Our history is what defines our character‚ shapes our social views‚ and gives us a sense of pride in how far we have come. The trouble with history is that it is presented to us as children through the interpretations of historians and textbook editors. This means that every few generations school children are introduced to "their particular version of America"‚ they focus on different events and ideas from the past‚ and develop their own way of thinking about our history and the world in general
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Why America Took Over the Philippines America had to keep them out of rivals hands‚ Christianize them and thought that they were ’unfit’ to rule themselves. President McKinley who was the current president at that time tells us himself why the USA colonised the Philippines‚ “(1) That we could not give them (i.e. the Philippines) back to Spain - that would be cowardly and dishonourable; (2) that we could not turn them over to France and Germany - our commercial rivals in the Orient - that would be
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for instance‚ “Old Sides” among Presbyterians and “Old Lights” among Congregationalist. Revivalism later resounded as “New Sides” and “Old Lights”. This event undermined traditional views of authority which contributed to the development of the American identity. After Great Britain’s prevail in the Seven Years War or the French and Indian War‚ Britain went in debt‚ causing them to impose taxes on the colonists as their source of revenue which led to the Proclamation of 1763
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It was the longest period of tragedy that ever hit the United States from 1929 to 1941. This led to a devastated US economy‚ thus termed as “.the most severe and long-standing recession in world history” (Segal‚ 2024). There are even those that died from hunger or couldn’t make ends meet from the inability to secure a job as “In some cities unemployment reaches 75 percent”( Winkler‚ 2009). 100 percent the Great Depression became the worst global economic downturn that would last years for Americans
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Andrew Carnegie moved from Scotland to America‚ when he was thirteen‚ with his parents. The Carnegies lived in Pittsburg‚ which Carnegie described as very unpleasant. Carnegie is on record saying the smoke in the air from the nearby industrial buildings was unbearable. This was the beginning of one of the conflicts Carnegie faced throughout his whole life. Carnegie is disgusted with how the industrialized society affects the world he lives in‚ but he builds a legacy from the same means that he has
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• Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840–1914) He drew the rivalry between Britain and France. Mahan believed that mastery of the seas was essential to global power and national defense‚ to compete or die. For Mahan there was a necesity of imperialism and an unrealistic idealism of international law. He argued that world dominance could be held by an Anglo-American alliance from key bases surrounding Eurasia. The northern land hemisphere‚ the far-flung parts of which were linked through the passageways offered
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Food Influence: How Sushi came to Southern California Nowadays‚ Sushi is becoming a popular fast food which is available almost anywhere in the U.S. For example‚ it is available at the mall‚ at the airport terminal‚ and even at the local supermarket such Superior…..etc. A spicy tuna roll‚ and a California roll is as easy to come by as a hot dog or hamburger‚ or many other fast foods in America. However‚ it is not always this way in the past‚ Sushi is remarkably a fast growing fast food‚ and it is
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Germany thought that some parts in the treaty were too harsh‚ but others thought the opposite. David Lloyd George of Britain‚ Georges Clemenceau of France‚ Woodrow Wilson of the United States‚ and Vittorio Orlando of Italy‚ also known as the big four were very involved in the treaty but all had different inputs and thoughts. Germany agreed to the Treaty of Versailles but they did not realize all of the work they would need to do to. After the Treaty of Versailles was ratified‚ Germany was in need
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Around 1930’s something hit the United States and that was the Great Depression. Not only did California got effected by it but everyone did in the United States. The Great Depression had a huge social and psychological impact on people. As it have result in the loss of income so that means they might need to move elsewhere so they could find some kind of job to support their families and maybe this depression will end soon. During the Great depression era the top 3 things that have effect people
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About 95 years ago… an event that lasted ten years would forever affect the lives of many. This downfall was called “The Great Depression.” This title came from the actual economic decline in America. But this really had a negative impact on families. The birth‚job‚and income rates of that era went down dramatically. The Great Depression badly impacted average American family through ten years of economic downfall. To be a child living in during “The Great Depression” was to live a very sad and
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