The United States overall is a benefit to mankind

Trying to prove the US is beneficial to humanity requires a great deal of study in many fields to draw a conclusion. Here are some fields which yields how the US has had a very large benefit on society A list of American inventions 1) The Airplane, essential for international transportation, migration, globalization, etc. 2) Electricity, that thing that powers almost everything you use today 3) Steel, the product that allowed for the construction of skyscrapers, essential for large ever-growing cities 4) The elevator, see above 5) The Bessemer Process, allowed for the rapid production of steel 6) The Telephone, revolutionizing communication 7) Computers, They run everything these days 8) The Telegraph, precursor to the telephone that did the same thing 9) The Traffic light, yes we invented it and traffic has been safer because of it 10) Smoke Detectors, central for fire protection and prevention 11) The Zipper, revolutionized clothing and the fashion industry 12) Gas powered tractor, greatly increased farming production 13) Radio, see telephone 14) Television, see Radio, also revolutionized how society's acquire information in general 15) Basketball, that created a sports sensation in the US and overseas 16) Batteries, Courtesy of Edison, powering a great deal of electronics 17) The Assembly, allowed for the development of mass production and revolutionized the American economy 18) GPS, helps people get to where they need to go 19) National Parks, the idea of preserving lands has done wonders for preserving nature 20) Liquid Fuel Rockets, allowed for the Space Race and exploration of the last frontier A List of countries we've saved from foreign occupation 1) The Philippines, from Spanish occupation in the Spanish American War 2) The Philippines again, from Japan in WWII 3) Cuba, from Spain in the Spanish American War 4) China, from Japan in WWII 5) France, from Germany in WWI 6) France again, from Germany again in WWII 7) Kuwait, from Iraqi Occupation in the First Gulf War 8) South Korea, from North Korean and Chinese aggression in the Korean War 9) Great Britain, from German aggression in WWII 10) Israel, from multiple Arab invasions (mostly just provided weapons and funds though) Lets look into some American Philosophy's that have changed society for the better, 1) Religious tolerance 2) Calvanism, the re-defining of christian teachings 3) Constitutionalism, That forged a United States of America and many other countries adopted it too 4) Enlightenment, Revolutionist philosophy that inspired things like Thomas Paine's Common Sense 5) Feminism, the movement for increasing standards of women was a very American idea 6) Universal Suffrage, allowing just about anyone to vote 7) Rehabilitation of criminals, America developed the first prison system where rehabilitation of criminals replaced medieval punishments of them There are some notorious people in the world who no longer exist because of American intervention, 1) Saddam Hussein, A great threat to peace in the Middle East was eliminated by the US 2) Hitler, US contributed to his downfall even though he ultimately took his own life 3) Osama Bin Laden, we all know he was a threat to everyone 4) Pablo Escobar, Drug lord whose death was due to Colombian and US cooperation 5) Himmler, Another top WWII Nazi who went the same way as Hitler but only after he was captured by the US America is beneficial to society because we allow immigration from all over the world to try to start a better life here. If I listed every ethnicity in the city of New York alone I would run out of characters. America allows for people of misfortune to try to come start a better life here in the united States, "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" - Inscription on the Statue of Liberty One of the easiest ways to contribute to society is to produce things that help make the average person healthier, America has done that on several occasions, The development of medical techniques developed on the battlefield included - Sterilizing medical equipment, - Surgeons washing their hands after operations, - Medicines against Typhoid and Gangrene, - The foundation of the Red Cross Ill end here for this round