History of the United States

History of the United States (1865-1918)

For details, see the main History of the United States (1865-1918) article.

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The United States began its rise to international power in this period with substantial population and industrial growth domestically, and a number of imperalist ventures abroad. By the late 1800s, the United States had become the leading industrial power in the world, building on new technologies (such as the telegraph and the Bessemer process), an expanding railroad network, and abundant resources to usher in the Second Industrial Revolution. An unprecedented wave of immigration, 37 million people between 1840 and 1920, served both to provide the labor for American industry and to create diverse communities in previously undeveloped areas, such as California. The expansion of industry and population had a substantial cost as well. Native American tribes were mostly forced onto small reservations so that white farmers and ranchers could take over their lands, and abusive industrial practices led to the origins of the labor movement in the United States.

Related Topics:
Telegraph - Bessemer process - Second Industrial Revolution - Native American - Labor movement

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During this period, the United States also became an international player in race for overseas possessions. In the 1900-1903 war to conquer the Philippines, more than 1 million people, mostly Fillipinos, were killed. The United State's late entry in the First World War on the side of the Allied Powers shifted the balance of the war, and made the United States a major military as well as financial power.

Related Topics:
Philippines - First World War

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