Unity In The 20th Century

The 20th century was filled with change and many tragic events. There was WW1 and WW2. There was even a terrorist attack on our country. People question if these events had a unifying or dividing effect on the people. However, these events unified America more than divided. When there was a serious crisis like 9/11 the whole country was unified. Even when fighting for the rights of African Americans the country was unified. However, some people disagree and say all these events divided the U.S. When African Americans were fighting for their rights America stood behind them.
The Civil rights movement was a very turbulent part of the 20th Century. It would expected that it would just be African Americans fighting for their right. However that was not the case. There were whites supporting them too. The people who weren’t expect to support them did. Infact they were so unified that in a photo during the march they, “are linking arms showing they are unified”(6). They are very strongly connected and this was how most Americans felt about African American Rights. This is why America was able movement was able to succeed because the people were unified. This further supports my claim because of how the U.S. …show more content…
The first attack on U.S. soil in 60 years. The people had suffered. The response was a strong unity among the people. The country was unified even with the government. Their was a vote on, “40 billion dollars emergency appropriations bill that day and it passed unanimously”(Document 1). The government was completely unified that day. They were trying to help the suffering. It infact extends further than that. There was unity among the everyday people. Even, “the next day as I drove to work suddenly there was no road rage- people honked and smiled”(Document 1). An event that should have divided the country brought it to the closest it's ever been. Some don’t agree that these events unified the U.S. They believe it divided