could not travel to the West. That was until railroads started getting built on both sides. Building railroads did have downfalls though‚ as the building process was very hard on their bodies. It was also very hard to get supplies to the building. Then people invented different types of track to help evolve the building of the railroad systems. Railroads helped evolve the United States into what it is today‚ despite all the rough patches the Americans faced to make it happen. Beginning in the nineteenth
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Kadeem Brown MB306 Individual Writing Assignment The Impact of the WTO on the Textile and Clothing Industry in the United States Introduction The textile and clothing industry is labor intensive and offers entry-level jobs for unskilled workers in developed as well as developing countries. In addition‚ relatively modern technology can be adopted in poor countries at relatively low costs. The textile and clothing industry also has high value segments where design‚ research and development
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Luis Hernandez History 17B 17 March 2024 Reflection Essay #2 At the beginning of the 20th century‚ the United States moved into the Progressive era. According to Foner‚ “The word “Progressive” [described] a broad‚ loosely defined political movement of individuals and groups who hoped to bring about significant change in American social and political life.” (Foner‚ 681). The main goal for Progressives was to push for social and political reform to improve the standard of living for American citizens
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The Year was 1918 and on the eleventh of November; the war to end all wars had lastly reached its culmination. Europe was left devastated by the ruins of once great cities and tremendous death. Entire generations were lost in the Great War. New nations were formed as well as new forms of political beliefs. For example‚ in Russia‚ the communist party arose from the ashes of the old Russian Empire. But It was also a time for Prosperity for countries like the United States. America will roar
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The motivations for the Spanish to migrate were to get money/gold‚ spread the religion and control new land. On page 46 it says‚ "Cortes had heard of a wealthy land to the west"‚ which made him want to explore it and rule it. When the Spanish arrived they were welcomed‚ but they quickly took advantage of their kindness and killed the leader of the new land. The Spanish were successful because they built an empire and brought in tons of gold and they "operated many plantations" (page 52). The French
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After the war of 1812‚ America underwent some changes as a nation. In comparison to the country prior to the war‚ the United States initially appeared to be more united in the sense that only one party ruled‚ but in reality‚ this only increased factions within the government due to sectionalism and the court. Because the United States emerged as a one party nation after the War of 1812‚ members of past parties‚ such as the Federalists‚ felt the need to join with the Jeffersonians to maintain their
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In chapter 19‚ 20‚ and 21 in the textbook Out of Many‚ gives us a brief summary about some aspects that occurred in the nineteen century. The reading by James R. Barrett mostly focuses on the workplace for immigrant that migrated to Chicago while the reading by Kathy Peiss concentrates on women in the workplace. Immigrants came to the United States to escape the poverty and religious intolerance that they once had to deal with in their countries. It wasn’t easy for these European Immigrants to arrive
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The term containment‚ introduced by the Truman Administration‚ describes the foreign policy pursued by the United States after the Second World War. The policy itself was an attempt to ’contain’ the Soviet Union within its current borders and frustrate any attempts of expansion. George F. Kennan‚ a diplomat and US State department advisor on Soviet affairs‚ introduced the term in his famous Anonymous X - article. Keenan suggested a ’ Long term‚ patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian
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Out Of Many‚ One “Two Ways to Belong in America” published in the New York Times in 1996‚ written by Bharati Mukherjeee is her personal experience about how she decided on becoming an American citizen and her sister Mira’s decision to keep her Indian citizenship‚ and live as legal resident is the USA. This story was written to address various changes in immigration laws during that time when the American government decided to restrain legal residents living in the United States from some rights
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On August 6 and 9‚ 1945 United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ during the end of World War II. The two bombings‚ killed around 199‚000 people‚ and until today has been the only use use of nuclear weapons in battle. Why did the United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what was the aftermath? After the war in Europe had concluded when Nazi Germany surrendered on May 8‚ 1945‚ and Hitler committed suicide. The Japanese‚ refused to
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