Summary Of Harvest Of Empire

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The video, “Harvest of Empire” introduced us to the imperialism that our president started a program that recruit peoples from Puerto after World War 2 to the United States for a better life. Immigration was one of significant part of the Imperialism. That show that our country is the land of opportunity for these people. For example, Mariana Zamboni was immigrated to United States when she was a kid. This country give the opportunity to have a better live. For the result, of hard work dedication that she put in her education. She has accomplished one great that not many able to and that is her Harvard University degree. However, in A People’s History of American Empire by Howard Zinn video. Suggest that the idea of imperialism in our country

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