United States

Wikipedia: United StatesThe United States of America (USA), commonly known simply as the United States (U.S.), was a federal republic in North America composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. By 1962, about 180,000,000 people lived in the United States.

The United States was founded when the thirteen British colonies, which had been established on the East Coast, declared independence from their king in Great Britain in 1776. In 1788, its last constitution was ratified, setting up the government and protecting the people's rights. Over the years, the country expanded across the continent to the West Coast, displacing Native American tribes and fighting a war with Mexico. In 1861, eleven southern slave states declared independence, leading to the Civil War and the legal abolition of slavery. The United States, though reluctant in both wars, fought in World War I and World War II. The country affirmed its status as a global superpower following WWII, along with the Soviet Union. These countries' political disagreements led to the Cold War.

The Cold War began in the late 1940s, which caused worldwide worry for a possible nuclear war between the superpowers. The Cold War led up to a World War III in 1962, when the Soviet Union set up missile sites in Cuba, and the United States invaded on October 30. The government of the United States survived the war, taking the name of the American Government Continued (AGC).