Essays on US History

In this article, I would like to talk about the historian Howard Zinn, without going into the details of his biography. Because you can easy found this information on the Internet. I would consider his views on history in general, why and under what circumstances its occurred. Howard found himself in history and political science since his youth. A first rally Zinn visited when he was a seventeen-year-old young man, the friends who were breathing unevenly to the communist ideology invited him. After the meeting, young Howard changed his mind about the rule government and human rights in general. ...

Introduction and Thesis

Harry S. Truman is known as the 33rd President of the United States. He assumed the Presidency of the nation in April of 1945 when President Franklin Roosevelt died due to a stroke. He may not have desired to campaign and assume the Presidency of the United States, but his term in office ushered in a new age in the field of international relations, a new outlook on race relations in the country, and for the United States to assume a greater role in world politics as well.

Overview of the Presidency

Harry S. Truman had been in office as the Vice-President of ...

Does History Matter?

Social ideas and ideals of humanity pass through US history. It is in the struggle for social justice and equality finds its most vivid expression of the social nature of man. As in public life, and accordingly, in the social sciences, the problems in the social justice and equality are inseparable, they are often mixed, identified, although in reality each of these concepts has its own special meaning, its content. Social justice and social equality are the objective quality of social forms of relations of society and citizens. Sami social networks are a set of relations between people as ...

Election Comparison: 1876 and 2016

The presidential elections of 1876 are considered among the most disputed elections in the US history. In the electoral voting the Democrat Samuel J. Tilden outvoted the Republican Rutherford B. Hayes but the electoral-college overturned the results and declared Hayes the winner.

Overview of 1876 Election

Candidates’ Backgrounds Samuel J. Tilden (1814-1886) was born in New York. He studied first from Yale and then studied Law from the New York University, and became a professional lawyer. Tilden was exceptionally good at his job. He was known for his money management skills. Before officially entering politics representing the Democratic Party he served as the ...

The kind of information conveyed by the fictional documentary illustrates the historical images and roles of women which kept on changing in the US all over the 20th century. The dramatic documentary presents the US women in the family and at work across the generations in a sequential manner. The movie presents the different positions taken and roles played by women as they championed politics at war, the sexual revolution and the ways in which women presented themselves in creating and molding the history of the US since 1900. This paper seeks to summarize the first part of the ...

In 1985, the Dire Straits sang about their desire to be on MTV, watching the channel from a working class person’s point of view. MTV has dominated society and promoted countless number of bands over time, creating the rock star generation and pushing the music business toward commercial success. Music television is a prominent part of modern society, as every hit song has an accompanying music video, and these videos are becoming more and more productive. Before music videos were such an important part of society, television was at the forefront of creating a movement to put musicians ...

Introduction

The religion and politics are two mutually exclusive aspects of an individual’s life are not supposed to pragmatically overlap because they control different institutions which are structurally independent of each other. However, the religious groups are generally associated with the politically secular organizations and this bivalence in their association causes the complications of religion interfering with the political regimes. It is also true that most of the ethical considerations are driven by religious faith which cannot demarcate itself from the political realms of diplomacy and opportunism. This research paper aims at exploring various historical incidents and political scenarios ...

American nationalistic Founders sought to describe and define national good that transcended prejudices and local interest. This national good would encompass merits of self-defense and wealth that were to be realized by the active participation of all Americans in a large commercial nation that could be able to defend itself in an ever changing and unpredictable world. It was only by the use of the constitutional rule of law that national interest and America’s higher purpose would be attained. This higher purpose would involve demonstrating to mankind that self-governance was feasible, and sustainable justice would be the ground ...

INTRODUCTION

Franklin D. Roosevelt won presidential campaign in 1932 because H. Hoover was unable to lead the country out of the economic crisis of 1929-33. The policy of President Roosevelt in 1933-1941, became known under the name “New Deal”. It was an attempt to overcome the crisis and alleviate social tension in society, through deep reforms. In the presidential race, Roosevelt emphasized the need of the help to the millions of disadvantaged citizens; he promised that the American people would get the “New Deal”! Roosevelt did everything to maintain and develop the existing socioeconomic system in the country and strengthen ...

In the recent past, school violence has been identified as a serious problem in several countries, and the problem has been made worse in the incidents where guns and knives are involved. Generally, the violence involves fights between students, as well as physical fights carried out on school staff. One form of school violence which has received a lot of attention from the media, as well as the public, is school shootings. This arises from the fact that school shootings pose a serious threat to public safety, and the stakeholders have a reason to worry about that. In the last decade, one of ...

Book Review: How Race Survived U.S. History Roediger (2012) in his book “How Race Survived US History: From Settlement and Slavery to the Obama Phenomenon” presents a good analysis of U.S. history to the readers. The book is considered as one of the best works, performed in the field of American history. Roediger is history professor at University of Illinois, and has a great understanding of the subject which is clearly reflected in the book. The book presents a detailed analysis of race related issues that were prevailing during the past. This paper presents an analysis of the book and discusses ...

How Race Survived U.S. History How Race Survived U.S. History David R. Roediger, history professor at the University of Illinois, delves deep in his book, “How Race Survived US History: From Settlement and Slavery to the Obama Phenomenon” in order to investigate how the race was created around 1600 and was kept breathing to the present day America. Roediger recalls how the idea of race used to exist during the significant moments of American history. Racism travelled from American Revolution through the American civil war and to the modern status of United States of America. Roediger ...

How Race Survived U.S. History The book, “How Race Survived US History: From Settlement and Slavery to the Obama Phenomenon” is a highly acclaimed book, authored by David R. Roediger, who teaches history at the University of Illinois. The author, in his book, examines the issue of race in a broader manner and presents a very good analysis before the readers. This paper intends to discuss the above named book and further presents a succinct analysis of the book. Roediger explores the issue of race and examines how race was created deliberately in order to ensure the dominance of white people ...

Richard Nixon became the 37th president of United States of America after the presidential elections of 1968. He successfully served his first term as president and was reelected overwhelmingly into office in 1972. He, however, did not complete his second term in office due to allegations of involvement in Watergate scandal. He resigned as the president of US on August 9, 1974 after the Judiciary Committee had recommended his impeachment to the Congress over Watergate Scandal (Vile 30). Before Nixon became president, he served as the vice president during Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency between 1953 and 1961. In 1960, ...

The Civil Rights Movement

The Movements of the New Left, 1950-1975: A Brief History with Documents by Van Gosse Hannah Wilson In the 1960s, America underwent a monumental change, and everything changed in terms of its culture, status of specific population categories, domestic and foreign policies, and many other aspects under the large-scale, massive, and irreversible influence of the New Left movements. The 1960s were obviously a highly revolutionary period in the US history, mainly due to the rise of many fundamental social movements such as feminists, civil rights protectors, anti-Vietnam war pacifists, and voting rights. For example, Gosse (2005) noted that “ ...

The period between 1777 through to 1791 proved significant to the US history owing to the various constitutional changes that shaped the constitution to be what it is today. The meetings and discussions of the Continental Congress realized the need to created written rules. The result was the Articles of Confederation that was drafted and passed by the Continental Congress on 11th November, 1777. The Article of Confederation created the functions of the national government (US Department of State - Office of the Historian). However, the article created a weak central government that prevented most individual states from exercising their ...

During the early years, the colonies and British had a good relationship in America. With the changing time, the relationship becoming worse as British attempted to take total control of the colonies. During this time, British did not use an acceptable approach in addressing problem raised by the colonies. Should the British have used different approach, perhaps the relationship would still be as it was before the revolution. There are many mistakes that the British made that triggered the revolutionary movement leading to independence. This paper analyzes the three major mistakes made by British triggering the revolutionary war. First ...

Throughout the US history, the ethnic group that has faced the most severe form of discrimination is African American community. Being dark of the color, they have always been thought of as lesser human beings, except for the recent years of the history. This paper highlights the type of struggle, the community faced in the whole US history, their social and political issues, the legislation meant to limit them within prejudicial boundaries, and the legislation meant to ease them from prejudicial boundaries. African American race has had mostly unpleasant experience so far in U.S history. Most of the ...

The abolition of slavery in the 1865 became one of the most significant events of the whole US’ history. Right after the Civil War, government adopted the Thirteen Amendment of the Constitution that abolished the slavery in every state of America forever. And although the corresponding law was an inevitable and obvious step towards the formation of the developed democratic nation, the debate over the slavery has been lasting during the first half of the 19th century. The confrontation between the South and the North in the issues of slavery and liberty became rather serious and involved the political ...

In 1861, the United States faced division between the North and South. The territories split because of a difference of opinions. The South or the Confederates lost the Civil War for many reasons. Although the South lost the war many historians “extols the gallantry of Confederate soldiers and insists that they had not forfeited their honor in losing to a vastly superior foe” (Janney, 6). However, there are many factors that contributed to the loss. The reasons include limited amounts of money, weapons, food, soldiers, and leadership styles and policies. While the North won the war, the performance of the South ...

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How did slavery shape the colonial nations?

Although the incidence of slavery has existed in the colonies of American since 1619, the slave labors did not represent any significant segment of the overall labor force, until the final quarter of the 1800s. the number of slaves in the colonies grew exponentially after this. By 1776, the African slaves comprised approximately 20% of the populace of 13 mainland colonies. In the network of global slave-trading, North American mainland was a minor destination. Less than about 4% of total African slaves were sent to North America. ...

How Race Survived History by David R. Roediger explores various ways in which the idea of race was initially created and recreated in American history. In his book, David reveals how race played a critical role in a progressive national history. He illustrates the ways in which race intersected all that was progressive and dynamic in U.S history, right from economic development, democracy to globalization and immigration. Based on what has happened in the past, Roediger explores the evidence that U.S will eventually become a ‘non-white’ majority nation probably in the next fifty years or so. In a nutshell, this masterful history depicts ...

- How successful were the programs of the New Deal in solving the problems of the Great Depression? Assess with respect to two of the following: Relief, Recovery, Reform. The Great Depression is a title of the economic depression in the world in the decade before the World War II. It was the longest and the deepest economic decline in 20th century. The Great Depression in the United States started in August, 1929, when economic recession was first observed in the country. The Wall Street Crash in 1929, the biggest stock market crash in the US history, signaled the ...

History

Paper Due Date Research Questions Q. List the causes of First World War? Why was it called “World” war? Q. List the reason for America’s involvement in the word war? Include the reasons mentioned by President Wilson for justification to enter the war? Q. How did the war influence the American Government and Society? Illustrate with an example. Q. Why did United States not enter the War in 1914? When did United States enter the war, which side they chose and Why?

Q. What was the ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM? Who found it and what role did it play in World War I?

Thesis In this paper we will discuss why Unites States ...

McCarthy & McCarthyism: An Introduction

In the 1950s, the senator from Wisconsin named Joseph McCarthy ventured to reveal the truth about communism attack in the USA. For about 4 years, McCarthy relentlessly tried to disclose the individuals who had been identified as communist agents in various government departments and posed huge security risks to the USA. In view of invasive Cold War tensions amongst USA and USSR, one should anticipate that Senator Joseph McCarthy’s crusade to unearth the truth regarding communist influence in the USA should be appreciated and praised from all and sundry. However, it did not happen. In contrast, McCarthy ...

Book Review: Taking on the Trust and Outliers

Summary and Analysis Central to the story of Taking on the Trust is the story of Ida Tarbell, a journalist who specialized in muckraking – a form of journalism that tackles the main issue directly by pointing out moral implications and subsequently instigating activism for reforms. The successful career of Tarbell in journalism has made her one of the most iconic American journalists during the early 20th century. One of the most famous controversies Tarbell has covered is the one involving Standard Oil Company (Weinberg). Tarbell never regarded herself as a specialist in writing on business stories. Having no profound experience ...

Introduction

The Civil Right Movement refers to the revolutionary and reformatory movement in the US purported to remove racial discrimination against black Americans and instituting suffrage in the South. The Civil Right Movement is a defining chapter in the US history because it earned the black Americans the equal right of citizenship as whites. It also brought about a significant change in the social and economic structure of the US, contributing to the passing of Civil Right Bill in 1964 and the Voting Right a year after. This movement had witnessed the emergence of a great many leaders still worshipped for their fortitude and ...

Introduction

The organized labor movement, which is currently a powerful body advocating for the rights of workers, began in the early nineteenth century. Prior to the movement, workers used to suffer silently in the hands of their employees. As it were, the employees, relying on their employers for virtually all basic human needs, could not afford to protest. However, a myriad of events led to the awakening of the workers. The employees started uniting against their oppressive employers who, incidentally, had the support of the political authorities of the day. Despite various hurdles, including suppression by the manufacturers and the political authorities, ...

Introduction

Literature has taught us many things a bout history through poems, videos, action movies and written work. Non-fiction books are not written by historians containing the records of the past happenings however they don’t attempt to teach us all that much a bout the past. (Pavkovic, M. & Morillo, S. 201). We all agree that there are poems or even novels which talk a bout several happenings in history which are based on real events. History influenced everything which is written in literature since they have been experienced or heard about before. Therefore it is much clear that literature and history have a ...

According to US History (2012), the Mercantilist system was the economic system adopted by the colonizers back in the 1700s. It was mostly propagated by the British colonialists. The main tenets of the system were to control foreign trade within the colonies. The colonialists let the colonies run their governments independently but believed that since they were part of the Britons, they had to engage in activities that were of benefit to the mother colonist. The system, therefore, had it that the countries would export more than they imported. This would make them earn more wealth. This system came ...

US Gun Control Policies Must Be Strengthened

- The Issue Many would not easily forget the Aurora shooting incident in July, which happened upon the premier night of one of the highly anticipated movies of 2012, the Dark Knight Rises. The movie is noted as the final installment to Christopher Nolan’s interpretation of the iconic superhero that fights in the midst of shadows against criminals such as the Joker, Catwoman and Bane. The suspect, James Holmes, had been noted to have dressed himself as the infamous “Joker” considered as Batman’s arch-nemesis. The suspect had been reported to have used several high caliber pistols ...

According to Andrews (2012, p.1), president Obama finally managed to get through a bill that had escaped “a string of Democratic presidents.” This is the healthcare bill. However, it was not an easy ride for him either. As it is well known in the American senate, there is the requirement for a 60% favor in approval of any bill and only then can it be passed into a law. Of course, there is a possibility that the president can veto it, but this implies that the bill might not stand for long as it can be easily repealed. Furthermore, if it does not appeal ...

Proclamation of 1763

The Royal Proclamation was issued on October 7, 1763 by the then King of Britain, King George III (US History, 2012). It was issued after the end of the French-Indian war. The main aim of the proclamation was to control the area that was under the occupation of the colonists, and also to protect the Indians. To a great extent, it can be said that the proclamation was effective as it was implemented to the letter.

The colonists were not very pleased with the proclamation. After the end of the war, they were happy since they felt that more land ...

The American Constitution clearly defines an individual who can run for an electoral office in the U.S. The presidency is known to be the greatest office in the land. Therefore, the holder must be well prepared and equipped for the same. This is probably the reason as to why the process of getting into the White House is so long and rigorous, right from the campaigns to the election. The paragraphs below explain, in detail, the campaigns and election process for the U.S presidency. It aims at shedding some light on the issue.

The nation is known for upholding ...

This paper endeavors to research information regarding the period around the American Revolution, and looks at some of the disadvantaged population groups and how they utilized hard-won principles to further the implementation of civil rights. Perhaps one of the principles depicted in the 'Declaration of Independence' was that relating to the equality of 'all men', declared as follows, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" (ushistory.org 1). Perhaps from this statement, ...

Gettysburg is probably one of the most important battles in US history and in Stephen Sears it has found an author who really understands the battle and backs it up with considerable historical evidence. The book begins with a graphic account of the state of the armies at that point in time with the Union Army particularly in dire straits as the Southern armies under General Lee were moving forward with some alacrity and courage. Sears argues that the Union’s commanders were rather ineffectual at this point apart from perhaps the cavalry commander Buford who could survey the ...

US History in Famous Events 5th Grade For ELLs

The lesson that was picked by our group was US history in famous events. The target audience for this lesson are English Language learners who are in the fifth grade. The objectives of the lesson are to improve the language use of the students in terms of vocabulary use, oratory skills and written communication. The lesson also seeks to impart full knowledge of US history in famous events for the students so as to shore up their knowledge of American history and to enable them relate the same to their experiences and understanding of everyday American society. ...

McCullough has long been known as one of the finest writers of American history around and this book is certainly no exception. In it he describes the calamitous disaster of 1889 when a dam in Johnstown burst and caused the deaths of over 2000 people in what can be described as one of the greatest national tragedies in US history. McCullough is certainly not sparse in his narrative as he recreates the situation in the booming coalmining town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania where businessman and profiteers were pushing the place to near unsustainable growth resulting in badly planned civil engineering projects ...

Introduction:

America in the early post independence years was a country with huge potential yet there was not much to get a look in at the time either. Larkin’s narrative is exciting in the extreme as it paints an intriguing and satisfying picture of what was really going on at the time with inch perfect details of the clothes and customs worn by the population as well as other aspects of everyday life both rural and in the city. One has to acknowledge the fact that a lot of information about the United States’ past history is muddled in the extreme and ...