Why should students study the rise of the United States throughout the 20th century?
The rise of the United States as a world power during the 20th century was a huge theme of modern history. Students should learn that nations rise and fall and although we are currently one of the most powerful nations in the world, we could eventually lose that edge if we aren’t careful. It’s important for us to know where we come from so that we can better understand where it is we are going as a nation and as a people. The world has gone through several power shifts over the course of the past century. If the past century has been any indication, we have been in almost constant conflict with the way World events are going we will not see an end to conflict if things continue this way. These students are going to be the great thinkers of tomorrow and they should understand the situation that they are entering in the USA to make educated political decisions. We live in a turbulent world and I want the students to be able to see events in the world for themselves and make their own judgments’ as educated American citizens.
The rise of the United States as a world power during the 20th century was a huge theme of modern history. Students should learn that nations rise and fall and although we are currently one of the most powerful nations in the world, we could eventually lose that edge if we aren’t careful. It’s important for us to know where we come from so that we can better understand where it is we are going as a nation and as a people. The world has gone through several power shifts over the course of the past century. If the past century has been any indication, we have been in almost constant conflict with the way World events are going we will not see an end to conflict if things continue this way. These students are going to be the great thinkers of tomorrow and they should understand the situation that they are entering in the USA to make educated political decisions. We live in a turbulent world and I want the students to be able to see events in the world for themselves and make their own judgments’ as educated American citizens.