Believe it or not, The United States has not been a superpower for as long as most people may believe. Many people in today’s society think the United States has been the way we are forever. Before the late 1800s, the United States was a divided nation that was reluctant to indulge in technological development and industrialization. However, after many technical, social/cultural, and organizational changes in the United States, this soon had changed making the American government a major power. With that said, the purpose of the paper is to explain what technical, social/cultural, and organizational changes took place between 1865-1945 in America and explain why those changes contributed to the leap in power the American government received.
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The United States was much more open minded when it came to working with scientists within the country. For example, the government showed this when the Navy worked with Thomas Edison’s battery for the submarine. Despite seeing how it failed, they still chose to partner with Edison in trying to make a suitable battery (Coffey 20). Another way the US government worked with inventors was when they worked with Carl Norton in purchasing the Norton bombsight for bombers in the war. Lastly, working with Henry Ford and Charles Sorenson was important for the mass production of bomber airplanes. (Allies 196).Other powers such as the Soviet Union were not as open minded when it came to working with outsider scientists. In-fact, any scientist that would criticize something of the Soviet Union’s , they would be subject to being punished (Stalin science 30). Other factors such as poor working conditions for Soviet workers were the reason for the lack of production of goods compared to the United States. Workers in the USSR were forced to work anywhere from 12-16 hours per day while receiving little to no compensation ( Allies
The United States was much more open minded when it came to working with scientists within the country. For example, the government showed this when the Navy worked with Thomas Edison’s battery for the submarine. Despite seeing how it failed, they still chose to partner with Edison in trying to make a suitable battery (Coffey 20). Another way the US government worked with inventors was when they worked with Carl Norton in purchasing the Norton bombsight for bombers in the war. Lastly, working with Henry Ford and Charles Sorenson was important for the mass production of bomber airplanes. (Allies 196).Other powers such as the Soviet Union were not as open minded when it came to working with outsider scientists. In-fact, any scientist that would criticize something of the Soviet Union’s , they would be subject to being punished (Stalin science 30). Other factors such as poor working conditions for Soviet workers were the reason for the lack of production of goods compared to the United States. Workers in the USSR were forced to work anywhere from 12-16 hours per day while receiving little to no compensation ( Allies