“When, with modest effort and risk, we can stop children from being gassed to death, and thereby make our own children safer over the long run, I believe we should act. That's what makes America different. That's what makes us exceptional.” Those are the words of US President Barack Obama describing what makes America “exceptional.” The term “American exceptionalism” can be defined as the theory that the United States is “qualitatively different” from other countries around the world. The ideology of “American exceptionalism” has originated from the time Pilgrims and Puritans (1620) landed in North America, where they believed their colony was the biblical shining of “city upon a hill” as a reflection of America as God’s country to improve and lead the world. This belief of “American exceptionalism” has been instilled in its people and is still a dominant essence in all of their past and current leaders, which is evident by their actions taken to “improve and lead the world.” There are many events that show blatant evidence of America’s exceptional attitude, however only certain events have been highlighted in this report to showcase such exceptionalism attitude. In the following paragraphs, “American exceptionalism” will be shown by the events of Vietnam War, Panama Crisis and Iraq War while tying it back to the history of the Pilgrims and the Puritans to show the historical bearing and current relevancy of “American exceptionalism.” The first piece of event that will be discussed in detail is the Vietnam War, which will further exemplify “American exceptionalism.” This war happened following the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, who was supported by communist superpowers such as China, and the government of South Vietnam, who was supported by anti-communist countries especially United States of America. USA government justified their action in getting involved in this war as a way to end the run of communism in this world, which they believe was a better way of living. President John F. Kennedy in an effort to end communism in this world said in his inaugural speech that he is willing to “pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, and oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty.” After Kennedy was in a meeting with Soviet Union’s leader at that time, Nikita Khrushchev, at Vienna he told James Reston, who worked for The New York Times newspaper company, that “Now we have a problem making our power credible and Vietnam looks like the place.” This statement clearly epitomizes the essence of what “American exceptionalism” stands for. To understand the roots of “American exceptionalism,” one has to acknowledge and recognize the history of Pilgrims and Puritans that arrived from England. As mentioned before, this kind of attitude as America being the supreme country has been instilled in America’s roots since the days of the Pilgrims and especially the Puritans. When the Puritans arrived in their new colony in United States from England, they were under the leadership of John Winthrop. Winthrop was a lawyer thus he assum