The Pros And Cons Of Americanization Of The United States

The United States of America, country born from sheer resilience, a true David and Goliath story is now one of the world’s biggest superpowers. Webster’s Dictionary defines the term “Americanization” as “the act or process of Americanizing”. As America has grown and defined their features as a nation, the rest of the world continues to lose their culture. Two sides come into play from America’s perspective against the rest of the world. When Americanization was popularized in the 40’s it was a welcome one as the rest of the world needed a sense of entertainment and leadership. Through wars and conflicts America seems to always be leading the world, even in losses. This example is of course referring to the Vietnam War where the United States

Firstly, this is because of American companies using other countries for labour. The terrible worker safety in countries like China or Bangladesh made it easy for “American” good to be produced at a lower cost and resold for a profit. This idea is now international, with many countries doing the same deed. The poor countries continue to have bad safety and opportunities in order for the rich to stay rich, and in this case it is the America’s leadership. A recommendation to a Canadian for this problem is to buy from Canadian companies. This means that the goods were made in Canada and not by child labour or in bad conditions. Secondly, this is because of wars America has started since the end of the cold war. Even though another World War has not come along, that does not mean that none have at all. Some significant wars that America went into were Vietnam and Afghanistan. Both cases were ones where the Americans were not needed, but they felt like it was necessary. This idea of barging into others wars and conflicts has Americanized the world value’s with many nations starting wars and conflicts without thinking about the outcome. Finally, this is because of the American economy. America’s economy may not be the greatest, but it does have a huge amount of power in the world. According to Forbes, there are 540 Billionaires in America, with a combined net worth of 2.399 trillion. This is more than any other country in the entire world. Some notable examples are Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. These tycoons have so much control over the world it is almost impossible. Bill Gates of course founded Microsoft and Jeff Bezos is the CEO of Amazon. Both of these companies make billions in revenue a year, calling back to the idea of cheap labour for your own profit. This billionaire mindset entrances the whole world, wanting to be that rich and well known.