United States - A 12-episode large-scale television documentary, The Rise of a Great Nation

Author: Ren Xue'an
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: In 1620, the Mayflower carried over 100 English Puritans to the North American continent. Following the Mayflower Compact signed before landing, the Puritans began a self-governing life in the New World. A hundred years later, due to the British Empire's forced imposition of taxes, the American Revolutionary War broke out. In 1776, the 13 North American colonies declared the establishment of the United States of America and, in 1787, formulated a written constitution that profoundly influenced the country's development, establishing a central government. In 1894, the United States became a world economic powerhouse. This young nation had already stood at the forefront of the Second Industrial Revolution. In 1929, the global economic crisis that affected capitalist countries arrived, and the United States suffered heavily. President Franklin D. Roosevelt strengthened government management of the economy through a series of New Deal measures, gradually helping the country emerge from the crisis and thus creating a mixed economy model where both the "visible hand" (government) and the "invisible hand" (market) play a role in economic activity. World War II became a new turning point in American history, as the United States became a world superpower in politics, economy, technology, and military.