How did the United States realize the great development of the western region in those days?

According to my personal understanding, I make the following explanation:

United States: The so-called "western development" is a "westward movement" in a narrow sense and a "westward expansion of the United States 13 States at the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China" in a broad sense. The westward movement in the United States is a long-term and sustainable development process. Long before the independence of the United States, the American nation began to expand to the western part of the North American continent, but it was not until the independence of the United States that the westward movement of the United States became more active and planned, and it has continued to this day. Throughout the history of American westward movement, it can be divided into the following periods. (I personally only explain it from the word "development")

1. The initial development period mainly focusing on agriculture.

(1) Land policy. (2) Immigration policy. (3) Infrastructure development policy. (4) Policies to support the development of education.

2. A period of comprehensive development dominated by industry.

(1) Adopt preferential policies to attract foreign investment in infrastructure. (2) Adopt an open policy to attract excellent foreign labor.

(3) Pay attention to environmental protection and the application of science and technology. (4) Pay attention to the balanced development of industry and mining in the east and west.

3. Deep development period based on high technology.

(1) Establish a high-tech park with venture capital mechanism. (2) Using regional economic management policies to promote the western development.

(3) Promote the economic development of backward areas by using the power of the market.

China: First, speed up infrastructure construction. We must proceed from a strategic height, make greater determination, increase investment, advance construction and moderately advance. We should focus on highway construction and strengthen the construction of railways, airports and natural gas pipelines; Strengthen the construction of infrastructure such as power grid, communication, radio and television; Strengthen the construction of water conservancy infrastructure, especially adhere to the rational development and economical utilization of water resources. On the basis of full argumentation, we should concentrate on a number of major key projects.

Second, strengthen the protection and construction of the ecological environment. This is an important and urgent task to promote the development of the western region. It is necessary to intensify the implementation of natural forest protection projects, and at the same time adopt the policies and measures of "returning farmland to forests (grass), closing hillsides to facilitate afforestation, replacing food with relief, and contracting by individuals". The state will provide farmers with food and seedlings free of charge, and return farmland to forests and grasslands on steep slopes in a planned and step-by-step manner. Adhere to the principle of "overall planning, step-by-step implementation, highlighting key points, making it easy first and then difficult, piloting first and steadily advancing", adjust measures to local conditions and guide by classification to realize the unity of ecological benefits and economic benefits. Adhere to the implementation plan first, pilot demonstration. The scale of the pilot should be appropriate, not too large, to prevent rushing headlong into action. It is necessary to strengthen policy guidance, respect the wishes of the masses, and not engage in coercive orders.

Third, actively adjust the industrial structure. To implement the strategy of developing the western region, the starting point should be high, and repeated construction cannot be carried out. Seize the opportunity of strategic adjustment of China's industrial structure, according to the changes of domestic and foreign markets, proceed from the characteristics of local resources and their own advantages, and rely on scientific and technological progress to develop characteristic economy and advantageous industries with market prospects, and cultivate and form new economic growth points. It is necessary to strengthen the agricultural foundation, adjust and optimize the agricultural structure and increase farmers' income; Rationally develop and protect resources and promote the transformation of resource advantages into economic advantages; Accelerate the pace of industrial adjustment, structural adjustment and transformation; Vigorously develop the tertiary industry such as tourism.

Fourth, develop science and technology education and speed up personnel training. It is necessary to give full play to the existing scientific and technological strength of old industrial bases, military industrial enterprises, scientific research institutions and institutions of higher learning, accelerate the transformation and popularization of scientific and technological achievements, and actively introduce advanced technologies at home and abroad. To ensure the priority of education development, while running higher education well, we should especially speed up the development of education in minority areas and poverty-stricken areas and improve the quality of workers. We should do everything possible to make good use of existing talents, take active measures to introduce domestic and foreign talents, and vigorously cultivate all kinds of talents.

Fifth, intensify reform and opening up. In the process of implementing the western development, we can't follow the traditional development model. We must study new ideas, new methods and new mechanisms to adapt to the new situation, and especially take some major policy measures to speed up the pace of reform and opening up in the western region. We should change our ideas, face the market, vigorously improve the investment environment, and adopt various forms to attract more domestic and foreign funds, technology and management experience. It is necessary to deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises, vigorously develop urban and rural collective, individual and private economies, actively develop urban and rural commodity markets, and gradually cultivate enterprises into the main body of western development.