Without all the investment in technological progress, America perhaps could have been left without the Internet and perhaps without its position as the most advanced country in the world at this time. Now, globalization has its downsides, but America has benefited greatly from being a part of the world as a whole and allowing it to provide many of today's products that can be sold here and sold at today's prices. Globalization has also allowed America to develop partnerships with other countries even if we are not in the best conditions like China and so on. So, although not directly, he also provided American citizens with help in getting their government to provide equal human rights to all. through the effects of civil law. Finally, the Cold War helped the American government as a whole become more open to its people and share more information with them. The Cold War may have led to many negative events and the deaths of some Americans, but it helped American culture and government become what they are today. Although it may not be perfect, but it is certainly much better than before