History of the United States

Third World, as well as on the West and on Asia. Overall, this book gave a glimpse of the Cold War and how the world was affected by the strong tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union after they emerged as superpowers when WWII ended. Thesis: McMahon argues how the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States affected each country domestically, but also affected many countries globally, especially Third World countries such as Africa, Asia/South East Asia, and Latin…

The United States is a country founded on ideals and unfulfilled aspirations of a perfect nation in which all are equal and no one group of people has too much power. Our history is filled with the constant struggle between fulfilling those ideals and maintaining status quo and allowing the nation to stagnate or regress allowing inequality to reign and certain groups to control the country. While our nation has struggled on this point it bears to ask whether real political and social change is…

the age of 12 i packed my whole life into a suitcase and moved to the united states without actually knowing why. All i knew was things in my country, Sri Lanka was falling apart due to political corruption and the only way to ensure a safer future was to leave. As a child i had been lucky enough to visit extraordinary places like singapore, china and hawaii for long periods of time. So in my mind, traveling to the united states was like one of those old family trips where we would shop and…

There are few events in the United States’ history that have been more tragic than those that succeeded the Stock Market Crash of 1929. The Stock Market Crash was an unexpected drop in the value of stocks that caused investors to lose all of their money. Everyone in the United States, and even the world, felt the consequences of the crash. The severeness of the situation was not aided by the government for many years, therefore adding and prolonging the devastation. Along with the fall of the…

Through history we can analyze historical events and gain an understanding on what had occurred years ago, however there are situations where we have misinterpreted these events ultimately providing false information or knowledge. Furthermore, indigenous knowledge systems show how different people can perceive life differently and depending on how broad one looks life is can increase the amount of knowledge. The indigenous people of Brazil focusing on survival unlike the people of the United…

latest state to be added to the United States by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in August of 1959. The population of Hawaii is about 1,404,054 people with 50.2 percent male and 49.8 percent female. It has a total area of 10,931 square miles and made up of five counties. Hawaii is the eighth smallest state and the 11th least populated state, but it is 13th in population density (). According to the United State Census, the racial makeup of Hawaii is way more diverse than any other state in the…

is not only a symbol of Christianity, but a cultural icon for the people of Brazil. With the world’s 8th largest economy, a population of 205 million people and an average of five million annual visitors, Brazil offers a broad range of resources, history and culture to learn from.1 In a few months Rio De Janiero will offer people from around the world the opportunity to learn about Brazilian culture as they host the 2016 Summer Olympics. In order to achieve a better understanding of Brazil’s…

Viewpoint 30A “The United States Should Not Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan.” The Franck Committee, 1945. Dropping a nuclear bomb on Japan would initiate grim political and economic problems in the future of the United States. Without international control of nuclear weapons, a nuclear armaments race is ensured. The Franck Committee states, “...A race for nuclear armaments is certain to ensue following the first revelation of our possession of nuclear weapons to the world” (239). The use of…

During this time in U.S. history the country had become very corrupt examples of this were shown like the party bosses, railroad companies were paying off politicians, and corners were cut on the construction of the dumbbell buildings. At this westward expansion was occurring which started by the United States selling large pieces of land to the railroad companies. The railroad companies then took the land it sold and used the rest for building the railroad. This time in history poverty was a…

road may be. For without victory there is no survival." Pearl Harbor was an attack that happened December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor changed history in the United States of America because Pearl Harbor got the United States into World War II, World War II got the US out of the Great Depression, and Japanese were forced out of their homes. The United States was not interested in fighting in another war until the Japanese attacked us. More than 2,000 soldiers died during the attack. The…