Rise of a Great Nation - America

Author: CCTV Program Group of "The Rise of a Great Nation"
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: In 1620, the Mayflower carried over 100 English Puritans to the North American continent. In accordance with the Mayflower Compact signed before landing, the Puritans began to live under self-governance in the New World. A hundred years later, due to the British Empire's forced imposition of taxes, the War of American Independence 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 development of the United States, establishing a central government. In 1894, the United States became a world major economic power. 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 heavy losses. President Franklin D. Roosevelt strengthened government management of the economy through a series of New Deal measures, gradually helping the United States emerge from the and thus creating a mixed economic model where both the "visible hand" (government) and the "invisible hand" (market) act on the economy. 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.