Why do you think americans were not interested in acquiring new lands after the civil war

a) the colonists began to see themselves as different from people in britain.

the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.