United States Essay Examples and Topics. Page 7

The great depression This is one of the major problems that led to the need to adopt the New Deal. This led to a large influx of people moving to the urban centers, and this, [...]

First, among the major inspiration and the motivation of the Americans to launch the Vietnam War, was the strong fear during the cold war that the crossover of South Vietnam to the Communist ideologies would [...]

Initiated in the 1960s, the affirmative action is a collection of steps that defines the federal agenda developed to counteract the historic discrimination against certain minority groups such as women and ethic groups in the [...]

The Virginia Plan had proposed a bicameral legislative plan to favor states with high human population and disfavor the states in the United State with small population.

While the history of Europe is characterized by imperialism and the desire of the rich to dominate the poor, the history of the United States is characterized by racial segregation and discrimination.

The southern politicians managed to maintain the control of the federal government throughout the first half of the 19th century by assuring the southerners to defend the abolition of the slavery in those states that [...]

The Mexican War can be attributed to the dictatorial tendencies of the centralist government in Mexico which was opposed to the annexation of Texas by the United States.

However, the war continued along the Pacific Ocean due to the resistance of the Japanese Emperor to sign the instrument of surrender.

Due to this historic and popular clash of the American cowboy image, there have been increased calls to draw a distinction between the myth and reality of the American cowboy, with a clear-cut distinction between [...]

Overall, it is possible to argue that violence cannot be regarded as a legitimate way of civil disobedience because it implies that an individual rejects the idea of law and dialogue between a person and [...]

The Articles of Confederation and the Federal Constitution agreed on the title of "The United States of America" as the official name of the newly united colonies.

Once choosing the man who is bound to lead the country to another victory over the economical standstill, the financial complicacies and the international misconceptions arising between the United States and the rest of the [...]

Wide as the American culture may be deemed to be and the depth to which its norms and virtues root, it is still open to changes that come across from time to time which in [...]

By 1962, the Russian premier maintained the same uncertainty on the nuclear potential of the US, who were a prime threat to the Soviet Union.

He dips a cloth in the water at the bottom of the shell hole and touches it to the wounded Frenchman's mouth.

Whereas the latter omission may be judged bitterly by critiques of this book, it is interesting to note that the era of the Great Depression has been dramatically discussed by the author to the best [...]

In Dawn over Suez: the Rise of American Power in the Middle East 1953 - 1957, the author, Steven Freiberger, majors on the heralds of the Suez crisis if 1956.

By pricking the sensations and scholarly inquisitiveness, Sutton offers the reader with a chance to be grateful for Mcpherson's initiatives in the same manner an individual would try to negotiate the cultural prospects, drawbacks, and [...]

She observes that the incident intensified the hatred of the Japanese in the American society leading to one of the greatest effects of the Second World-the dropping of the atomic bombs.

It is often called the bellwether state of the US, meaning that it often sets the trend of actions in America.

By digging deep into Lincoln's history, times, speeches and writings, Foner has attempted to examine the President's stance on slavery in the United States and his reaction to the issue that greatly affected the American [...]

The Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War remain the greatest accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln as a president of the US in the 1860s.

Specifically, the surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor will be related to the actions of the U.S.before, after the attack, and eventual participation in the Second World War.

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.

Obama's Presidency and Transformation of the US From the time the US acquired its independence, all presidents of the United States of America have had their failures and successes in terms of changing the nation.

Written in 1998, Barry Cushman's book "Rethinking the New Deal Court: The Structure of a Constitutional Revolution" is a historical analysis of the famous shift by the US Supreme Court from opposing the social legislations [...]

Muslims with moderate leanings are reversing the ideological dominance Al -Qaeda has had in Islamic societies in the last decade. Al-Qaeda no longer has the ideological influence it once wielded in many Islamic societies.

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 [...]

In particular, one can mention that in both cases, the speed of operations and mobility of forces was of great importance to the commanders.

The importance of the Progressive Era reforms is in providing a lot of possibilities for changing different aspects of the political, economic, and social life for the benefit of the US citizens with references to [...]

Few of the soldiers hesitated to pull the trigger when it called for it. Furthermore, it touches on the lives of soldiers in front.

The author argues that the strategic culture that existed in the first part of the 20th century proved to be successful for the country due to the specific geopolitical situation.

This is why, as of today, the validity of the Founding Fathers' insights, in regards to the issue of religion, cannot be discussed outside of what accounts for the qualitative aspects of the era of [...]

Hence, the author intends to use the American historical perspectives of business and economics in relation to capitalism to advise the readers on the importance of history in the decision-making process in various sectors of [...]

Prior to the American Civil War of the 1860s, the American economy, particularly the Southern States, was driven by agricultural production.

For instance, in the Charleston prison, records indicated certain patterns of behavior among prisoners and guards that are unique to the correctional institutions.

The book distinctively outlines the colonial history of the USA in line with the development of the Great Awakening. From this perspective, one of the book's strong points is that Lambert proposed the innovative approach [...]

The invasion failed since the US made a major assumption concerning the reaction of the Fidel administration and the general republic to the US backed invasion.

The American's mission was to refurbish Iranian army, to reorganize gendarmerie in Iran; they also had financial mission and smaller missions to the police department and Ministry of Food and Supply in Iran.

The impracticalities of the turnpikes in transportation of bulky goods and their poor maintenance led many businessmen to turn to water transport for a solution to their problem.

From the developments in the world during the 1930s to the early years of 1940s, it can be asserted that the United States was concerned with domestic affairs and the political developments in Europe and [...]

From this point, the capitalistic ideals with references to the remnants of the slavery system affected the life at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century.

Economists and historians share different theories on the major causes of the great depression and the fall of the stock market.

To begin with, the Americans had been under the rule of the British for a very long time. On the same note, the British concentrated on taxing various establishments and forgot to read the mood [...]

Since its inception in 1993, the museum has served as the nation's reminder when it comes to issues of the holocaust.

The paper evaluates significance of historical and social context during the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union. The Cold War was caused economic, political and ideological disagreement between the Soviet Union and America [...]

The founding of the USA changed the education landscape in America in the 1800s. Churches emerged in support of higher education particularly among Blacks of the South.

In the initial sections of the book, Ngai spends her time discussing the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act of 1994 that concurrently heralded the death of one epoch and the birth of another.

The main thesis of Gates is the fall down of the Soviet Union and the steps that the United States took so as to speed up its termination.

Although the 9/11 attacks presented lawmakers and enforcers with the problem of ensuring the security of Americans, the practice of racial profiling and racially motivated attacks within the United States quickly emerged and provided a [...]

The studies in these learning institutions became influential to the people since they addressed pertinent issues in the then society; one of the issues was the place of females in the society.

Labor unions were formed to take care of the needs and rights of corporate workers and this led to attachment of wage to productivity.

In the bid to maintain the resources for their vast empire, the British government issued a declaration to limit the control of the territories by the colonial authorities.

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.

In sum to the determination of Americans in eradicating the presence of the British in North America, their need and quest for expansion also contributed significantly to the rise of the 1812 war. The participation [...]

Existing literature purports that, part of America's agenda in Vietnam was to stop the spread of communism and in other literature excerpts, it is reported that, America was persuading North Vietnam to stop supporting the [...]

In addition, it is necessary to investigate how the president Roosevelt delivered his speech with the help of the first radio address with the suggestions of the New Deal as the program that was aimed [...]

The griffin novels tell us more about the lives of the soldiers and their roles in the various wars, than the events of the actual wars.

The strategic theme that gave rise to this reform was represented by the expansion of the presence of the United States navy in many international oceans in addition to the increment of the United State's [...]

The reconstruction took place in three phases namely the Presidential reconstruction of 1863-1866, Radical reconstruction of 1866-1873 and the redemption of 1873-1877.

Reflecting on the life of Douglass Frederick and written in prose form, the narrative defines the thoughts of the author on various aspects of slavery from the social, economic, security, and the need for appreciation [...]

Another course of the war of 1812 was the War Hawks and expansion in the west. This was opposed by leaders of the Native Americans6 and this led to the institution of confederacy to oppose [...]

Boost to the Economy The entry of the United States into WWII was a major boost to the economy that was still reeling from the effects of the Great Depression of 1930.

These essays made me think of the peculiarities of our family's development and the progress of the American society according to numerous changes in the urban life and technological sphere.

The text of this document can be regarded as the excellent primary source that can throw light on the intentions of policy-makers who attempted to create the model of state that could better ensure the [...]

The study of the history of the development of America reveals the issue of race as being central in the economic, social and political development of the nation.

Although the US war in Afghanistan has lasted a decade already and is still continues as we speak, the United States of America together with its allies should still persist because the Afghan government needs [...]

In his discrediting of the so esteemed values of the Free State, he was emphatic after reading the works of the many proponents of the system and realized the divergence of their views.

Richelson offers an authentic account of the development and evolution of directorate of science and technology at the Central Intelligence Agency.

Basically, the rationale behind acquiring knowledge about the history of the past is because one will stand at a better position to understand the people and the societies we live in today and, hence, appreciate [...]

The untimely historical accounts Since the fiscal 1947, when the Central Intelligence Agency was first launched, the support offered by science and technology appeared to be the central constituent of the mission of this agency.

And so he set out to work as the president of the United States consequently becoming known as one of the vigorous presidents that the country had ever had.

It will then speculate on the effect of the use of otherwise unfriendly technology in terms of the results of the war as well as the strategies that were applied.

At the time of colonisation, the Spanish and the Portuguese were the pioneers of the slave trade and thus slaves laboured in their farms.

He came to power in 1933 when the United States was in the middle of the Great Depression, and left in 1945 when the world, including the USA, was grappling with the effects of the [...]

The documentary called "The Triangle Factory Fire" has a very strong and emotional theme that speaks to the viewers and the readers of history.

Nicholson and Carlisle state that the current in the apparatus is a result of the condenser that was ascertained by Sig.

The Declaration was to serve as a notice to all the nations of the world that the American Colonies were proclaiming their independence from the British Colonists.

Taking the case in Alabama, the appearance of this group in the year 1868 contributed to an instant and considerable decrease in the number of the Republican voters.

In his paper The Significance of the Frontier in American History, Frederick Jackson Turner argues that the development of the American society was largely shaped by the exploration of the new lands and westward expansion.

The paper will majorly use the literature review to explore the course of the war as well as the causes and the aftermath.

Discrimination on jobs, racism and the challenge of adjusting to the new environment are a proof of lack of racial justice in the United States.

This increase in was accelerated by the industrial growth especially in the steel industry. However the contribution of industry to the general economy was enormous.

The historical background of the Hollywood ten The blacklisting of the ten professionals in the movie industry had its roots back in the years between 1930 and 1940.

From the posters it might be a true characteristic of California. Such as cop of course will be a hero for bringing justice to the state and for displaying such gallantry In conclusion, in my [...]

While explaining the economic reality of the Confederacy in times of the Civil War, some fundamentals on the financial strategies of the Confederate and Union governments must be considered.

The monetary initiatives, on the part of advocates of Free Silver were particularly supported by American farmers in the Midwest and the South, as the adoption of a Silver monetary standard would naturally result in [...]

3 However, the eruption of the American Civil War resulted to the consecutive banning of slavery in all the States in U.S.

This participation of the Koreans in the riots was as a result of the Korean broadcasting stations calling upon the Koreans to volunteer in preventing the riots.

England established thirteen colonies in North America in the course of the 17th century. They were denied the freedom of land ownership and voting rights.

The first president of Georgia was elected in 1788, and in this time, the state ratified the constitution of the United States.

It was the first constructive strategy to be instituted after the demise of Roosevelt. Furthermore, the USSR could have spread its communist ideas to the south and other parts of the American.

The staircase is spiral and is constructed in the inside of the monument up to the pinnacle. The only option that was feasible was to sell the acquired parcels of land to raise the required [...]

Naturalization Act of 1790 was one of the first documents which tried to regulate the process of immigration and citizenship by means of stating strong requirements and limitations on those who wanted to get US [...]

The article "No King unless It Be a Constitutional King: Rethinking the Place of the Quebec Act in the Coming of the American Revolution" by Vernon Creviston published in the Fall of 2011 in Historian [...]

The essay first gives the synopsis of the book in order to understand the viewpoint of the author. She notes that the family arrived in Michigan unprepared, which forced the sponsor to find a place [...]

Admittedly, De Bry evaluated White's watercolors from the perspective of the European. When comparing White's watercolors and De Bry's engravings, it is important to remember that the latter had never been in the New World.

This paper discusses the efforts put in place by the poor and people of the color to end discrimination. In 1919, the constitution was amended to cater for the interests of women.

The Philadelphia convention of 1787 was the one under which the Southern and Northern States reached a compromise concerning the status of the black slaves.

What provoked the American Government most was the sinking of the American battleship by the perceived Spanish forces in Havana harbor in 1897.

The first event to be mentioned that contributed greatly to the settlement of the Californian coast is the California Gold Rush that took place in the middle of the nineteenth century.

But in the case of Smith he had the freedom to discuss the members of the crew and what they are like and thus providing the readers enough background information to appreciate the actions of [...]

The authors of the book believe that the issue of slavery was one of the most important issues in the US legislature.

However, this state was one of the eleven states that had declared secession from the Union to form the Confederacy, and was the last to be restored back to the Union.

The projection of anger and frustration by the workers was due to the unsettled grievances. This was marked between the period of 1865 and 1919.

The rise and fall of slavery in the US The rise of the slave trade in America was first noted in 526 as a result of Spanish explorers.

He clarified that the shot entered the victim through the front part of the body and according to the bullet wound, firing occurred a few inches from the victim.

In fact, this legislative Act is considered to be one of the strictest anti-illegal immigration issues in the state of Arizona as well as in the history of the United States of America.

Legislators in the US government avoided the issue of slavery and tried to uphold peace between the north and south. While the north believed invading Richmond in Virginia, the capital of the confederate states of [...]

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

When the Oliver Stone picture, JFK, was released in 1991, it generated enormous interest in the possibility that elements of the federal government and the military-industrial complex, including the CIA, might have been behind the [...]

The framers of the constitution did not tackle clearly the issue of slavery and they were compelled to make a temporary compromise in order to unite the states in the country.

Lincoln Douglas debates are those debates between Stephen Douglas, who held the position of a Senator as a Democratic Party candidate, and Abraham Lincoln, who was the Republican candidate for Senate in Illinois.

The discussion in this paper provides an overview of a comparison of the experiences of the plains Indians and the homesteaders in the west America at the end of the19th century.

In early 1960s, there was a lot of discrimination in the United States of America such that the blacks and the whites could not mingle in public places such as restaurants.

The state has always been one of the greatest forces in the development of social reforms in both the negative and the positive aspects.

Unable to trace both the political discord in Britain and the moods in the American colonies, King George chose England as the key priority, leaving the state of affairs in America for the further considerations, [...]

In the work Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America, she examined immigration conditions and the problems related to the issues of race, gender, class, and ethnicity."This book addresses these and other [...]

One of the first organizations that became to defend the rights of African Americans was Knights of Labor. However, it was one of the most significant steps to slavery ending and equality of rights.