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2. Economic • The United States has been the world's largest national economy since at least the 1920s.[26] For many years following the Great Depression of the 1930s, when danger of recession appeared most serious, the government strengthened the economy by spending heavily itself or cutting taxes so that consumers would spend more, and by fostering rapid growth in the money supply, which also encouraged more spending. Ideas about the best tools for stabilizing the economy changed substantially between the 1930s and the 1980s. From the New Deal era that began in 1933, to the Great Society initiatives of the 1960s, national policy makers relied principally on fiscal policy to influence the economy. • The approach, advanced by British economist John Maynard Keynes, gave elected officials a leading role in directing the economy, since spending and taxes are controlled by the U.S. President and the Congress. The "Baby Boom" saw a dramatic increase in fertility in the period 1942–1957; it was caused by delayed marriages and childbearing during depression years, a surge in prosperity, a demand for suburban single-family homes (as opposed to inner city apartments) and new optimism about the future. The boom crested about 1957, then slowly declined.[48] A period of high inflation, interest rates and unemployment after 1973 weakened confidence in fiscal policy as a tool for regulating the overall pace of economic activity.[49] • The US economy grew by an average of 3.8% from 1946 to 1973, while real median household income surged 74% (or 2.1% a year).[50][51] The economy since 1973, however, has been characterized by both slower growth (averaging 2.7%), and nearly stagnant living standards, with household incomes increasing by 10%, or only 0.3% annually.[52] • The worst recession in recent decades, in terms of lost output, occurred during the financial crisis of 2007–08, when GDP fell by 5.0% from the spring of 2008 to the spring of 2009. Other significant recessions took place in 1957–58, when GDP fell 3.7%, following the 1973 oil crisis, with a 3.1% fall from late 1973 to early 1975, and in the 1981–82 recession, when GDP dropped by 2.9%.[53][54] Recent, mild recessions have included the 1990–91 downturn, when output fell by 1.3%, and the 2001 recession, in which GDP slid by 0.3%; the 2001 downturn lasted just eight months.[54] The most vigorous, sustained periods of growth, on the other hand, took place from early 1961 to mid-1969, with an expansion of 53% (5.1% a year), from mid-1991 to late in 2000, at 43% (3.8% a year), and from late 1982 to mid-1990, at 37% (4% a year).[53] • In the 1970s and 1980s, it was popular in the U.S. to believe that Japan's economy would surpass that of the United States, but this did not happen

3. cultural • he culture of the United States is primarily Western, but is influenced by Native American, African, Asian, Polynesian, and Latin American cultures. A strand of what may be described as American culture started its formation over 10,000 years ago with the migration of Paleo-Indians from Asia, as well as from Oceania and Europe, into the region that is today the continental United States. The United States of America has its own unique social and cultural characteristics such as dialect,music, arts, social habits, cuisine, and folklore. The United States of America is an ethnically and racially diverse country as a result of large-scale migration from many ethnically and racially different countries throughout its history as well as differing birth and death rates among natives, settlers, and immigrants.[1]

4. Economic resources • The economy of the United States is the world's largest single national economy. The United States' nominal GDP was estimated to be $17.1 trillion in December 2013,[1] approximately a quarter of nominal global GDP.[2] Its GDP atpurchasing power parity is also the largest of any single country in the world, approximately a fifth of the global total.[2] The United States has a mixed economy[22][23] and has maintained a stable overall GDP growth rate, a moderate unemployment rate, and high levels of research and capital investment. Its five largest trading partners are Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, and Germany. • The US has abundant natural resources, a well-developed infrastructure, and high productivity.[24] It has the world's sixth-highest per capita GDP (PPP).[2] The U.S. is the world's third-largest producer of oil and second-largest producer of natural gas. It is the second-largest trading nation in the world behind China.[25] It has been the world's largest national economy (not including colonial empires) since at least the 1890s.[26] As of 2010, the country remains the world's largest manufacturer, representing a fifth of the global manufacturing output.[27] Of the world's 500 largest companies, 132 are headquartered in the US, twice that of any other country.[28] The country has one of the world's largest and most influential financial markets. The New York Stock Exchange is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization.[29]Foreign investments made in the US total almost $2.4 trillion,[30] while American investments in foreign countries total over $3.3 trillion.[31]Consumer spending comprises 71% of the US economy in 2013.[32] The labor market has attracted immigrants from all over the world and its net migration rate is among the highest in the world. The U.S. is one of the top-performing economies in studies such as the Ease of Doing Business Index, the Global Competitiveness Report,[33] and others.

5. Statue of fredoom Liberty Enlightening the World " ( Liberty Enlightening the English World , in French La Libertééclairant le monde ) , known as the Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous landmarks in New York, the United States and around the world . It is located on Liberty Island to the south of the island of Manhattan, near the mouth of the Hudson River near Ellis Island . The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French to the Americans in 1886 to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence of the United States and as a sign of friendship between the two nations. It was inaugurated on October 28, 1886 in the presence of the U.S. President of the time, Grover Cleveland. The statue is the work of French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and the internal structure was designed by engineer Gustave Eiffel.2 French architect EugèneViollet -le- Duc was responsible for the choice of copper used for the construction of the statue. The October 15, 1924 , the statue was declared a national monument in the U.S. and October 15, 1965 Ellis Island was added. Since 1984 is considered World Heritage by Unesco.2

6. Monte rushmore • Between 1927 and October 31, 1941 , Gutzon Borglum and 400 workers carved the colossal busts 18m of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln to represent the first 150 years of the history of the United States . The plaster models and tools used in the construction of the sculptures are still there. Recently, after ten years of reconstruction work , has built an extensive network of complementary services facilities and sidewalks. There are new footpaths that provide spectacular views from the back of Abraham Lincoln. The maintenance of the monument is a unique challenge for conservatives, because it requires climbing the mountain to clean the sculptures and remove lichens. • The memorial serves as home to many animals and plants representative of the Black Hills (Black Hills) in South Dakota. The geological formations within the region are also evident , including large outcrops of granite and mica. The rock formation is carved into a sacred place of the native tribe of the Lakota. A Memorial Crazy Horse ( Crazy Horse Memorial ) , begun in 1948 , is currently carving [update ] near South Dakota. Mount Rushmore was named a national monument on March 3, 1925 . • On July 8, 2005 began the cleanup of the faces by Alfred Kaercher GmbH & Co., a German company in cleaning machines. Alfred Kaercher GmbH & Co. offered to clean the faces for free. It is the first time in the history of the monument that was washed with pressurized water .

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8. Golden gate • The Golden Gate ( in Spanish , Golden Gate ) is a suspension bridge located in California , United States, linking the San Francisco Peninsula in the north to southern Marin . "Golden Gate" is also the name of the strait in which the bridge is constructed , and Strait named Constantinople , also called the Golden Gate, and linking Europe to Asia. • The Golden Gate is the most famous bridge in San Francisco despite not being the biggest in the city , as the Bay Bridge is the main route . • In the decade after World War road traffic in the region of San Francisco Bay increased sevenfold , so that the ferry system was unable to accommodate this growth. Listed as a suspension bridge, built between 1933 and 1937 , with an approximate length of 1,280 meters, is suspended from two towers of 227 m. It has a six-lane roadway (three in each direction) and has protected accessible pedestrian and bicycle lanes . The bridge used for crossing power lines and fuel lines . Under the structure, leaving 67 m height for the passage of ships through the bay. The Golden Gate was the largest engineering project of its time. It was painted with urgency to prevent rapid oxidation produced in the steel structure by the Pacific Ocean.

9. White house • The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC It has-been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 , and the term is used by Journalists Often as a metonym to refer to the acts of the President and his top advisors . • The house was designed by Irish -born James Hoban [1 ] Between 1792 and built and 1800 of white- painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical Creek style . When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801 , I have (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe ) expanded the building outward , creating two colonnades That Were meant to conceal stables and storage. [2 ] • In 1814 , During the War of 1812 , the mansion was ablaze in September by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the inside and charring much of the outside . Immediately Began almost Reconstruction , and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed Executive Residence in October 1817. Construction continued With the Addition of the South Portico in 1824 and the North in 1829

11. Monument to second world war • he U.S.National World War II Memorial is a national memorial dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of small triumphal arches surrounding a plaza and fountain, it is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. • It opened to the public on April 29, 2004, and was dedicated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush on May 29, 2004, two days before Memorial Day.[1] The memorial is administered by the National Park Service under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group.[2] As of 2009, more than 4.4 million people visit the memorial each year