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North America: The third largest continent, location of three large nations Canada, the United States, and Mexico. ^[e]

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January 6 U.S. Capitol riot: on Jan. 6, 2021, a violent mob incited by President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol hoping to prevent the U.S. Congress from certifying electoral votes from the Nov. 2020 presidential election (in which Joe Biden was lawfully elected as the next president). The attack is widely regarded as an insurrection. ^[e]

Wars

American Revolution: (1763-1789) war that resulted in the formation of the U.S., in which 13 North American colonies overthrew British rule. ^[e]
War of 1812: (1812-1815) war between U.S. and Great Britain (during its Napoleonic Wars) over maritime rights, in which ~15,000 Americans and ~8600 British and Canadians lost their lives; the war was essentially a draw. ^[e]
Mexican-American War: (1846-1848) War between Mexico and the U.S. resulting in the U.S. annexation of Texas, California and New Mexico, and a training ground for young military officers from West Point who would face each other during the American Civil War. An estimated 25,000 Mexican and 15,000 American soldiers died, more often from disease than battlefield injuries. ^[e]
American Civil War: {1861-65) war by the U.S. to prevent 11 of its states (the Confederate States of America) from seceding; won by the U.S. after the death of 600,000 people and the abolishment of slavery. ^[e]
World War I: (1914-1918) global war centered in Europe killing 7 million people, ending with an influenza pandemic that killed at least 50 million (1918-1920) and possibly as many as 100 million people. ^[e]
World War II: (1931–1945) global war killing 53 million people, with the "Allies" (UK, US, Soviet Union) eventually halting aggressive expansion by the "Axis" (Nazi Germany and Japan). ^[e]
Korean War: (1950-1953) war on the Korean peninsula in which about 3 million people died (mostly civilians), begun when North Korea, backed by China, attempted to overrun South Korea, which had been placed under the control of U.S.-led United Nations forces after the surrender of Japan at the end of WW II. ^[e]
Vietnam War: (1955-1975) war that killed 3.8 million people, where North Vietnam fought U.S. forces and eventually took over South Vietnam, forming a single Communist country, Vietnam. ^[e]
Grenada invasion (U.S.A., 1983): Invasion of the small Caribbean nation of Grenada under U.S. President Ronald Reagan. ^[e]
Gulf War: The conflict started by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and ended with the liberation of Kuwait and major damage to Iraqi forces, by a US-led UN coalition in 1991. ^[e]
Iraq War: (2003-2011) Invasion and occupation of Iraq by a coalition of countries led by the U.S. to depose Saddam Hussein who was accused of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction (which were never found). ^[e]
Afghanistan War (2001-2021): Beginning on October 7, 2001, in response to the 9/11 attack, military operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda by United States and NATO forces ^[e]

Complete list of states and territories

Catalog of U.S. States and territories - the complete list

Government

Founding documents and events

American Revolution: (1763-1789) war that resulted in the formation of the U.S., in which 13 North American colonies overthrew British rule. ^[e]
Continental Congress: An assembly of representatives of the 13 colonies participating in the American Revolution. ^[e]
U.S. Declaration of Independence: Document formally declaring the independence of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain, July 4, 1776. ^[e]
Articles of Confederation: Unratified governmental contract from the Second Continental Congress (1977) that was replaced in 1789 by the newly ratified U.S. Constitution. ^[e]
Federalist Papers: 85 articles written in 1787-88 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay campaigning for adoption of the U.S. Constitution. ^[e]
U.S. Constitution: The document defining the fundamental purpose and structure of the United States government; it became effective in 1789. ^[e]
Bill of Rights (United States): The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution which were ratified in 1791 to preserve select rights for citizens. ^[e]

Executive Branch

President of the United States of America: Head of State of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college; appointer of cabinet members and federal judges (with Senate confirmation) ^[e]
Vice President of the United States of America: A U.S. official who runs for election as an adjunct to the President, who presides over the Senate, and who would assume the Presidency in case of a vacancy in that office, ^[e]
Catalog of U.S. Presidents - the complete list

Judicial Branch

U.S. judicial system: The system of United States legal courts, authorized as a separate and co-equal branch of government in Article III of the U.S. Constitution, and specialized first-level administrative law bodies in the Executive Branch ^[e]
- Supreme Court of the United States: The final federal court of appeals in the U.S., consisting of nine Justices. ^[e]
- U.S. Courts of Appeals: The 13 intermediate appellate courts (also called "circuit courts") in the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government ^[e]
- United States District Courts: The 94 first-level trial courts of the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government. ^[e]

Legislative Branch

U.S. Congress: The legislature of the United States federal government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. ^[e]
- U.S. House of Representatives: The lower house of the United States Congress. ^[e]
- U.S. Senate: The upper house of the United States Congress. ^[e]

General

Social Security in the USA: The largest federal social welfare program in the United States. ^[e]
United States Maritime Commission: in existence from 1936-1950, an independent executive agency of the United States government, which promoted merchant ship operations ^[e]
- National Security Council: Both the senior foreign policy committee of principal officers of the executive branch of the United States of America, chaired by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and, by extension, the professional staff reporting to the Assistant ^[e]
- United States cabinet: The most senior committee of the executive branch of the United States government. ^[e]
- General Accountability Office: Add brief definition or description
- Library of Congress: Add brief definition or description

Political parties

Culture

Language

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Colonial America

Ante Bellum

Civil War and Reconstruction

American Civil War: {1861-65) war by the U.S. to prevent 11 of its states (the Confederate States of America) from seceding; won by the U.S. after the death of 600,000 people and the abolishment of slavery. ^[e]
Reconstruction: Add brief definition or description
Second Great Awakening: Add brief definition or description
Third Party System: Add brief definition or description

Gilded Age

Progressive Movement

Progressive Era: Add brief definition or description
Efficiency Movement: Add brief definition or description
Fourth Party System: Add brief definition or description
World War I: (1914-1918) global war centered in Europe killing 7 million people, ending with an influenza pandemic that killed at least 50 million (1918-1920) and possibly as many as 100 million people. ^[e]
Middletown: Add brief definition or description

Great Depression and New Deal

World War II

World War II: (1931–1945) global war killing 53 million people, with the "Allies" (UK, US, Soviet Union) eventually halting aggressive expansion by the "Axis" (Nazi Germany and Japan). ^[e]

Postwar

Military

Armed forces

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United States Army: Add brief definition or description
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United States Marine Corps: Add brief definition or description

United States Navy: Add brief definition or description

Military academies

United States Naval Academy: Add brief definition or description

Wars and major military actions

American Revolution: (1763-1789) war that resulted in the formation of the U.S., in which 13 North American colonies overthrew British rule. ^[e]
War of 1812: (1812-1815) war between U.S. and Great Britain (during its Napoleonic Wars) over maritime rights, in which ~15,000 Americans and ~8600 British and Canadians lost their lives; the war was essentially a draw. ^[e]
Mexican War: Add brief definition or description
American Civil War: {1861-65) war by the U.S. to prevent 11 of its states (the Confederate States of America) from seceding; won by the U.S. after the death of 600,000 people and the abolishment of slavery. ^[e]
Indian wars: Add brief definition or description
Spanish-American War: Add brief definition or description
Cold War: Add brief definition or description
World War I: (1914-1918) global war centered in Europe killing 7 million people, ending with an influenza pandemic that killed at least 50 million (1918-1920) and possibly as many as 100 million people. ^[e]
World War II: (1931–1945) global war killing 53 million people, with the "Allies" (UK, US, Soviet Union) eventually halting aggressive expansion by the "Axis" (Nazi Germany and Japan). ^[e]
Korean War: (1950-1953) war on the Korean peninsula in which about 3 million people died (mostly civilians), begun when North Korea, backed by China, attempted to overrun South Korea, which had been placed under the control of U.S.-led United Nations forces after the surrender of Japan at the end of WW II. ^[e]
Vietnam War: (1955-1975) war that killed 3.8 million people, where North Vietnam fought U.S. forces and eventually took over South Vietnam, forming a single Communist country, Vietnam. ^[e]
Gulf War: The conflict started by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and ended with the liberation of Kuwait and major damage to Iraqi forces, by a US-led UN coalition in 1991. ^[e]
Afghanistan War (2001-2021): Beginning on October 7, 2001, in response to the 9/11 attack, military operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda by United States and NATO forces ^[e]
Iraq War: (2003-2011) Invasion and occupation of Iraq by a coalition of countries led by the U.S. to depose Saddam Hussein who was accused of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction (which were never found). ^[e]

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United States of America: a large nation in middle North America with a republic of fifty semi-independent states, a nation since 1776. ^[e]
United States dollar: The currency of the United States. ^[e]

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Judicial

U.S. judicial system: The system of United States legal courts, authorized as a separate and co-equal branch of government in Article III of the U.S. Constitution, and specialized first-level administrative law bodies in the Executive Branch ^[e]
United States District Courts: The 94 first-level trial courts of the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government. ^[e]
U.S. Courts of Appeals: The 13 intermediate appellate courts (also called "circuit courts") in the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government ^[e]
Supreme Court of the United States: The final federal court of appeals in the U.S., consisting of nine Justices. ^[e]

Specific appeals courts

Maritime

United States Maritime Commission: in existence from 1936-1950, an independent executive agency of the United States government, which promoted merchant ship operations ^[e]
United States Federal Maritime Board: Add brief definition or description

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Cabinet and cabinet members

United States cabinet: The most senior committee of the executive branch of the United States government. ^[e]
United States Secretary of Agriculture: Add brief definition or description
U.S._Department_of_Commerce: Add brief definition or description
United States Secretary of Defense: Add brief definition or description
Secretary of Education
United States Secretary of Energy: Add brief definition or description
United States Secretary of Homeland Security: Add brief definition or description
Department of Justice - is this the U. S. Attorney General?
Secretary of the Interior official website
Secretary of Health and Human Services official website
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development official website
Secretary of Labor official website
United States Secretary of State: Add brief definition or description
Secretary of Transportation official website
Secretary of the Treasury official website
Secretary of Veterans Affairs official website
Vice President of the United States

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