United States of America (USA)

United States of America is one of the most popular countries in the world. It is also known as US and America. United States consists of 50 states making it a large country. Washington DC is the capital city of US. United States is the most advanced nation in the world. It is famous for its varied landscape, wildlife, tourism, entertainment which includes TV and films, diversity, education, technology and military might. All these things have made America a super power in the world.

US were ruled by the British until 1776. The American Revolutionary War was one of the successful wars against the British colonial rule. American people formed the philosophy that the government rests on the will of the people. It was 4^th July 1776 when the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence which declares that all humans are created equal in their rights and the Thirteen Colonies were independent states and swears no loyalty to the Great Britain and the British Crown. Americans believed that humanity had equal rights and the British rulers failed in the protection of those rights. In 1781, Britain recognized the independence and sovereignty of United States after a defeat at Yorktown. That was the beginning for United States of America to start its never ending rise and rule the world in a fully diverse fashion. After the independence, US faced some civil wars due to the status of slavery. But after some time, US managed to come out of that period.

In the early years of World War I, US remained neutral until 1917 when it jumped into the war as associate power with the Allies of World War I. After the World War I, America faced the Great Depression when Wall Street crashed in 1929. It was the largest financial crisis in the 20^th century.  The world suffered from this crash and panic for the next decade. Wall Street crash had major implications on US and rest of the world. Many blamed the commercial banks for this financial crisis and some blamed abuses by utility holding companies which contributed in the Great Depression. This economic crisis severely affected the Europe and the remaining world.

In the World War II, again US was neutral in the in the early hours but later joined in. Germany was successfully conquering the continental Europe under Adolf Hitler. United States started supplying material to the Allied forces in 1941. US was hit a by surprise attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor on December 7^th 1941. Japanese military referred to the attack as “Operation Z”. The attack on Pearl Harbor caused heavy and considerable damage to the US navy ships and the dock itself. This attack led the US to enter into the World War II arena. Japan wanted to take the precautionary action against US to keep it away from interference in the South East Asia. US called for a formal declaration of war on Japan and the Congress approved for it. However, on December 11^th, Germany and Italy declared a war on the United States and the congress also issued the declaration of war against Germany and Italy on the same day. The US entered the World War II as the stage was perfectly set for it. In the period of War, the US was also referred as one of the four Sheriffs (Four Policemen) which included the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union and China.

In 1945, the world witnessed the wrath of a nuclear bomb which was never heard of in the entire history of mankind. On August 6 United States dropped the first nuclear bomb in a B-29 bomber on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion of the bomb was so severe that it almost destroyed the 90% of the city and killed almost 80,000 people immediately. Hundreds of people died following the radiations and other side effects of nuclear explosion. Three days later, US B-29 bomber again dropped a nuclear bomb, this time on the city of Nagasaki which killed around 40,000 people. This led to the unconditional surrender of the Japanese in the World War II on August 15^th observing the shocking power of the atomic bomb. The after effects of the atomic bombs remained for a long time and thousands suffered from it. This brought the World War II to its end.

After the end of World War II, the United States was involved in a power struggle against the Soviet Union.  That period of struggle is popularly known as the Cold War era. Both countries had very strong military and were involved in a never ending hunt of power and world dominance. However, after pushing Soviets out of the Afghanistan in the 1980s, the US came victorious by defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War.  In the 1990s US became the most influential and powerful country in the world. The United States of America continued to rise and fly high in the skies. US became an undisputed leader in the world.

In 2001, USA saw another major event in its history. The World Trade Center, twin towers were hit by two planes bringing down both towers to ashes. Many people died in this terrorist attack.  US blamed Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden for this attack. Soon, US initiated the “war on terror” and attacked Afghanistan. US led NATO forces entered Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban government. The War on Terror had a noteworthy impact on the entire world especially the Asian countries. US forces also invaded Iraq and persecuted Saddam Hussain the Iraqi President of that time by holding him responsible for trying to produce weapons of mass destruction. Later, the US led forces also marched into Libya to overthrow the dictator Muammer Gaddafi out of the scene. The crisis in Syria also insisted on United States to enter in it. The war on terror is still going on and there seems no end to it. The United States have shown great military muscle over the years.

America is a great country and over the years it has shown why it is the leader in the world. Most advanced universities in the world are located in US such as Stanford University, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). The United States of America has shown a tremendous growth in the technology sector. American led by Neil Armstrong were the first people to land on the moon. The famous space research organization NASA invests millions of dollar on space discoveries and is the leading space agency in the world. The computer and tech industry has seen a marvelous growth and many companies such as Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook are ruling the world and shriveled the world into the global village by reducing the geographical barriers. This list of richest people of the world always includes the name of Americans, for instance Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and the most admired and legendary personality. Not only him, but the late Steve Jobs the founder of world’s biggest company Apple is also greatly admired for his revolutionary works.

There is no doubt that the Americans are great people and have revolutionized the world by their genius innovative style of work. US have the habit of producing great brains. United States of America have the power to change the world in a constructive way and should assist in bringing peace and stability in the chaotic and frenzied world.