United states of America
First steps of a newborn democracy
democratic experiment
democracy was born
the thirteen american colonies of british empire adopted, declaration of independence
so became united states of America
Constution of the united States 1787
checks and balances
Independence day
national day
political system
1850
speration of powers
between
the president
two houses of congress
Supreme court
4 million black slaves worked in Usa for white owners
Westward Expansion
Manifest destiny
American isolationism
Civil war and aftermath
modern crusaders
american expansionism, interventionism + banana republic
Native Americans
The preconditions of expansion
1775 to 1783
Amerian war of independence
American states fought against Great Britain
new state didn´t want to involved in European affairs
George Washington/ one of founding fathers
Founding fathers:signatorys of declaration of independence
in to decades for WWI
WW1: World War 1:
united states developed and an idea change the world
themselves crusade against all evil in the world
saw it as responsibilily to make the world ´sate for democracy
ÚSA promote democracy and free enterprise
2.2 million indignous people lived in North america
after arrival of whites
only 237.000 (1900)
fourth of July
The democratic experiment
Columbus discovered Amerika 1492
People who suffered from the political, social or religious conditions went to Amerika
Amerika was regarded as the Land of unlimited possibilities
The system based on mens of the enlightenment with the knowledge about the ancient Athenian
In Amerika the state exist for the people and in Europe is it the other way around
Seperation of powers is intoduced
States was builded and gave some of their rights to the federal
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The interests where representated by the Senates
It's the oldest democracy and has been changed the least, despite the fact that there was a lot of criticism in the first 50 years
The first ten improvements are known as the Bill of Rights
The U.S. and the world: American expansionism and interventionism
1853 arrived the USA final size
The population rose up to 23.3 mio. people
They wanted transfer their succesful image to Europe
They wanted Amerika to be an impprtant part of the history
The industrial Revolution grew very fast and the USA needed reresources
They traded with japan in 1853/1854
Later they took over the kingdom of Hawaii
The language of imperialism and the policy of interventionism
The expansionists mood of the Americans was backed by the intellectual propagandists
They invented reasons to legitimate their Intervention in foreign affairs
The US sees itself as a crusader for freedom and democracy
This policy was pursued in central America e.g. in Panama, the Caribbean and the collapsing Spanish empire
After the Spanish-American war the US Possessed (in 1898):
The Philippines
Indirectly Cuba
American’s interventionism lead to actively participate in WW1
America was going to become a world power
beginning 19th century
huge areas were i hands of european colonies
1803 thomas jefferson doubled teritory of union by buing Louisiana
of franche emero to br napoleon boneparte
jefferson estimated, take hundred years to settled continent
1890 frontier was closed, arable land been settled
settlers emigrants from Europe
since first europeans landed, original inhabitans become victims of diceases
tribes became extinct
do nothing about sheer military power
waves of whites pouring into terrotories
pushed into dry regions of the west
whites break neggotiated treaties indigenous people
settlement of north america began at eastern shore in 17th century
story of rapid democraphic, terrotorial growth filled citizens with pride
regarded as historial mission
to make possible use of land
source of hubris was coviction, God´s chosen people in his chosen country
establish an exemplary nation
legitimate to fight war against mexico
been indications that USA meant to turn away from isolationism
possible profit from economic relations
after adding California to nation US loked further west
actievly sought to open Japan to trade
war ships send
banana republics dominated by huge companies
between 1861 and 1865
fought between industrialised northern states and southern states
cleared secession, forming the Confederate states
after four years won by northern states
result of war was abolition of slavery in 1865
growing economic strenght was translated into military strenght
from 19th century desendant settler travelled westward
indigenous people of north america pushed further to west
whites claimed right in the name of progress
belieed they were ´Gods people´
white settlers and ranchers took away, land of native americans
help of army
given small tracts of land
end 19th century Native Americans lived in reservation