Thursday, August 1, 2013


UAS Introduction to American History

After I read one of the reading materials on syllabus, the title is “What to the Slave is Fourth of July? By Frederick Douglass, and I searched about what condition after that, many occurrences happened in America. Douglass wrote his work in 1852 where he criticized how the Black People treated, whereas, America at that time had declared “independence” on 4th of July 1776. 4 years later, in America seem did not change anything. In 1860 and 1865, there had occurred a civil war. First, on November 6, 1860 - Abraham Lincoln, who had declared "Government cannot endure permanently half slave, half free..." also stated about free for the slave. Many wars in America also occurred, for example Texas war, Dakota war before 1865, and after 1865 in Hawaii exactly in 1893.
In January 1893, a revolutionary "Committee of Safety," organized by Sanford B. Dole, staged a coup against Queen Liliuokalani with the tacit support of the United States. At that time, in the end Hawaii actually did not want annexation. President Grover Cleveland sent a new U.S. minister to Hawaii to restore Queen Liliuokalani to the throne under the 1887 constitution, but Dole refused to step aside and instead proclaimed the independent Republic of Hawaii. Cleveland did not want to with force. After his presidential, he changed by William. He negotiated a treaty with the republic in Hawaii, and after that American-Spanish war occurred. In the 1959, finally Hawaii became one of the countries of United States and as the 50th state. I think the situation about Hawaii was same with Texas. History repeat its self means that before what happened in Hawaii, in Texas also occurred the same way. They were the country did not want annexation but independence. Then, the war broke out, if in Hawaii was American-Spanish war, in Texas was American-Mexico war. In the end, both of countries organized into a formal U.S. territory.
In 1865, United States began with industrial and agricultural power. After U.S gained victory over Southern secessionists in the Civil War, the United States became a united and powerful nation with a strong national government. During the Civil War, many states joined United States. I think many states in U.S means some lands that produced many profits. When U.S as frontier, farming there growth very constantly. In the end, by the late nineteenth century, the United States had become a leading global industrial power. In the 19th century, the word Globalization spread over the world, but there is question, globalization or global hegemony? I think the answer is in our selves. Globalization began after capitalist development replaced Anti-communism or Anti-Soviet. Unconsciously or consciously, we realize that in our minds we think about capitalist ways. 2 weeks ago, Pak Ari had said we could not change capitalist. Perhaps, what it means that in this situation If U.S that still control anything like the world bank, IMF, WTO, Economy even politics. The example of politics is Democrat party in Indonesia, is that party followed the party in U.S isn’t it? Food, fashion, education, and many things came from U.S we could not or yet changed that system.
Like I had said above, that in 1865 United Stated began with Agricultural power from farming, industry like transportation, technology, and the development in Film, writer, even the system. So that what happened in 1865, before 1865, and after 1865 give the impact very significant in U.S state until now.

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