The British Colonies Although not quite as democratic as our lives, the British Colonies in the 18th century were a haven for liberty, democracy, and new ways of thinking, because they were considerably more advanced in comparison to the world around them. Equality is an essential part of a democracy, and even more democratic systems were appearing in the Colonies. To ensure equality everyone needs to have an equal say in the government. The only citizens allowed to vote were wealthy, adult, white males, but it’s estimated 50%-80% enjoyed the freedom, a considerable advantage to the 5% in Britain. Occupied with other matters, the British Empire wasn’t able to completely control the colonies and as a result they developed independent governments.
The Positive Effects of Westward Expansion There were many changes in the United States during Westward Expansion. Though many changes were negative, the positive things outweighed the bad things. Without Westward Expansion the US would never be the strong, independent nation it is now and we gained almost one third of the land that we own now. Also, another positive effect on the United States was the California Gold Rush, which brought diversity to our country and created jobs. After all of the bad things that our country went through, we came out as a stronger nation.
As a lot of Americans call it, the Spanish-American war was a splendid little war. The war caused America to gain a lot and lose very little. Even though there has been a few negative effects as the result of the war, the United States changed history by acquiring more ports, territories and by building bigger navies. American imperialism was what Americans wanted the most. They wanted to extend their political, military and economic control all over the world.
These protestors argued that there were not enough reasons to justify an invasion of Iraq. The same argument can be applied to American involvement in many other affairs today, such as its debated intervention in the Syrian Civil War and the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. When should deciding the fate of a foreign country be justified? The answer is to determine how the people living in the country will be affected. Many historical events, especially the conflicts in World War II, have shown when foreign invasions have been justified, and when they have not.
The result was a convincing United States victory, and there were many consequences for the emerging power. The most significant was the signing of the Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty, which represented, among other things, a massive expansion of United States territory. The Treaty had many effects on the United States apart from the land, such as The Gadsden Purchase, the start of major tensions between North and South US that eventually led to the civil war, the opportunity for settlement and economic development in the new territories, and the issue of slavery that was raised which led to the Calhoun Doctrine and the Wilmot Proviso. The Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty was signed on February 2nd 1848, and ended the Mexican War. The treaty ceded to the United States the states of California, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah, as well as parts of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Texas, which was used to establish the new eastern border between the US and Mexico, the Rio Grande.
The Revolutionary War was one of the most important events in history for America and Britain. The war, in a way, helped America become its own nation and declare independence from Britain. At the time of the Revolutionary War, the English were in control of the Americans. Both sides had crucial advantages over each other that decided the outcome of the war. Let’s start with colonists; one of the biggest advantages they had over Britain was they had a major cause for wanting to fight.
From Spain becoming a big European power to the addition of the Spanish Acquisition and Christopher Columbus discovering new land these changes had many affects ranging from good to disastrous. The Spaniard’s grew drastically throughout the late 1400’s. Spain’s growth was mainly due to the marriage of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. On their wedding day their kingdoms were torn apart by civil war. But this would not stop them from laying the foundation that would lead to a great rise in power.
Apparently they had more e going for them then they thought. Their friendship with the French was very valuable because they also wanted to conquer Britain .The colonists also used a new tactic of fighting using the Native American style of quick attacks and speedy retreats. George Washing ton was also a huge factor in the colonists victory, he lifted the ban on black enlistment in
Their motivations to help were political, military and economical but above all ideological. The importance of foreign intervention (mainly Germany and Italy) in the outcome of the war played a big role because of their power in Europe and the high amount of resources they sent, which helped Franco to win. “Three factors chiefly explain the Nationalist victory…. the greater foreign aid given to the Nationalist”(Perry 203). Beyond that, historians often consider the Spanish civil war as a prelude to World War II, opposing fascism and communism.
There are several reasons as to why Lloyd George won the general election in 1918 such as his personal popularity, the success of the wartime coalition government in winning the war, the increased number of votes from the public and David Lloyd Georges decisions and promises made during the election campaign. Lloyd Georges personal popularity was mainly based on his achievements of leading the country successfully through the Great War after the collapse of Asquith's government. Although Lloyd George was a liberal himself, he became head of the coalition government, mainly of unionists or conservatives with Liberals and Labours support. He was increasingly seen as having the necessary energy to drive and achieve victory becoming the 'man who won the war'. The 1918 election subsequently became known as the coupon election in reference to the signed letter of endorsement that selected coalition candidates received from Lloyd George and the conservative leader Andrew Bonar Law.