William Jennings Bryan

In the years following the Civil War, several developments that came with the second Industrial Revolution fueled the nation’s urge for overseas expansion. Many Americans approved of overseas expansion, believing that the superior and exceptional United States functioned as an “international policeman,” and therefore had an obligation to civilize other countries, including the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, those who criticized overseas expansion believed that it violated the traditional

19th century, manifest destiny was a widely held belief in the United States that settlers were destined to expand across North America. After the Civil War faded into history, the term manifest destiny experienced a revival, as republican President William Mckinley used  it to promote overseas expansion. When McKinley rallied for the annexation of Hawaii in 1898, he stated, "We need Hawaii as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny." Protestant missionary Josiah Strong

American Imperialism: Right or Wrong for America? Since the American Revolution, a belief developed among America’s political parties that the United States had a responsibility to spread freedom and democracy to the remaining under developed countries. This belief was called American Exceptionalism. This belief and social Darwinism along with the US industries desire to expand into new markets as well as spread Christianity lead to American imperialism. The concept of imperialism developed from

The Free Will of Macbeth      Destiny "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." (William Jennings Bryan) Are we in control of our own destiny, our own fate, or are our lives really already planned and mapped out for us? Does Macbeth willfully choose evil in order to achieve his "destiny"? Or, is his "destiny" doomed by the witches' prophecies? Macbeth may not have made any of his same choices, if the

Without the fifth group, the recent treaty granted Japan little that it did not already own within China. In addition, the US asserted heavily negative responses to Japan's denial of the Open Door Policy. In the Bryan Note delivered by William Jennings Bryan on the 13th of March, 1915, the United states, while asserting Japan's special interests in Mongolia, Manchuria, and Shandong, revealed burden over additional invasions to Chinese supremacy. Japan's closest ally, Great Britain

The United States had many choices as to what to do with the Philippines. We could have chosen to do nothing, or only taken Manila Harbour, or even taken it completely over. The United States should have only taken Manila Harbour because the United States would have been able to access economic benefits, benefits from preventing other countries spheres of influence, and what the United States actually chose to do had negative results. By taking only Manila Harbour the United States would be

William Jennings Bryan once said, “Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved [sic].” From the time I was able to read and write, I have spent my time trying to get where I am now: a senior in high school planning my path for college. With college approaching so soon, I have had to make the decision of what I want to in my future. Since I will be doing it for the rest of my life, I have to pick something that I will not

The election of 1892, the year former President Grover Cleveland was reelected after defeating President Benjamin Harrison. President Grover Cleveland lost the electoral vote in 1888 against Harrison, but in 1892 Cleveland made a comeback. Even though President Cleveland and President Harrison represented the two main parties, a third party had risen in popularity during this time. The People Party received popularity in this election, making them the first third party to receive electoral votes

William Howard Taft was Americas 27th president. William was born on September 15, 1857. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio into the Taft family. Taft’s dad, Alphonso Taft was a lawyer and public official; he was Presidents Grant’s secretary of war. Taft’s father was a lawyer. William’s mother Louise Maria Taft was Alphonso’s second wife. William had two half brothers, two brothers and one sister. His ancestry consists of English, Scotch-Irish. William attended a public school in Cincinnati. He went

Buffalo and Columbia University where he studied philosophy and history. Hofstadter was married twice and later in 1970 died from leukemia. Throughout his life Hofstadter had a lot of published works including Social Darwinism in American Thought, William Leggett, Spokesman of Jacksonian Democracy, The Age of Reform, The United States: the History of a Republic, and many more. Hofstadter’s purpose for writing this book was to give people a better understanding about our history. He wanted to help Americans