HIST 2057 Chapter : Feb 13 Outline
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African americans in the south: african american response, flight- new racial order is so dangerous and the only response is to leave. Because of this african americans follow the railroad out of the south. This becomes a problem because they are segregated in the north as well. Regeneration: why? (4 factors, cult of a strenuous life: how are we going to keep our toughness, begin to appreciate the interconnectedness of the world. America was designed to be this example for the rest of the world. America begins to develop a new sense of its role in the world. A new role: more active involvement in (parts of) the world. This creates a need for world markets: turning point toward activism: the spanish american war: we pledge not to get involved in cuba but there is a revolution to overthrow the spanish rule. Mckinley sends a us warship the maine to the harbor and it blows up.
