Answer: The term "restoration" is derived from Charles II's coronation, which marked the return of the old English monarchical system of government after a brief period of republican administration.
The French gave up all of their territories in mainland North America, ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies.
This quote comes from the now famous Four Freedoms speech, delivered by Roosevelt as the State of the Union address on January 6, 1941. The international context was very negative. Hitler and his Axis allies were winning in Europe. Britain was greatly menaced and the Japanese were gearing up for all-out war in the Pacific and in Asia.
Roosevelt, aware that scientific progress had eliminated the physical advantage of the USA being separated from Europe and Asia by such vast expanses of water had been arming and funding the British for years and had also increased military spending and the Navy in order to keep Japan at bay.
He knew that once Hitler had conquered Europe and Japan had conquered the East, all the populations and resources of these vast reasons would be used to directly attack the USA, which would eventually find itself in numeric inferiority so in order to prevent such a dark future he chose to send weapons, supplies and money to the British.
It was the Mexican-American war <span>that brought about the need or desire to begin an expansionist policy with regard to foreign affairs, since the end of this war ceded a lot of new territory that was used by settlers moving west.</span>
2. Nationalists believe that their country is better than all others. It’s really a toxic philosophy, though, since we live in a global society where every country is connected economically. It’s especially confusing in America, because America is a country of Native Americans and immigrants.
