What Is America's Greatest Accomplishment and Failure Since It's FOunding?

For those listing slavery and such, I'd agree that they were moral failures, but they were vital components to making America successful, whether you agreewith it or not. Historically, I think America's biggest failure is its ability to change on a human level (post slavery). America is the greatest countryfor industry and science, but as quickly as we advanced in the past hundred years, it took much longer for equal rights.
 
accomplishment - Putting a Man on the Moon...if it did happen (cue the X-Files Music)

failure - segregation
 
Accomplishment- Winning the Civil War (end of slavery)

Failure- Winning the Civil War ( the beginning of the Federal Government taking control of all things government, and some things not)
 
Failure? Allowing George W Bush becoming President. 1 term was bad enough, 2 was just ridicolous
 
Accomplishment: Creation of checks and balances establishing the three branches of government.
Failure: Prohibition.
 
Originally Posted by infamousod

Whatever you choose to write about make sure you make it politically neutral you never know who is reading it.

Saving europe twice was an accomplishment. The south ceceding would be a big low point


i see what you're saying, and why its important to do this, but i actually hate this about OUR society.

People should be able to speak their mind.


Failure: Excluding all the past INJUSTICES (slaves, Indians, Japanesse, among other groups) the currents injustices. Muslims, Gays, any other opressed groups.

Accomplishment: OUR Constitution.
 
Thanks for all the help.

How about the Constitution as accomplishment and Drug War as a failure.

It's a program for african american males so I can assume a fair amount will be writing about slavery. I have to be careful about who reads it. It'stough for me considering the fact that I'm a libertarian/conservative and I don't believe that any of my reviewers have the same ideologies.
 
Failures: Slavery, The Civil War, The Great Depression

Accompishments: The Constitution, The election of Obama. The Economy(pre- recession)
 
Originally Posted by worldbeefreeg

Accomplishments- Slavery
Failures- Slavery

This country was built off it and it wouldn't have been the power it was if we didn't have slavery. It is also by far, the worst thing this country has ever done.

i might add jazz to the list of accomplishments as well...
 
Accomplishments: Capitalism, Bill of Rights, democracy

Failures: Slavery, segregation, capitalism
 
slavery = both answers. Economically, it was a great move for the country. Hands down. Free labor built this country and made it competitive in the WorldMarket. That aside, slavery is a travesty for every conceivable reason.

Life is Yin and Yang.
 
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