Essay - American History During the 1940s, America Had Just Experienced the...

American History

During the 1940s, America had just experienced the onslaught of World War II. After massive fighting against ***** Axis power nations (Germany, Italy, and Japan), America, along with its allies in the war, was able to conclude the conflict by deciding ***** drop the atomic bomb in Japan. The war ended ***** ***** Axis ***** conceding defeat, and ***** went on to rehabilitate its nation after the war. The rehabilitation ***** America as a nation weary of possible atrocities among nations in the world is twofold. After the *****, America experienced a resurgence ***** economic growth, primarily brought about ***** the development of new technologies that spurred the country's commercial market. Furthermore, the ***** of new technologies and manufacturing industry in America encouraged social mobility, enabling the middle class society to increase in number, narrowing the gap between ***** rich ***** the poor. Thus, the technological revolution and social mobilization became the positive effects of World War II during the 1950s. However, ***** downside or the negative effect of WW***** is that it further intensified America's policy in abolish*****g attempts to curb freedom. Thus, in the 1950s, America adopted a Cont*****inment Policy that tried to stop Communism from spreading in Asia, which traces its roots ***** China, Russia (or USSR), North Vietnam, and North Korea. The Containment Policy ***** formulated and implemented because it sought to promote freedom and ***** the author*****arian government of Communist policies. Thus, what resulted is the emergence of the Cold War, where ***** played a vit*****l role in furthering the conflict ***** North and South Vietnam and ***** ***** South Korea. In addition, the Cold ***** led ***** tensions between China and ***** and America, leading to political conflict as well as deaths ***** millions of soldiers who fought for the war in Vietnam and *****.

***** was d*****cussed ***** ***** previous item, the Cold War had ***** to numerous deaths of American ***** ***** innocent civilians, specifically in the Vietnam War. Despite the apparent defeat of *****s aga*****st the North Vietnamese military and the Viet Cong, the government ***** on to fight the war, at the expense of innocent people and ***** soldiers, including also the total destructi***** ***** Vietnam's physical environment.

Because of ***** defeat of Americans in the war and ***** of thousands ***** soldiers in action, American ***** began protest*****g against ***** stationing and sending of soldiers to the war in Vietnam. Social movements against the Vietnam War were formed, calling for the government to concede ***** war ***** the ***** Vietnamese. These mobilizations, often termed as the "mob rule," became the norm in ***** society during the 1960s. The ***** of activism seeking equal rights and expressing sentiments on nationality h***** become prevalent. This is evident in the mobilization of civil rights ***** feminist movements during this period, leading to ***** desegregation and abolishment ***** prejudice against black Americans and the liberal rights that women are experiencing in the contemporary American society. It is evident ***** while the