North America
Political
- Was a superpower in the cold war
- The US is a democratic constitutional nation
- The US is moving more towards socialism
- Constitution Act of April 17 1982 emancipated Canada from Britain
- US entered WWI in 1917
- US fought for the allied forces in WWII
Economy
- The United States has one of the strongest economies in the world
- Market oriented economy
- Businesses can be private or government properties
- Second largest exporter
- American Dollars is the currency of the US
- Great depression affected US greatly
- Canada experienced a great increase in manufacturing after WWI
- Canada is the US's largest foreign supplier of energy (Keystone Oil Pipeline)
- WWI increase economic activity
- Great depression occurred after WWI and unemployed millions
Religion
- Christianity is the largest religion in the US
- Right to freedom of religion: various religions are in the US
- Bigger atheist group than other countries
- We have a bible in every hotel room
Society
- Women's suffrage by the 19th amendment
- During the world wars, women's rights movements increased as they did more at home while their husbands went to war
- World Wars affected all lives of America
- 9/11 changed the US views of terrorism forever
- Civil rights act in 1964 ended all segregation in the US (racism was still held by some peoples')
- Extremely patriotic society
Intellectuals
- New technologies were developed to increase manufacturing during the world wars.
- Radio in 1916
- Tommy gun in 1920 (competed with the Grease gun)
- Insulin in 1922 (Canada)
- 1927 - the first complete electronic computer system
- First credit card in 1950
- Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first men to the moon.1969
- Modern cell phone in 1979
- Internet and good music in 1990's
- Youtube was established in 2005 (in a garage)
- Steve Jobs & Bill Gate: greatest minds of the 21th century
Arts/Architecture
- The city of New York, Chicago, and Las Angeles emerged as centers of commerce trade and architectural achievements.
- Roman and Greek architecture influenced many great buildings (Supreme Court)
- Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird; great American novel
- Mark Twain and Steinbeck became great authors as well
Near Geography
- North America contains the Atlantic Ocean on the East
- Pacific ocean on the West
- Air pollution a major problem
- Mississippi river; 5 Great Lakes
- Niagra Falls
- Abundant natural resources (mainly in Canada)
- Rocky Mountains