10 Historic Moments Of US Government - Historic Moments Series

There have been a lot of memorable moments in the history of the United States government. From its day as a shadow government working behind the scenes, the Congress has remained a pinnacle of democracy and freedom.

The United States government has made a lot of changes, improvements, and not-so-smart decisions over the centuries.

In this book we analyze several tipping points that shaped not only the way the United States are today, but also the world as we know it:

• The Declaration of Independence. The Continental Congress adopted the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This didn't happen overnight, though. Learn about the how each of the 13 original colonies played its role in the decisions that ultimately led to the declaration of independence.

• The redaction of the Constitution of the US. The Constitution of the United States governs all law in the country. It originally contained only seven articles, but it has been amended twenty-seven different times. Wouldn't you like to know about the in and outs of its creation and subsequent evolutions?

• The Louisiana Purchase. The struggle between France and Spain to control this territory, and how Jefferson had to counteract Napoleon Bonaparte's expansionist policies by negotiating a $15M purchase that secured access to the Mississippi and doubled the US size overnight.

• The thirteenth amendment. It abolished slavery in all states. Though completely reasonable from today's perspective, it was not such an obvious decision to make at the time, and was not free from controversy...

• The nineteenth amendment. As understandable as the previous one, looking back from the 21st century, it granted women the right to vote. However, it took 44 years since this amendment was first introduced to the moment the claims against it were rejected by the Supreme Court.

• Prohibition. A time in the United States when a constitutional ban prohibited the production or sale of alcoholic beverages. Between 1920 and 1933, this law caused more harm than good, by enabling the birth of a black market of transportation and distribution of alcohol.

• The Japanese American Internment. Even governments that represent democratic ideals, like that of the US, can make wrong decisions that put its core values at risk. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, up to 120.000 people believed to have heritage traced to Japan were confined in detention camps. What facts, pressures and conspiracies, beyond the military attack itself, forced Roosevelt to make such a decision?

• The Manhattan Project: It was responsible for researching, developing, and producing the first atomic bombs. We all know what it led to: the explosions over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and later to the threat of mutual annihilation between the US and the USSR during the cold war. Was this project beneficial to the US in the long term, or was it a costly decision?

• The Space Race: The Space Race took place between 1955 and 1972, as a fierce competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was not a scientific endeavor, though, but a much more sinister objective that fueled the race to placing humans in orbit and finally, the moon.

• Watergate and Nixon's resignation: The amazing story that led to the only president to ever have resigned in the US history.

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