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From World War II to the present, policies both foreign and domestic have reshaped and changed American culture and Identity. Several of the events that greatly shape and impacted policies in the United States are Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War and the September eleventh terrorist attack in 2001.

The Civil Rights Movement has changed what life is like in America and has improved in a better way. Previous to the movement, many races were treated as inferior. Race riots broke out everywhere across America. The riots began when Roy Bryant and J.W. Miriam murdered a 14-year-old girl, Emmett till, on August 28, 1955. Both men were neither convicted of the crime they committed and it sparked a repercussion. There were many boycotts, sit ins, and lawsuits that greatly impacted the movement, such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rosa Parks, on December 1, 1955 refused to give up her seat to a white person. The bus boycott was then sent to the Supreme Court and they ruled in Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Junior’s favor. The Bus boycott led to an end on segregation in public transportation. Martin Luther King established the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. People knew his famous “I have a dream” speech on August 28, 1963 as an eye opener in American history. He showed that he wanted to end segregation but to do it in non-violent manner. Now people of all races are treated fairly for the most part. Unfortunately, there is still racism in the United States, but the situation has vastly improved since the Civil Rights Movement. There used to be laws that segregated schools, restaurants and almost all public places. African Americans and other races were not offered the same education and opportunities as the white folks. ...

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...ncreased to $16 billion in 2001 to more than $43 billion in 2011. Over the last decade millions of men have been deployed overseas. The 9/11 attacks alone had one of the most profound effects on the policies, politics and psychology of America and its citizens.

All three of these events have had a traumatic impact on America. The Civil Rights Movement gave African Americans a chance to live and participate in society without segregation. The Vietnam War created the beginning of the generational drift and got more college kids involved and also created the experiment with drugs. The 9/11 attack changed American life. Americans are more anxious and security in public area like airports, basketball arenas, football arenas, and places that attract large groups of people are becoming more and more secure. So secure that they are starting to invade on citizen’s privacy.