America at the Turn of the Century

A detailed Summary of America at the Turn of the Century

As America approaches the twenty-first century we are faced with many challenges as a country. The United States has a very strong country due to a few things that keep the country standing. The sufficient military has helped many other countries out of wars, the strong economy is the basis of the world's economy, and the United States has a very advanced technology that has also helped rule the world today. These three things are so strong that there is not much that would bring them down. But in each category there are many small weaknesses that could cause our country to collapse as a whole around the turn of the century. The political scandals have caused us to have a very low voter percentage, and therefore our democratic government is slowly coming to a halt. The gap between the rich and the poor is disturbing the financial status of the country. There is a big increase in school violence that is scaring many parents in this nation. If this isn't stopped the free education aspect of our country will not be offered in the future. Therefore, many historians believe that these few weaknesses could make a fairly self sufficient country fall.

President Clinton is a perfect example for the political scandals of our country. I

In Littleton, Colorado last spring a child walked into his school and opened fire on his classmates killing thirteen. He was aiming for a certain group of kids, the rich and the jocks. This was because he didn't have all the things they had. There is no way to distinguish the differences between the poor kid that has a problem and the rich kid that doesn't or visa versa. The country's education system should be able to recognize the differences no matter what the problem is. And we should not accept the fact that this kid got away with what he did. We should look harder into each student rather than at the population as a whole. It is not just students who are committing the crimes, but they seem to be the victims. This past summer a man walked into a California daycare center and opened fire. This should not be allowed. In the past ten years not only has there been an increase in school violence, but there has also been an increase in terrorism. These random outbursts of violence need to stop before the end of the century or we are going to be faced with serious problems as a country. We could have serious chaos and need the military. But that shouldn't happen if the country is under control.

As the stock market rises and technology advances the rich seem to be getting richer and the poor seem to be getting poorer. The country doesn't seem to be doing much about this problem. It is almost at the point where we are not going to be able to fix the gap that is there already. All the poor population needs is a chance to get ahead without opportunities taken away from them. Many historians believe that if the poor don't get this chance by the end of the twentieth century, or even by the end of the twenty-first century there is going to be no chance for them to catch up, or even stop themselves from getting poorer. Some investment

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Category: History