I think it is always important to analyze moments and aspects of history within a full and comprehensive context. In the case of the Native American experience of the exploitation of Native lands following the “War era”, for example, that would be factoring in the surrounding circumstances of the middle and late-20th century. What I mean by this is that we should be taking a wider view of things, which, in my experience, allows for better understanding. The entire “story” of Termination during this time fits in perfectly with the narrative of the American 20th century. Following WWII, the United States had successfully marked itself as the growing world power. Naturally, with great power comes the desire for more power. American Imperialism blossomed. What I am trying to get to is that, while the development of Termination was seemingly a sudden and substantial shift in policy, it wasn’t random or haphazard. Imperialism is generally a foreign phenomenon, as in it applies out of country, but the nature of the relationship between the U.S and Native nations justifies the use of this term, in my opinion. Note that Imperialism encompasses both political and economic “appropriation”. This is what Termination was all about. The existence of Native Nations was a substantial breach of America’s power domestically. The existence of reservations put into question the extent of U.S sovereignty. What kind of World power has a bunch of “micronations” in the middle of its territory? The economy also played a big role in inspiring Termination. As was shown in the slideshow presented on the 30th of October, the U.S government wanted Native Americans to move to cities in order to more directly contribute to the nation’s growing economy. In either case, as was said prior, the actions taken by the U.S government are unsurprising, as it perfectly fits the direction it was going at that point in time. I’d also like to point out how the fight to end Termination was a similarly “expectable” development. The creation of the American Indian movement and the development of the Red Power movement, as was seen in the slideshow presented on the 1st of November, were events that mirror the Civil rights movement quite substantially. The fight for the rights of African-Americans and the fight for Native Rights happened in tandem. This isn’t a coincidence, it was a natural development. One could even argue that they were cause in effect. As in, the development of the Civil Rights movement pushed Native people to push harder for their own rights. This is the benefit of viewing historical events and developments through a wider lens, it allows us to identify the causes and explanations that make history what it is. Termination as a whole makes sense within context. It was a horrible thing, I’m not trying to say otherwise, but it fits within the ever-changing American “story”. The disparity between native experiences before, during and after Termination was no coincidence, it was the effect of the transformative nature of the U.S as a whole.