United States: From Relative Isolation to an International Role

United States: From Relative Isolation to an International Role

Introduction

The 20th century was marked by a number of advancements in United States. In the Nineteenth century, many economic and superpowers of the world were dented due to revolutions, civil wars and most importantly world wars. Countries such as Germany, Russia, China, France, Japan and Spain also became victims of economic turmoil. The commitment to capitalism and resource conservation in United States only grew due to the economic expansions. The U.S moved their transition from relative isolation into an international role as they wanted to fortify their economy with the inclusion of American Dream for promoting American products all through the world. United States had the Dream to spread free trade and free market to other states for creating a peaceful modernized world. The consequences for U.S. society of this change created tensions between other nations over the territorial disputes and it also raised the racial tensions in the nation.

Traditionally, the years of 1920s are known as the American isolationism. Modern scholars demonstrate this isolation in very simple terms. After World War II, economic activity increased in the United States. The country has witnessed state revenues higher than those of many countries in the recent past. Hence, in a broader perspective, workforce of the United States has managed to perform well in an efficient manner in both small scale and large scale operations. The successors of Wilson in the White House stayed far from the commitments of foreign military, but they followed a policy known as "liberal developmentalism." This political theory presumed that "other nations could and should replicate America's own developmental experience." Government figures, labor unions, philanthropic groups and business people worked jointly after World War I for spreading the "American dream" in Latin America, Asia, and Europe. This ideology encourages the development of democratic institutions, free markets and famous tradition on the American model. The paper is intended to highlight the consequences of this change that certainly affected the economy of U.S.

Discussion Analysis

As the U.S continued growing in size and population, they also started to advance their technological power and flourish economy as well. During the late 19th century, American was developing and being a prosperous state. The end of the Civil War again unified the boundaries of U.S. As the country started gaining more power and money, they looked to the monopoly trade market on their raw materials. They started trading with China, Japan, Latin America and other nations for acquiring resources. At this time, United States started placing their political influences on foreign countries for protecting these investments. U.S began warring with Spain in order to secure their investment. The last characteristic of these three territories became most revolutionary. Advertisers and manufactures usually work with the subsidies of government and contribute to the eruption of American-style raids, automobiles, and movie technologies in other services and products. During this period, the rise of criticisms on Americanization was known as the way ...