The US has become the dominant or even lone Superpower in the World. Trace this development from the end of the Civil War to today.

United States Dominance After Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States was a war between the Confederate States and the Union . The Confederacy was composed of eleven states which supported slavery , while the Union was comprised of all free American states and five states bing the slave states . The American Civil War became one of the most important events that led into the emergence of the United States into world dominance . The development of the American nation as a world leader came after a series

of events and wars being won

The Civil War all throughout was highlighted by the intense social political and economic conflicts and differences between Northern and Southern States . The war commenced in about 10 ,000 states and more than 3 million American people have been involved in it . The years between 1861 to 1865 , the war has escalated between American states and resulted to the destruction of peace and unity among fellow Americans . The war made the American nation ironically more oblivious to the concept of freedom and individual rights , given that the civil war was fought on the basis state rights and freedom in America . However , by the end of the Civil War , the American nation took the whole experience as a new birth of freedom ' for the people and the government . And as such , the years following the end of the Civil War marked the start of the American dominance in the international community

America After the Civil War : Unification , Expansion and Industrialization

Despite the destruction , the death toll , and the chaos that the Civil War has drawn upon the American society , theless , it has become as one of the focal points for world domination for the United States . The separate states which used to be hostile to one another due to their differences , became a single united and strong nation

The end of the war marked the new era of expansionism for the United States of America . Indeed , the start of the 19th century was highlighted by the intensifying of the American expansion . Alongside America 's move to industrialize and urbanize its territory , the American exploration pushed further to the west . In 1803 , Louisiana was obtained from the French government and during the period between 1816 to 1821 , a of six states were added to the American territory . Aside from the westward expansion , in 1865 the American government also took control of eastern states

This westward and eastward expansion of the United States territory became strategically beneficial to the industrialization in the United States . And as such , the strength of the United States industrialization became one of the strongest points of the United States emergence as a world superpower . Although the industrialization in the United States before the Civil War was largely preempted and minimal due to the political and social conflicts of the time , the end of the war and the emergence of the new American society greatly hastened the industrial development in the...