Part 6 Chapters 20-23

The United States "Empire"

I thought that this section was really interesting. Although I have heard of globalization in other history and ecumenic classes, I never understood the impact the United States was really having on the rest of the world, and how in some views, we could be considered to be an Empire. 

"..economic penetration, political pressure, and periodic military action sought to create societies and governments compatible with the values and interests of the dominate power..." It is clear that the United States is a dominate country and does influence much of the rest of the world, but it doesn't always seem to be in such a positive way. The quotation above seems to depict the United States in a somewhat negative way. It is sad to me that we do not use our power and resources to help other countries or provide more aid.