Spanish–American War

Nancy Brancati October 3, 2012 Chapter 20: Commonwealth and Empire American Communities Edward Bellamy?s Looking Backward (1888) tells the story of a perfect world in the year 2000 Community and cooperation, everyone shared the wealth and resources Bellamy?s fans formed the Nationalist movement Point Loma, California, 1897, was one of most successful societies created like in the novel Populism was created through the renewal of old values of community through farm and labor orgs Social Gospel ? middle class people sponsored and donated money to charities People that opposed Bellamy wanted a more expansive America with more room for profit