founding docs.
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On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies' separation from Great Britain.
industrializtaion
the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
panama canal
The Panama Canal is an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.
nuclear race
The nuclear arms race was an arms race competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War.
magna carta
Magna Carta established for the first time the principle that everybody, including the king, was subject to the law.
urbanization
the process of making an area more urban.
treaty of versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end.
containment
the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.
mayflower compact
The Mayflower Compact was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower.
capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
pearl harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
second red scare
McCarthyism
natural rights
Natural rights are those that are not dependent on the laws, customs, or beliefs of any particular culture or government
organized labor (unions)
Organized labor is an association of workers united as a single,
world war II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
korean war
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea.
social contract
an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
great migration
The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration
war bonds
A war bond is a debt security issued by a government to finance military operations during times of war or conflict.
26 amendment
Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution