History of the United States of America - From Reconstruction to a New World Order

Even after the Civil War ended in 1865, deep fault lines persisted in the United States of America. Substantive freedom remained elusive due to a discriminatory regime that marginalised African Americans, women, and ethnic minorities. Rapid industrialisation, urbanisation, and capitalist growth prompted a political push for geopolitical control over international resources and markets, but also sparked unrest over growing economic inequalities.