Governments Role

In every society the governement takes control. They have control of the exports, imports, the military, the people and much more. The government controls so much! It affects the output of the economy in every society. Throughout the history of the economy in the U.S. we ahve had our ups and downs in the stock market and have had many catatrophes change the economy for the better and for the worse. Everytime the United States engages in a war the economy changes. The government is forced to take people out of certain jobs and place them in a more military based job. Take WWII for example, they took people that made refrigerators or air conditioners and placed them in a facotry that helped produce guns or machinery. This changed the goals and aspritions of the economy and the peopel that make their wealth off on these certain productions. Every decision the governemnt makes affects the economy. The government in a way controls the economy. Another catastrophe that changed the economy was the attacks of 9/11. People lost their jobs and the economy started to struggle. The value of houses and property went down and peopel began struggling financially. When the United States was attacked, the terrorists hurt more people then the ones that were in the crash or in the buildings. Mothers, fathers, uncles, aunts, neighbors and friends lost their jobs and struggled when the terrorists hit the US. The actions of the government can make or break the US economy.

Changing of motion

As our society begins to change so does our economy and the materials that are needed to increase the structure of the economy. With years and years accumulating more and more struggle, change, and wealth there are limited chances to improve that economy that has not already been thought of. In all the books that we have read and evaluated in this course it always leads back to one important figure... technology! Technology is an important key to the power of an increasing or decreasing economic matter. With new things being invented to help and make society even more simple then it is today, everyone must look over their shoulder and protect their back. America's economy has increased majorly at certain points becasue of a major invention that was life changing for all of society. Take refrigeration for example, this changed the economy and the lifestlyes of americans for eternity. It opened the whole meat packing industry and opened up a wide range of things to be refrigerated. It also changed the role of the house wife in American society. They no longer had to go to the store everyday, they were able to buy things in bulk and keep for a long time. It also expanded land value, which is very promient in the US. Families moved to the suberbs were they could drive 20 minutes and been in the city for their job but still be able to have all the opportunites and materials that the city provided for them. A thing that we take for granted today, refrigeration, changed the economy in so many different ways. It opened up new economies and produced more jobs for people. In the civilization game land at the begining does not seem very important. The big cities are the best places for people to live if they are not farmers. If they were farmers they must be located near a river, lake etc. so there would be a water source to create a prosperous farm. Technology provided opportunity for the American people throughtout history and still today.