Blessed Among Nations And By Elizabeth Borgwardt - 1749 Words

Although the United States of America presently ranks in the top tier of nations among the world, this was clearly not the case in the nineteenth century as America was not viewed a nation that created much worry to other countries before 1900. Shortly into the twentieth century, however, circumstances shifted to bring America towards the top to rise above most countries in its relationship towards its citizens and other countries. This movement to become a powerhouse of a country was dissected and discussed by Eric Rauchway in his book Blessed Among Nations and by Elizabeth Borgwardt in A New Deal for the World. In Blessed Among Nations, Rauchway discusses in detail how America became the leading country in many aspects with the causes ranging from creating the largest economy by relying on other countries capitol to the large influx of immigrants. Borgwardt takes a different route by discussing the result of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill s Atlantic Conference and the post-World War II world. One thing that contributed to the rise of America was the large amounts of immigrants pouring into this country. During the 1880 s to the 1920 s, America saw its greatest arrival of immigrants in history. Counts upwards of 25 million showed people arriving here mostly from Eastern and Southern Europe. At this time, more immigrants, and different nationalities of immigrants, were traveling to America than to any other country. As the majority of them sailed across