Voice of America

nation-state model and tried to extend their borders and influence. The United States was an unstable new republic, and whatever was left of the Americas was controlled by the European empires. Imperial extension would not go unchallenged. But, by the 1900, the United States and Canada had enveloped the rest of the North American landmass, and a large portion of Latin America would break free from European rule. Utilizing the ideals of popular sovereignty, free enterprise, industrial…

States was entirely a struggle. None the less, America was still the land of opportunity and fortune for those who were ambitious and possessed a great will to acquire their dream. However, for the majority who believed in the dream, there were many things that undermined and limited them from truly acquiring their American dream. The main limiting factors of being able to live the American ideals were immigration, assimilation/naturalization, and public voice. The most fundamental challenge…

America! The land of opportunity. People come from all around searching for a new life in the United States of America. They come with a hope that they will be able to live out the American Dream, to better themselves and their future generations. Authors write about the American Dream so that one can discover what it truly means to live it out for themselves. One of the best things about the American Dream is that it pertains to everyone; no matter where one is coming from they are part of the…

Life in America was difficult for early settlers coming for a new life. These settlers were looking for freedoms in this new land. They faced many hardships with trying to make the new land work, but they finally established a new life. Daily life in colonial America was really rough on the colonists and early settlers. They were very frightened as they lived in this new country, without any friends or relatives to help them face it. A few of the Native Americans helped them agree with the…

brother of pain. Spain’s presence in the Americas was the epitome of this. From 1469 and onwards, Spain voyaged to America in search of gold and converts (Freire). Although one of these reasons sounds noble, both caused many people years of pain and death. As shown by Bartolome de Las Casas’s testimony, the occupation of the Americas by the Spanish and their reasons for being there led to more harm than good for the natives. The reasons that Spain came to the Americas, in reality, were for their…

Since then, countless changes have been made in the definition as well as who had rights to these privileges. In my opinion, when a small population has more privileges than others, there tends to be a loss of freedom for the common people. In early America, certain groups had so much freedom that they undermined basic human rights to a vast majority of the country. White men had the most freedom when it came to land, slaves and women. The definition of an independent citizen was someone who…

England coming over to America was a new experience for them; however, there were other immigrant groups there before the English. There were the Native Americans and the Spaniards, and they were all fighting for land in order to make more plantations meaning more money. England ended up going to war with the Natives and the French called the French and Indian War that lasted seven years until the it ended with the English winning and the creation of the Treaty of Paris, forcing borders between…

them in the future. There is a strong correlation with economic prosperity and education. The quality of education in the United States far exceeds that of Mexico and rightfully so. Although there are certain issues with the educational systems in America, children are given the chance to truly learn and develop the skills needed to be successful and create more opportunities for…

After World War 1 America was viewed as a superior power in the world, the economy boomed, people were living lavish and comfortable, and a way of life quickly devolved that was dramatically different from the one people once knew . The 1920’s was a pivotal time in America’s History. It was a time when morals were lost, social revolutions were fought and a new “urban culture” was born. These new ideas and philosophies were so pivotal that America 96 years later is still running off the fumes of…

As colonization in the New World broke out, many Spanish and English settlers wanted in. These explorers both had the intention of exploring and expanding their colonies, but with different reason. From different viewpoints, you can clearly see differences with the economic structures, government, and religion motivation that these colonies have. With the English explorers and settlers, they were looking forward to settling throughout the east coast with the Parliament to allow local governments…