American History: Our Hope For The Future

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What is American History? Is it a single event? Does it mean anything? American History is all the events that have happened for or to our country after the founding of the United States of America in 1776. All of the wars America has been in is American History. World War One, World War Two, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War to name a few, all fall under American History. All of these wars and events shaped our country today. If we had lost one of these wars, we may not be here right now. The country may not be free or Europe may be under control of one person. American History can be viewed as just history but it is not just history it's the events that formed what our country is like today. Our hope for the future is to put an end to the …show more content…

Disease in the past was a big problem, this country did not have antibiotics and medicine to help us stay healthy when ill. So the founding of the medicine was a huge step toward a better future. Our country fighting wars and winning them was a huge step for the better of our country. Our hope for the future is different however. Many of us feel that there may be another World War or that disease could wipe out a lot of the world. That is not our hope for the future, those are bads things. Nobody hopes for bad things like those. Our hope for the future is a stronger economy, a stronger country, and a world where we all live in peace and harmony. Living in peace in harmony is a very hard thing to accomplish however. To have every person in the entire world not have a issue or a problem is extremely difficult to accomplish. Though, the one idea that our society hopes for the most is the development of technology. Everyone wants our country to have flying cars, hoverboards, and jetpacks but what our country should want his the end to wars. To put an end to the pain and suffering you Veterans had to endure and to make sure nobody else should have to go through that. Its awful and sickening what you guys went through for us. The hope to put an end to all of this war and fighting should be everyone's hope for the future. Putting an end to fighting and argueing within a society won’t happen but stopping the suffering of men and women on that battlefield

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