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| | === Economic History === | | === Economic History === |
| − | In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_the_ten_largest_economies_by_GDP_(PPP)</ref> In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> | + | [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|200px|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]] |
| | + | In 1820, the United States had the ninth-largest economy. In only 50 years, the US economy was the world's fourth-largest. In 1900, the United States had the world's largest economy. In 1929, during the [[Great Depression]], the US economy crashed, but no country overtook the U.S., since America was way-off five countries fighting for the 2nd place, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and China. In 1959, according to [[IMF]] data<ref>https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLs/world-economic-outlook-databases</ref>, the US economy hit $500 billion. In just 10 short years, the US economy reached $1 trillion. It doubled again in 8 years, getting to $2 trillion in 1979. Under the [[Reagan administration]], the US got to $4 trillion in just 5 years, in 1984. It took 12 years to get to $8 trillion in 1996, but the major $10 trillion milestone was reached in 2000. The US slowed down dramatically, taking 11 years to just multiply by 1.5, getting to $15 trillion in 2011. The $20 trillion milestone was reached in 2018, but it stayed stuck in 2020, due to the [[CCP virus]]. It is projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, but will get bumped down by most forecasts, due to the economic explosion from [[China]], who is being cheered on by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>https://tennesseestar.com/2020/03/21/commentary-corrupt-mainstream-media-defends-red-china-attacks-trump/</ref> |
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| | Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand-selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion. | | Decoupling refers to restricting and terminating certain trade relationships with the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Decoupling however, is not limited merely to commerce. It will affect student exchange programs as students from China are hand-selected by the Chinese Communist Party and expected to serve the party upon graduation without becoming infected with ideas such as [[democracy]], [[justice]], and [[religion]] while in the United States. American students studying in China likewise are targeted for compromise, blackmail, and ideological subversion. |
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| | === Growth of the national debt of the United States === | | === Growth of the national debt of the United States === |
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| | ==Flag Description== | | ==Flag Description== |
| − | [[File:50 star flag.png|left|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]] | + | [[File:50 star flag.png|right|thumb|150px|The [[Flag of the United States of America]]]] |
| | {{main|Flag of the United States of America}} | | {{main|Flag of the United States of America}} |
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| | Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. | | Thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors might have been the basis for a number of other flags, including [[Chile]], [[Liberia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. |
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| | == See also== | | == See also== |
| − | [[File:Lawrence The Migration of the Negro.jpg|thumb|200px|The Migration of the Negro by [[Jacob Lawrence]], 1940-1941.]] | + | [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]] |
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| | *[[Pledge of Allegiance]] | | *[[Pledge of Allegiance]] |
| | *[[Famous American artists]] | | *[[Famous American artists]] |
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| | *[[Americana]] | | *[[Americana]] |
| | * [[Daylight Savings Time | Daylight Savings Time in the United States of America]] | | * [[Daylight Savings Time | Daylight Savings Time in the United States of America]] |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| − | [[File:Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.jpg|thumb|Julian Alden Weir, Afternoon by the Pond, ca. 1908-1909.]]
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| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |