The Flag
"The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history." -Woodrow Wilson
American History
America, land of the free and home of the brave. Woodrow Wilson said "Just what is it that America stands for? If she stands for one thing more than another it is for the sovereignty of self-governing people”. Now the dominate hegemon in world politics, America is a symbol to many people of the world that democracy works. Not without its challenges and problems America stands for ideas and values. Woodrow Wilson also said this "Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world."
Ideals. America was founded upon the ideals of men and God. Years of tyranny and taxation without representation caused the American colonies to begin a movement for independence. A revolution took place and a government was established. Great and wise men formed a Confederation of States to begin their new nation. The Articles that kept the states confederated were weak, so that tyranny and taxation without representation could not be placed upon the citizens. After years of trouble many of these great men met again to establish a central government that could provide and care for the people of America while allowing its citizens to be free. A constitution was written, compromises made, and provisions established.
To protect the freedoms that the ragged colonial army had won, government needed to be empowered and established. A key idealist of the United States Constitution, James Madison said "If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” Men are not angels, mistakes have been made and history has shown the faults of government and man. The history of America is one of freedom, reform, and liberty. It is a land where men truly are equal, where no insignificant human being has ever been born, and where the pursuit of happiness lives in the heart of man, woman, and child. Studying America's history tells a story of the rise of Liberty, Freedom, and Democracy while demonstrating a nation capable of unifying its people and politics.
French and Indian
Revolutionary
Quasi War
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American
WWI
WWII
Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Proxy War
Afghanistan
Vietnam
Korea
Gulf War
Afghanistan
Iraq
Predictions
U.S. Weapons Evolution
