“Above all and integrating them all together into the most exciting flag in the world and in all history was the triumphant goal of freedom (lecture slides p. 4), this adds to the evidence that the idea was to make America seem better than anyone else and to instill in its people the idea that we must spread our way of life to the world . Brinkley even goes so far as to assert that the events of 2001 could have brought back this idea of ​​the American century: "The example of comparable efforts of half a century ago can therefore be considered both as a source of inspiration and as a warning. » (Brinkley p. 17). This warning could be that history is repeating itself after World War II. Furthermore, comparing this statement to Vietnam, we first entered into a very popular war in the Middle East in order to bring down the terrorist who committed this devastation on September 11, 2001, and years later in 2014, all like years after the war. In Vietnam, popular opinion changed and the call for an end to the war rang out loud and clear. Just like how President Nixon ran for office on the idea of ​​ending the Vietnam War, President Obama did that too, in a way, and he also failed. The mood of the nation after World War II and in 2001 was similar, with enormous popular support for the government and a desire to instill our way of life in others. Just as after World War II, when the mood shifted to discontent, in part because of the Vietnam War and other actions, so too has the mood today over the continuation of the war in the Middle East and possible threats from North Korea and North Korea.