factors that promoted the development of industrialization in the United States during the late nineteenth century. New power sources facilitated American industry’s shift to mass production and also suggest the importance of new ways of organizing research and innovation. In 1869‚ about half the industrial power came from water. 2. Discuss the development of the railroad business during the last half of the 19th century in the United States and explain how the railroad companies manifested the structure
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In the late 1800’s‚ farmers believed that the railroad companies were strangling away their profits and the government was in favor of big business thus justifying their feelings of discontent.". The farmers had every right to be upset about their situation because the government saw a need for reform which alludes to the fact that problems existed‚ the railroads had a monopoly on shipping which raised costs and affected profit margins‚ the value of crops had deflated‚ and big business was hostile
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AP US History Document Based Question To what extent was late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century United States expansionism a continuation of past United States expansionism and to what extent was it a departure? Use the documents and your knowledge of United States history to 1914 to construct your answer. Document A Source: Thomas Nast. "The World’s Plunderers." Harper’s Weekly‚ 1885. Document B Source: Josiah Strong. Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present
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gun advocates believe it’s their right given in the Constitution to own guns and no one can take it away. Throughout the last ten years‚ the number of mass shootings increased drastically in the United States.
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1. Explain the reasons that the United States expanded overseas in the late 19th century. They wanted to decline economic opportunities at their homes. The United States was producing a lot more stuff than their limit in the United States. Everyone who knew about the overseas expansion‚ viewed it as greatness. They believed that lower class people needed protection and a government system which was Democracy. Also‚ the United States needed to expand so they did not have to deal with overcrowding
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United States Expansionism In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century‚ the United States developed a reputation as an overseas empire and a power country. The United States built this reputation by its involvement of imperialism‚ which expanded‚ colonized and competed against other power countries such as Germany‚ France‚ Britain and Japan. However‚ nineteenth and early twentieth century imperialism was not a continuation of past United States expansionism. It is clear that this development
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What was the effect of photography on painting in the nineteenth century? The photograph was developed in 1839 simultaneously in England and France by Talbot and Daguerre. That is the technique of chemically fixing of an image produced by exposure to rays of sun. William Fox Talbot was an English scholar and scientist who developed the negative and positive process. He used sensitive paper soaked in sodium hyposulphite called calotype. This became the basis for all subsequent photography. Photography
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview on history of terrorism and how it impacts the United States. Additionally‚ this paper will provide some insight on the previous and current presidential administration’s attempts to protect this great nation from terrorist acts Introduction Ever since the Al Qaeda’s attack of September 11‚ 2012‚ against the United States‚ our nation has implemented counterterrorism policies to combat jihadist terrorism. Sadly terrorism is not a
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“To what extent was the U.S. justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?” The Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki dropped or not‚ were ones of the man-made disasters that occurred on August 6 1945‚ and August 9 1945 respectively. The launching of the atomic bomb has numerous opinions and aspects on whether United States of America should be justified for launching atomic bombs on those cities or not. The essay question for our class is‚ “To what extent was the United States
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HOW THE SLAVERY WAS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1776 TO 1865 In the United States‚ racism had been for several hundred years; it’s aslo been a controversial subject for people for a long period of time. Whenever we talk about this subject‚ it always reminds me about the book called “Race and Manifest Destiny” by Reginald Horsman. This book is one of the greatest books about the racism in the United States from 1776 to 1865. During the early years of America’s history‚ society was categorized by
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