A. immigration - immigration was an important change that transformed America in the nineteenth century because it increased population and recast the face of America. It also helped economic expansion. This all together diversified and helped America grow much more than it would've on it's own, with new people which in turn came new ideas.
B. urban growth - urban growth was an important factor in the nineteenth century that helped to transform America because with more people, there was a need for more space. This space came from urbanized areas called cities. With larger cities came the need for transportation, more jobs, sanitation and housing. So, the Americans had to come up with ways to satisfy these needs, with one third of their population living in urban areas. This in turn helped America as a whole advance further.
C. Trading - The change in trading was important to the transformation of America in the nineteenth century because with all of the immigrants getting new jobs, America's factories were producing more goods and services than ever before. This gave the United States a surplus of goods that they were able to trade with other countries, which in turn helped them become known as a world power, almost causing America to leave childhood into becoming all grown up. This helped other countries finally see how powerful America was becoming.
D. Frontiers helped transform america in the nineteenth century because it fueled America's economic growth due to the fact that much of America's growth was related to exploration, settlement & exploitation of the countrys land. This relates back to frontiers because in the barren land where there werent many settlers, the land was usually very cheap or free.
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2. How did the economic depression that began in 1893 deepen the divisions in American society? Which groups suffered the most during the depression?
The depression of 1893 deepened the divisions in American society by frightening workers that they'd never fully be promised a job, that they could be fired at any point in time. This caused many people to go on strike, and millions of people to lose their jobs. Alike to the workers being frightened, plant owners were also in fear that they might begin to lose profits & the farmers weren't making all that much money... they'd been in trouble since the year before.
3. What were the values many Americans attached to the frontier? Why did many Americans fear that the closing of the frontier would harm America's national character?
The values that many Americans attached to the frontier were resourcefulness, bravery, pragmatism, ingenuity, individualism, egalitarianism, & patriotism. Many peoples families grew up/originated on the frontier. The frontier was wide open and frequently uninhabited/unexplored land which held room for many opportunities, which is why i think that many of the Americans attached those values to their ideas of the frontier. Many Americans feared that the closing of the frontier would harm America's national character because they feared that lack of new land and new unused natural resources would harden the divisions between economic classes & spark social tensions.
4. Why did some Americans suggest greater involvement overseas?
Some Americans suggested greater involvement overseas because they believed that overseas expansion, specifically in the Chinese market, would fuel economic growth by creating a larger business with more customers for the surplus of all of our leftover products. Also, some people saw that other countries were beginning to acquire strong trades with China and feared that if we did not make the same connection, other competing powers would prevent America from ever accessing a Chinese market.
5. How did the theories of social Darwinism and scientific racism lend support to the cause of American imperialism?
The theories of social Darwinism & scientific racism lent support to the cause of American imperialism because Darwinism was the belief that only the fittest races of human would survive & eventually people came to invent social Darwinism which was the idea that you could eventually breed out the inferior races of people to come out with one race & one type of person. This altogether lent support to the cause of American imperialism because American Imperialists were the people who wanted to conquer foreign nations & just steal the territory, rule the people, & steal all of their resources. The imperialists didnt care about the people of the region, and they didn't want them to become Americans so according to social Darwinism they could eventually over a long period of time eliminate every other race besides Americans aka white anglo saxons.
6. Summarize why the United States became involved in Samoa, Hawaii, and several Latin American nations.
The United states became involved in Samoa, Hawaii, & several Latin American nations because they wanted to take these lands before anyone else did, because they gained natural resources, & they needed land to dock their ships on to safely cross the sea on long journeys to other countries/military reasons.
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