Someone once said success has a price, while prosperity has a value. When comparing this statement with the benefits and pitfalls of Western expansionism, it is easy to conclude that in many cases the price that was stipulated by overpowering Western expansionism was indeed too high for the...

For my history museum project, I went to visit the Autry Museum of Western Heritage. This museum is located near the L.A. Zoo at 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, California, 90027. It is open Tuesday through Sunday ten a.m. to five p.m. The general topic for the museum is the history ...

From the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Western nations including; Germany, Great Britian, France, and Italy, enrolled in a remarkably fierce period of imperial expansion. From the sixteenth to the eighteen centuries, there has been a on going fight for control over the new worl...

The West -" home on the range where the deer and the antelope play; where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the sky is not cloudy all day."" The romantic idea of the land west of the hundredth meridian has often inspired songs and poetry, like this one, about idyllic condi...

The Western United States was the newest part of the United States in 1849. The west was viewed as a land full of opportunity and new experiences for Americans. The victory over the British in the War of 1812 established the independence of America. This boosted the nation's confidence and pride. T...

Through what in retrospect seems to be a highly manipulative and dishonest media campaign, George Bush Jr. and the United States armed forces have turned their focus on the "democratization" of Iraq. Once the necessary evidence needed to support the idea that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of ...

1. The Cold War was caused by the differences in idealism between the Western and Eastern superpowers. Yet, that idealism was not necessarily the reigning idealism of the people within the nations of the United States and the Soviet Union. Many citizens within the Soviet Union and its satellite na...

Globalization over the past twenty has become an issue in many countries. This industrialization of second and third world countries by Western Civilization creates many opportunities for the inhabitants. Not only does it expand trading markets, but also promotes productivity and efficiency; thus ...

After WWII, there was an iron curtain dividing eastern and western Europe. And there were also two superpowers left standing, the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States dominated in western Europe while the Soviet Union dominated in eastern Europe. Tensions grew between the two superp...

Native American culture in the western United States suffered greatly during the mid-1800's. Intrusions by white settlers believing in Manifest Destiny, or the obvious belief that Americans were meant to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific, caused the Natives to be driven from their homelan...

The Characters we call Gunfighters The period following the Civil War was a time of great uneasiness. It was an era that gave rise to the Western outlaws. They were bandits, gunfighters, and men guilty of hundreds of crimes, but they were also important in shaping American folklore. Two im...

During the 1800s a new phenomenon was born, New Imperialism. As a side effect of the Industrial Revolution, countries started to seek ways to fulfill their individual interests. These nations included the major powers of Europe, Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. All of t...

Germany's Surrender in WWI Germany both at home and working in the army were spiralling down hill fast, even though the government was hiding the worst of the war under its belt. The German people had suffered immensely throughout the war because of the British blockade. Food riots had broke...

At the conclusion of the WWII Germany was divided into 4 zones of occupation controlled by Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Berlin, the capital of Germany, was located in the Soviet controlled section of Germany. A lack of agreement and compromise with the Soviet ...

Wednesday October 11 10:31 PM ET U.S. Upset by Canadian Corn Dumping Probe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United States officials said on Wednesday they were disappointed with a preliminary Canadian ruling that could lead to duties on imports of U.S. corn into western Canada. ``The Canadian government...

Jonathan Thibodeau Government under the Articles of confederation could not deal effectively with many issues that arose during the 1780's. Despite it's many weaknesses, the new government accomplished a great deal. The western lands became the prize and treasure of the new governme...

At the conclusion of the WWII Germany was divided into 4 zones of occupation controlled by Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Berlin, the capital of Germany, was located in the Soviet controlled section of Germany. Lack of agreement and compromise with the Soviet Union...

Ansel Adams Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco, California and his very early interests were more in music and other things than in photography. He hoped to one day become a professional of some sort in this venue. Adams, known for his great pictures of the western side of the United States...

"Pre-Contact Era" Human beings existed in the world long before they reached the western hemisphere. Around 240 million years ago, pangea a single content seperated. As a result North and South America drifted away, leaving behind large bodies of water. These bodies of water seperated this on...

The late 19th century through the early 20th century was a time marked by expansion. But it did not begin at that time. Expansion on the American continent occurred many years before and the late 19th/early 20th century is only a continuation of previous expansionism. There were similar motives;...

The balance of power in Europe shifted to the United States and the Soviet Union during the years 1945 to 1970 making way for change. The balance of power in Europe came with the surrender of Germany to end WWII. With no common enemy to unite them, the inherent differences between East and West, c...

The World Imagined In 1498, the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama sailed with four ships from Europe to reach India. Because of the cold weather, the sailors could not prepare food. They went to Africa and collected all they needed and finally reached India and saw the flock of amazed citizens watc...

Europe will never be like America. Europe is a product of history. America is a product of philosophy. Margaret Thatcher (1925 - ) In the year nineteen hundred, the center of world power inarguably resided in Eur...

Slavery has been of significant importance in American history. During the antebellum period, slavery undergirded the economy of the United States, dominated politics and eventually led to the war between the North and South (Institution 1991). After the Civil War, the legacy left behind ...

Why Did America Become a World Power? During the late 1800s, the fact that America had become a world power became very evident. Events around the world and at home had changed the nation and forced it to branch out and become more active abroad. Three main reasons for this were: the spreading ...