American Promise

The American Promise Throughout the world, the United States is infamous for its guaranteed freedom to its citizens. People travel from all around many different parts of the world to get a taste of the lifestyle and opportunity the United States citizen’s are offered everyday. This nation thrives on preserving our personal freedoms, property, and liberty; moreover, it is the nation’s promise to its citizens. These rights are binded in our coveted Bill of Rights and the Constitution, a document for the people by the people. Many people can find their own personal definition of what they believe to be the American Promise; however, growing up I have always believed and had been taught that the American Promise was the opportunity to live out my American Dream. I was always taught as a young girl that I could be anything I wanted to be with zero limitations and I have always believed that was America’s promise to me. Throughout history, our nation has expanded, changed, and developed over the many decades where we see that this nation has broken and kept its promise. The well known battle of World War 11 was a war, nonetheless, that lasted during the years of 1935- 1945. This worldwide war is made epic for the vast involvement of some of the world’s largest nations and for its alarming fatality rate of roughly fifty to seventy five million deaths. The United States became apart of this war unwillingly when Japan launched an attack December 7, 1941. This attack was on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii destroying countless aircrafts, ships, homes, etc and more importantly as well as the loss of hundreds of lives. Previously, America had taken pride in the fact that they were planning on remaining neutral between all foreign affairs so that they could not be involved with the chaos of other countries. This policy was known as isolationism. The idea to stay isolated from the political affairs and involvement of other countries started out as a seemingly good plan. In this case,