Great Britain

The United States entered the 20th Century “a great power, but not yet [a] participant in the great-power system.” A burgeoning economic superpower, the United States had yet to assert itself politically on the international stage. Reluctant at first, the United States entered World War I (WWI) in 1917 and assumed a leading role negotiating the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. President Woodrow Wilson hoped to use the negotiations to promote American ideals, a lasting peace, and prosperity. However…

working-class and capitalists resulted from the class divide. Regarding the working-class’s utilization, the Great Famine serves as an example. When the Irish population boomed, and the potato crop plummeted, a famine resulted. The British government did very little to help the struggling Irish, and nationalism became the Irish workers’ tool to counter the capitalistic British. McKay describes, “The Great Famine also intensified anti-British feeling and promoted Irish nationalism, for the bitter…

a ‘quasi-Agatha Christie’ murder mystery, observes the upstairs view of guests of a stately homes, with tidbits and plot exposition of the guests and household’s family from the servants downstairs. To a great extent, the storyline acts as a commentary concerning the enormous wealth gap in Britain at the time, where class and breeding almost created two different races, the haves and have-nots. The depiction of palatial halls filled with prized artworks, servants hurrying to cook food, lay…

The article “From Mercantilism to ‘the Wealth of Nations’” by Michael Marshall is about the global economic developments that occurred throughout the world’s history. Today the world is so much different in terms of the economy compared to most of human history. “We live in an era when continual economic growth is almost considered a birthright, at least in the developed world. It has become the benchmark of the health of a society, guaranteeing an ever-expanding prosperity.” Also economic…

internal and external factors had caused the once glorious dynasty to collapse. European influence was one of the most prominent factors that led to the decline and eventual collapse of the Qing Dynasty. After the Opium Wars in the mid-1800s, Great Britain imposed unfair restrictions and treaties on China and took control of Hong Kong. Other European and Asian nations, like France, Germany, Russia, and Japan, soon followed suit and took advantage of China’s weakened state. By 1900, foreign…

The fear of the years after World War Two would bring upon another Great Depression ran rampant through the hearts of many Americans. Although it would prove to be the opposite as the American GDP would, in fact, double as the economy quickly fell into peacetime and steadily kept improving. Likewise in America and countries such as Britain and France would soon see the standard of living drastically changing then what had been known for previous years. Equally technological advances would also…

Germany who could not afford to pay for the war. Because of this the United States enacted the Dawes Plan in which U.S investors would give loans to Germany who will then pay off France and Britain, then they could pay the United States. This plan was heavily flawed and was one of the major causes of the Great Depression. Bank failures, the stock market crash, and an unhealthy economy to begin with were major causes of the Depression. Since workers lost jobs, they could not spend and stimulate…

triumphant charge against the British in the Battle of Yorktown. Cornwallis's surrender during this battle would eventually lead to two major negotiations in 1783: the Treaty of Paris between the U.S. and Great Britain, and the two treaties that were signed at Versailles amongst France and Britain and Spain. In 1787 delegates met in Philadelphia to repair the weak Articles of Confederation, which were failing to hold the union together. Hamilton believed that the solution to the problem involved…

Patrick Redmond traveled to America in 1913 on the Baltic ship. Patrick came from England. He came to live with his Uncle Phillips Redmond. Patrick paid for his way over and only had twenty five dollars to spear. Patrick was only twenty two years old when he came over and was a single man. Patrick had dark colored hair. Eye color was blue. He’s 5’7 so not real tall and not all that short. Patricks health physical and mental are good. He’s very easy to get along with. Not many hated him. This…

During the the great depression america was in its most fragile state, with almost every bank closed and 13,000,000 unemployed, America then elected Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt brought america out of is desperate crashed state with a new program and within the first hundred days. He brought hope to many Americans with worries about losing farms and homes, and reform, especially through the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority. One of the many things he did was create was a…