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This explanation of the unique American character sat well with Americans of all classes.
对于这种独特的美国人性格的解释符合所有阶级的美国人
Apparently fulfillment of America's manifest destiny had made America even more unique and even greater.
显然，实现命定扩张论让美国人变得更独特、更伟大了
Of course by the time Turner presented his theory in 1893 the US census of 1890 had declared that the frontier had officially disappeared,
当然，特纳在1893年提出他的理论之前，1890年的美国人口普查就已经宣布美国的边疆正式消失
20 years after the golden spike completed Americas first transcontinental rail road, East and West had finally grown together.
在淘金热和美国第一条横贯大陆铁路完成20年后，东部和西部终于一起发展了

The question was had Americas manifest destiny been completely fulfilled?
问题在于，美国的命定扩张论完全实现了吗
Many Americans like the New York City police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt believed that the United States had begun a new stage of its manifest destiny.
很多美国人，例如纽约市警察局长西奥多·罗斯福就认为美国进入了命定扩张论的一个新阶段
To men like Roosevelt, America was obliged to expand overseas
对于像罗斯福这样的人来说，美国有义务向海外扩张
thus the young nation found itself inthe same situation as the European powers had found themselves around 1500.
就像1500年左右欧洲权力的扩张那样
Expansion seemed to be necessary but just where could America expand and what justification can American offer? Time to have a drink of club soda.
扩张似乎是必要的，但是美国可以向何处扩张，应该以什么正当理由扩张呢？该去喝杯苏打水了

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此课程介绍了美国内战的起因、进过、结果和影响等。

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