e lived in this country would be completely changed. The way we did business, the way we bought clothes, when we went out to eat, everything. The reason of is because the Communism and Fascism are very extreme when compared to Capitalism. Fa! scism is extremely right wing and a dictator controls the government and his power is enforced by his military. Communism is extremely left of center which has many more citizen help programs such as: health care, medicare, welfare, in this country has a hard enough time dealing with these problems without the economy forcing it upon us. If Capitalism were to change to anything else in this country, it would be the hardest adaptation the country could ever face, or any other large economic country for example the current situation that the former Soviet Union is in. That kind of change is absolutely devastating to a country. An important change in American history has to be one that effects everyone at any given time. The period of segregation in this country effected everyone. It effected how we rode the bus, where we went to school, where we lived, and it often effected peoples political views. When major things like these effect your daily life people become involved. Since the end of the Jim Crow era which began to end in the late 60's to the civil Rights Act of 1964 which made it a federal offense to discriminate against a customer, a patron, or in employment because of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex. Before that we had the 14th and 15th Amendments which gave blacks the right to vote and equal protection. Segregation took on the country discriminating against blacks and other minorities since the end of the Civil War when the Jim Crow era started. Blacks had to go to different stores, schools, restroom, neighborhoods, and even different water fountains. Whatever ha! ppened to the melting pot theory? How are people supposed to learn without understanding the other point of view?...
