Isolationism

For as long as civilization has existed, languages have been adapted for hundreds of unique cultures and societies. In the past, language was developed based on individual societies because travel and communication were extremely limited. We see the effects of this today because of the many languages used around the world. Each region is seen as synonymous with a particular language and dialect. Language has developed into another method of distinguishing between cultures. However, with the…

After the great depression of the 1930’s and after World War I, Germany suffered greatly from the depression as the country had agreed to take full responsibility of the war reparations, as Germany was politically and economically unstable. As many German citizens were unemployed and poverty rates increased, many Germans were looking for a leader who can solve the country’s economic disaster. Hitler became the leader of the Nazis in 1921 and created new plans and rules about how Germany can…

Like many other nations in the world, the people of the United States of America has wandered into a trap of conceiving their own nation as the “greatest”. Far from being the first nation to assume superiority over others, Americans often believe that their culture is somehow richer than of those on the other side of the World – regardless of how advanced a nation is in the first place. But “exceptionalism” – as it has come to be known – does not appear in a day to night fashion. As a very…

Have you ever thought about all the sins one human makes in their lifetime? You walk through the streets and all these people have committed at least one, possibly even more. Also it depends how big if the sin. The do not show or expressed the sins they have committed publicly which is not necessary to do. Nobody bothers to look at a random person in revulsion, because they know they have committed a sin. So it questions as to why Mr. Hooper was. As soon as the community’s minister wears a…

“[preventing] the Soviet Union from […] reshaping the postwar international order”, a prospect as dangerous to the West as Germany’s or Japan’s attempt (Gaddis 4). World War II, and more precisely Pearl Harbour, had also “ended [the United States’] isolationism for any realist” (McCullough 631). Both superpowers were striving for more influence by alliances or proxy wars in different parts of the globe, such as the Middle East, Cuba and precisely, Vietnam. The Vietnam War opposed…

The Gold Rush The Gold rush in California and states west of the rocky mountain represented financial wealth for many immigrant’s groups across the globe because of the demand of a labor force. California’s population alone significantly increased due to the emigration of foreign labor groups. For Instance, “In San Francisco, the population grew from 1,000 in 1848 to over 20,000 by 1850. California's overall population growth was so swift that it was incorporated into the Union as the 31st state…

Following World War Two, fearing the spread of Communism, Truman “abandoned isolationism, engaging American power outside the Western Hemisphere during peacetime to protect vital interests, and he committed the United States to the defense of freedom abroad…” In a manner that can only be seen as renascent of the Founders or Lincoln…

On Dec. 7, 1941, radios buzzed with the news that several hundred Japanese planes attacked a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 Americans as well as damaging or destroying eight Navy battleships and more than 100 planes. Though it would be some time before people learned the full scope of the damage, within days a once-distant war in Europe and the Pacific became a central part of life in the United States, affecting politics, business, media, and entertainment.…

In his article “Lost in America,” Douglas McGray highlights the issues of isolationism in the American educational system and lack of focus of the American educational system on the learning of foreign cultures in order to prove that the American educational system needs improvement. The article was issued by Foreign Policy magazine in 2006 in which involves a broader audience. However, McGray’s target audience is people that can make changes in the educational curriculum, which signifies that…

stay neutral in most things and wanted to be left alone. For example, Roosevelt’s Corollary in 1904 showed how the United States would go to many lengths to keep the Europeans powers out of America even paying the debt of other Countries. This isolationism was broken by the the United States getting involved in the war and their cooperation and bonds lead to the formation of NATO. NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The main goal…