The Importance Of Imperialism In The United States

The World was war weary and the US and the Soviet Union stood as the Powerhouses of the time.These once allies would start collide at the end of world war II and tension would flair.But most of this tension would arise from our very own backyard.Moving away from the the rural areas of the united states many chose to move toward the more urban areas in search of jobs and opportunities.Thus leading many of the middle and upper class to move into these newly formed suburbs.
As seen in the (video) the suburbs set a standard of living for the wealthy and middle class. The ideal look of of the “white” american, What they should buy ,Where they should live was an idea set still in the suburbs. To be happy and a true american you must conform to it …show more content…
There was no real reason besides to protect “american interest”which many people would not “eat up” as this was one of the first majoly broadcasted wars(video:Vietnam War, 1970.The government had become more secretive since the red scare more things became classified and on a need to know …show more content…
Many of these groups would actively protest the war for example the “Chicano moratorium” which was a anti war protest in the 70’s.They were outraged by the high amount of casualties of the minority groups in the Vietnam war.Around 20% of the casualties during the war were chicanos while only being 10%of the population of the military(PPT:Vietnam).this was due to segregated units and those units being placed on the front lines.So its easy to ser the flutration of these people.They were basically fighting a war on 3 fronts one at home,in the segregation of the military and lastly with the