American Ideology has been shaped by many historical events that have occurred as long as America has been around. Americans are viewed in many different ways. Some of these ideologies of Americans are the sense of being superior, seeing change as good, and being acquisitive.
Americans have the tendency to think that they are better than others. This affects the way they think and their other values. The terrorist attacks on America have also made Americans feel this superiority even more. They see how the U.S. has bounced back and this has brought the country closer together. The attacks have made Americans more nationalistic. With this great sense of nationalism comes the state of mind of being greater. Americans are so proud to be Americans that they look down on other nationalities.
This American value of superiority has been seen throughout the course of American history. The first example of this is when the colonists moved the Native Americans off their own land.
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