Social Welfare vs. Imperialism

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The paper examines the history of the social welfare policy in the United States and how it has developed over time. It then looks at America's more recent practice of imperialism and explains how the two contradict each other in some ways. The writer explains that other nations of the world tend to have a negative image of the United States' imperialist image and know less about its social welfare policies.

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"The history of social welfare policy shows that it was originally not a very organized movement and was more or less carried on by community groups who sought to provide relief to those who couldn't possibly become part of the paid labor force such as children and mothers. After the Civil war for example, social welfare policy focused on providing cash assistance to poor families with special emphasis on providing for the children who would otherwise end up in foster homes. Mothers' pension laws were created to provide some monetary relief to poor women without adequate financial support. After the Civil war till the time of First World War, American social welfare policy was mainly designed to benefit poor rural women and children."

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