.

On the other hand, the representatives from the smaller states longed for equal seat allocation among all the provinces, which is known as the Jersey plan. It ensured once again the equal distribution of power [...]

The material would be their books "Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands" and "Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawaii," respectively.

There were similarities between the Roman Republic and the United States in the mentioned areas to some extent. The relationship between Rome and America is based on symbolism and a fusion of ideologies.

Progressivism it is a political movement supporting the ordinary people’s interests through their roles of consumers, employees, parents and citizens.

In this presentation, the discussion of the impact of Tet Offensive on the United States and the role of media in military events will be discussed.

The end of the political conflict over slavery that was one of the main causes of the war between the North and the South was going to be marked with a statue symbolizing freedom.

Although the major idea of the book is a critical one, the author's intention does not concern analyzing approaches to the American social evolution in order to define the most adequate one.

The country and the government were not ready for new prices and requirements, and millions of Americans crossed the line of poverty in a short period of time.

The introduction of electric and gasoline-powered machinery, the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides made agriculture one of the main sources of income for West America.

In his Journal, John Fontaine gave many of his references to the ancient settlers in the New York City and mostly in Virginia.

In this particular context, it can be argued that the fact that most immigrants into the American culture faced racism-related challenges is one example that deems the melting pot paradigm a false depiction of the [...]

Stannard describes the nature of European society before the end of the 15th Century and how this society was able to manufacture the stereotypes that are relevant enough to justify the subjugation as well as [...]

We used to take our baths in the springs and also water which was used for drinking, cleaning, and cooking was transported from the springs to our home.

In general, most Asian Americans benefited from war as the Filipino, the Chinese, and Indians were wartime allies of the United States.

The question of peace remains to one of the most important issues for consideration in the world of politics and the development of the international relations.

The same chain can be perceived in the cotton empire cotton is grown in the USA using extensive slave labor, then it is shipped to Liverpool and used to create cotton fabrics, after which these [...]

While it is clear that the political and economic achievements were made both on long-term and short-term basis, the social impact of the European American entry into the native west is largely arguable, especially due [...]

The pioneers first settled on the East and they set out to conquer and establish settlements in the west of the country. In the minds of many Americans, the cowboy embodies the virtues of the [...]

With these, a number of government agencies were created during the WWI particularly when it emerged that there was a need to regulate or control industrial sector as well as the call for the US [...]

It was evident that much of the economic growth of the city was occurring in non-urban regions due to affordable land and accessibility of this ring, enhanced by the Interstate Highway connection.

The most significant difference between the two groups is that while the Pilgrims desired a separation of church and state, the Puritans only wanted to purify the Church of England from within.

The objective of the book is to give a fresh look to the Great Depression and the post war liberal new deals.

The whites considered the progress of the African Americans as something that threatened the success and achievements of the whites in the society.

It is only by studying the history of the specific society that they can be able to systematically understand the evolution the society has undergone.

Therefore, the war started even before he became the president of the state. Food became a serious issue that led to a decline in the growth of the economy.

One of the most exciting periods of a cultural shift in relation to drugs occupies around fifty years: in the first half of the twentieth century, the general cultural trend in America's attitude to drugs [...]

In 1801, the thoughtful and innovative display of mastodon remains by Charles Willson Peale, in Philosophical Hall, in Philadelphia, and in Europe, thrust both Peale and the ancient, giant relative of the elephant into this [...]

Following this attack, the United States of America in retaliation, placed all Japanese Americans in internment camps popularly known as 'War Relocation Camps.' Nevertheless, the aftermath of this exercise presented one big irony of all [...]

In the 1920s, the United States was facing worrying rates of crime that called for the intervention of the Congress to avert the situation.

The constitutional convention of 1787 was formed and tasked with the duty of proposing amendments to The Articles of Confederation besides coming up with a workable plan for the national government. He believed in the [...]

Nevertheless the benefits of historic preservation, lie in the preservation of the Stone Harbor sense of belonging, visitor will be in a position to visit and access the stone harbor's history.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

The document highlights the changes that occurred in the south after the end of the war and during the reconstruction period.

The journal tells about a significant event in the history of the United States about the organization and conduct of an expedition to the state of California by the French and Spaniards.

The objective of this paper, therefore, is to discuss the topic of the American dream and how both Franklin and Douglass, each exemplify this dream.

The arising matters made it difficult to maintain the Union because the ongoing debate on slavery hindered any meaningful attempt to pacify the tense Northern and the Southern populations. However, it led to the 'Bleeding [...]

However, at the beginning, the emergence of auditing was reckoned with the extreme necessity in regulating the movements of the capital integrated in terms of the accounting.

The American revolution in the last half of the 18th century was supposed to bring hope and a future for the country where everyone would live freely.

The situation of human struggle against capitalistic system by taking a more communistic attitude, and the contradictive nature of that struggle is reflected in one of John Steinbeck's most celebrated novels, In Dubious Battle, which [...]

The main causes for the Great Depression were a combination of unequally distributed wealth, the stock market crash, and eventually the bank failures.

The political and the legal structure of Louisiana have been inspired from the Spanish since the colonization of Louisiana in the eighteenth century. Spanish is one of the major languages spoken in Louisiana, apart from [...]

One of the most interesting ideas expressed by the author is the isolated existence of the concept of disability and its evolution throughout history that was unraveling alongside the presence of disability in the society.

The end of 19th century was characterized by the intense immigration of Chinese people to the US. The "paper sons" system, invented by Chinese immigrants was the only response to the violation of their rights [...]

One of the first ideas that cross one's mind after reading the article is that the development of the state was actually started with the settlement of the Black people and the establishment of the [...]

Although the main causes of the great depression are still vague and contentious to date, the overall outcome was unexpected and resulted in the universal loss of trust in the economic future.

However, with Los Angeles, the specifics of the city and the conflict of the nationalities, the history of the LA creation turns out to be completely unique.

The main event is the parade along the Eastern Parkway and is the highlight of the day that ends at exactly six in the evening.

To this end, an overview of the factors that led to the establishment of private security shall be discussed and the major advancements made in this industry addressed.

The duty of the Signal Corps Officers is to control and enable communication and information services for the coordination and control of the military organs.

Salem is a village in Massachusetts, which is a state in the New England region, in the North East of the United States of America.

The aftermath of the Second World War had the South Vietnam controlled by the French and the North Vietnam controlled by Viet Minh.

The Separatists were the people who separated from the Church of England and decided to choose their own way in religion.

The essay will examine the history of the Marine Corps through both description and subtle analysis of the changes the unit has gone through to evolve as one of the finest amphibious units in the [...]

The reconstruction era refers to the period following the civil war whereby the numerous different affiliations in the government intended to find a solution to the socio-economic and political problems imposed by the civil war, [...]

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 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 [...]

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.

The history of English in the United States of America dates back to the reign of Charles II, who distributed the USA's lands to his loyal companions, increasing English's dominance in these colonies.

The resource Meet the emigrants "Making the Trek" on the Oregon Trail is a virtual tour of the Oregon Trail, one of the most significant events in U.S.history.

Johnson's deep commitment to the Vietnam War and alternative strategies can be explained by the popularity of conflict, as well as the perfect timing for the president to be involved and the domino effect of [...]

In this context, the political division into the North and South, financial crises, and the struggle for slavery abolitionism and women's rights acknowledgment were the main changes of this period.

From 1865 until the dawn of the twenty-first century, substantial changes in the definition of American citizenship occurred, influenced by numerous social, political, and cultural trends.

The election was a precursor to significant changes in the US, as it highlighted the differences between the Democratic and Republican platforms and demonstrated the power of the people to make their voices heard.

The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents created in the history of the United States of America.

This essay will cover the Civil Rights Movement, the Kennedy Promise, Lyndon Johnson's Great Society initiative, and challenging the status quo.