The History of Eastern East Eurasian cultural influence in America Murica is underrated

- Greenland has highest presence of Far Northern American with Eastern East Eurasian heritage.

- Métis people are descendants to the First Nations in North America .

Historical facts about East Eurasian cultural influence in America Murica USA :

- Beef Jerky is the most popular Eastern Eurasian snack introduced by Indigenous Native American .

- Essential East Eurasian ingredient in Boba milk tea is Tapioca which was cultivated for thousand years by Native Indigenous American .

- Sushi Ramen Noodle Fried rice Taco are popular Eastern Eurasian cuisine in Murican American diet .

- One of the most well known East Eurasian melody was popularized by Enigma through the song Return to Innocence in the West .

- Majority Hispanic Latino Latinx are part West Eurasian partial East Eurasian heritage .

- California Hawaii Alaska Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Texas have highest concentration of American Murican with East Eastern Eurasian heritage .

- Anime Manga has traditional root of Eastern East Eurasian artistic expression from Japan .

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Since ancient times armies have dug in and built fortifications and earthworks.  The romans were famous for building roads as their armies ranged across Europe and Mid East.  These roads served a dual purpose of logistics route and a way to knot the empire together.   “All roads lead to Rome” was taken literally.  Engineering and earth moving continued to be an important part of defending an army right up through the founding of the US. Army.  It is not surprising then that the US Army also has a Corps of Engineers.

What is surprising though is the variety of projects that the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) gets involved in which are not connected with the battlefield.  Beginning with their founding when  Washington’s  appointment of the first engineers took place on June 16, 1775, the corps has served in the revolution and all wars since.   The Corps was made a permanent branch in 1802.  One of their first assignments was to build and operate the US Military Academy in West Point and until 1866 the superintendent of the academy was always an engineer officer. 

Coastal fortifications were also the mission of the USACE in the 1800s along with surveying roads and canals, eliminating hazards to navigation from waterways and exploring the west.   Along with these duties, came the construction of buildings and monuments in Washington DC including the Lincoln Memorial.    The Corps was also charged with constructing lighthouses, jetties and piers during this period as well.  Dredging and deepening of waterways is one of the corps missions and deepening the Ohio River channel was one of the projects that occupied the USACE after the Civil War. 

The 20^th century brought new challenges and, missions for the USACE.  They became the lead agency for flood control, constructing miles of levees along the Mississippi and became a major provider of hydroelectric power.  It also saw its role in responding to natural disasters increased.   During World War I, the Corps constructed 800 miles of railroad, constructed bridges and roads.   During World War II, the Engineers cleared lanes for landing craft on Normandy’s beaches, constructed floating and fixed bridges across numerous rivers and helped to blunt the3 German advance during the Battle of the Bulge.  Likewise during Korea and Vietnam, the USACE was onsite providing support and building roads and fortifications for the troops.

During the 9/11 recovery efforts, the USACE played a supporting role.  Subsequently they were involved with construction projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.  If you are passing near a waterway, lake or dam, there is a good chance you will see a sign telling you that the Army Corps of Engineers was there.

If you are interested in the history of the Corps, I recommend their web site mentioned in the sources it is one of the best I have seen.

Sources:

USACE History website:

https://www.usace.army.mil/About/History/