Essays on History of The United States

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The Gilded Age and How It Shaped America

2 pages / 1053 words

During the late nineteenth century New York City was the center of American modernization. This period, dubbed the gilded age, ran from the 1870s through the 1890s, during which time the city blossomed both industrially, and economically due to rapid development, and an influx of...

19Th Century American History Gilded Age

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Major Achievements of The Progressive Era in America

2 pages / 1070 words

Introduction The late 19th and early 20th centuries stand as a pivotal period in American history, marked by profound transformations across various facets of the nation’s institutions, including economic, cultural, political, and social dimensions. The Progressive Era played a central role in reshaping American society...

Progressive Era

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Smallpox Role in The Revolutionary War

3 pages / 1163 words

In the early portion of the year 2020, the U.S. (and the world) has been struck with the worst case of a disease in a long time, in the form of the coronavirus. Through our struggles with this new virus, we can hope to better...

American Revolutionary War

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The Changes The Gilded Age Brought to American Society

3 pages / 1178 words

During the Gilded Age, the nation was quickly transformed into an urban, industrial power. New transportation and communication networks were being created and technology advancements gave way to a new economy. These extreme changes could only come at the expense of America’s agrarian community. Farmers...

19Th Century American History Gilded Age

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The Impact of Bacon’s Rebellion on Indentured Servants and Slaves

3 pages / 1192 words

Introduction Bacon’s Rebellion proved to be a turning point during the colonial United States because it was a sudden revolt from Indentured Servants and slaves. Although the rebellion failed, it caused panic among the elite Virginians and forced the elite to create countermeasures regarding slave...

American Colonies American History

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A Review of The Book "Dust Bowl" by Donald Worster

3 pages / 1192 words

“Dust Bowl: Southern Plains in the 1930s” by Donald Worster gives an intriguing outlook on the plains during the Great Depression that was happening in the United States. Worster writes about the major dust storms and how people were affected by said storms during this...

American History Dust Bowl Great Depression

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The Great Depression and The New Deal

3 pages / 1240 words

After four years of conflict, the first World War was finally over. Americans emerged with economic prosperity and cultural change known as the “Roaring 20s”. America’s economy boosted drastically. US troops were back from World War I and with women entering the work force meant...

American History Great Depression The New Deal

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American Containment Strategy and The End of The Cold War

3 pages / 1297 words

Introduction In May of 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered, thus marking the beginning of the end of World War II. The already uneasy wartime alliance between the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union began to unravel. By 1948, the Soviets had established left-wing governments...

American History Cold War

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American Policy of Containment During The Cold War and Its Consequences

3 pages / 1325 words

The society of the United States during the Cold War era experienced peace and prosperity; yet what also came with it was fear, instability, and a security threat of nuclear fallout on the horizon of everyday lives to not only US citizens, but to the...

American History Cold War

675

The Historiography of The Civil Rights Movement

3 pages / 1351 words

The Civil Rights Movement is an encompassing topic for a lot of activism that sought to gain and safeguard full social, political, and economic rights for African-Americans beginning in 1954. Civil rights activism entailed a variety of approaches including the filing of lawsuits in courts,...

American History Civil Rights Movement

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How The Civil Rights Movement Helped African Americans Achieve Their Rights

3 pages / 1484 words

Civil rights are the basic rights that every citizen has under the laws of the government. The African American civil rights movement was an ongoing fight for racial equality, it took place in southern America. The civil rights movements were in 1950s-1960s, this all led...

African American History American History Civil Rights Movement

677

Pearl Harbor and Its Influence on The United States

3 pages / 1566 words

Throughout the destruction of World War Two, there was one day specifically that rattled America forever and it was the day December 7, 1941, a day many of us would not remember considering the fact we were not born yet. But the people who were...

American History Marines in World War II Pearl Harbor

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The Geography of The Cold War: Why The Us Embarked on a Containment Policy

3 pages / 1572 words

Post-World War II tensions were already high due to the cold war and there was the presence of two global superpowers, the United states and the Soviet Union, the main conflict between the two sides was both were trying to gain mass support and influence...

Aftermath of World War II American History Cold War

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Ww2, Pearl Harbor and Buffalo Ny

3 pages / 1579 words

December 7th, 1941 was the day that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor naval base in Honolulu Hawaii. The Japanese came in two waves from the air and unleashed their fury. They managed to damage 8 battleships and sink 4 of those ships and kill thousands....

American History Pearl Harbor

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America’s Darkest Days: Pearl Harbor and 9/11

4 pages / 1624 words

Pearl Harbor and 9/11 were two devastating events in US History. Although the events happened 60 years apart, that does not take away the significance of the two. The attacks on Pearl Harbor ultimately entered the United States into World War II; subsequently, 9/11 also...

9/11 American History Pearl Harbor

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Parallels Between Pearl Harbor and 9/11 Attack

4 pages / 1884 words

Every American, regardless of race, gender, social status, and ethnic background, remembers exactly what they were doing on the beautiful Tuesday morning of September 11, 2001. Masterminded by Sheikh Mohammed of the multi-national Islamist organization Al Qaeda and claiming the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans,...

9/11 American History Pearl Harbor

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The Impact of Valley Forge on The American Revolution 

4 pages / 2001 words

‘Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another”. These words were spoken by the famous General George Washington, never could have rang truer than during the winter...

American Revolution

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Manifest Destiny and Other Key Components of American Economic Growth

5 pages / 2142 words

America at the end of the 19th century was a place of rapid change and economic progress. The dilemma American’s faced was that they lived in an incredibly resource rich country, but lacked the means of production (machines and labourers) to exploit these resources. However,...

American History Manifest Destiny

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New Jazz and The Civil Rights Movement

6 pages / 2924 words

In the middle of the 20th century, in the face of moral travesties like lynching, segregation, and a lack of Black power, Black jazz musicians began to create something that truly proved their undeniable technical skill, depth of artistic knowledge, and overall passion for an...

African American History Civil Rights Movement