THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!BY TATIANA.

Random facts about the U.S.A

One of the more recent countries to be founded is America.

The USA is in the top five largest country in the world by land mass and third by population.

The first nuclear weapons originated in America, they were used on Japanese cities during World War 2.

Mount McKinley is the tallest mountain in the U.S.A, 6194 metres above the level of the sea.

Alaska, by land area, is the largest state in the U.S.

Tornado Alley is where most tornadoes occur.

How it all began

The discovery Christopher Columbus was

the founder of America in 1492( over 500 years ago.)

His goal was to sail west, with his three ships, until he reached Asia to find riches and gold. Instead he came across America.

Christopher Columbus

The Civil War

Abraham Lincoln How it started Lincoln was elected president in 1860.

He was an unpopular president (unlike Barack Obama) so eleven Southern states withdrew from the Union, and set up their own independent government. This caused the Civil War to occur. A fight between the Northern and Southern states.

It was a brutal event, and many lives were disturbed. But after the four year conflict, the South were defeated and there was no more slavery.

Martin Luther King

“I have a dream”. How lives changed In the 1950’s the black race were not aloud to be

in contact with white people. They had separate theatres, schools, busses, restaurants and a lot near amore things as well. And Black areas were run down in comparison to where the whites spent their time.

Martin Luther King strongly disagreed with this, so he did what no other had the guts to do. He stood up for black peoples rights and gave his inspiring “ I have a dream” speech.

He stood in a park with thousands of people listening and watching. Blacks and some whites agreed that what was happening was wrong.

Just this one single man and his amazing speech, helped form the life that American people have today.

King was assassinated in 1968, by James Earl Ray, a small-time criminal. It was a tragic but memorable day.

Important events in time

First Moon landing Important events in the U.S.A

Neil Armstrong was the first person to land on the moon in 1969 on the rocket Apollo 11.

In 1848 -1855 the Californian Gold Rush took place.

1860 -1865 was when the Civil war occurred.

Osama Bin Laden was shot on May 2011, he was a terrible terrorist and led the attack of Twin Towers.

Barack Hussein Obama

Barack ObamaAn incredible

President Barack Obama is the first black president in the U.S.

Because of black segregation, no one ever even dreamt of having a black president. He is also the first African American to hold office.

Obama’s children are called: Malia Ann and Natasha. His Mother is called Ann Dunham and his Father has the same name as him. He has two Sisters and six brothers.

Barack Obama’s pet dog named Bo, is a 6 month old Portuguese Water dog. She likes lounging in the West Garden Room of the White house, and loves tomatoes.

Obama’s date of birth is the 4th of August, 1961, and is now 53. He is the 44th and current president of the U.S.A.

His chid hood nickname was Barry!

His favourite board game is Scrabble.

Barack Obama's role models are Martin Luther King Jr, Mohandas Ghandi, Pablo Picasso and John Coltrane.

Lets go to the movies!

Film companies Films are a huge part in modern America;

the majority of major film companies and studios are located in Hollywood. Those companies include:

Walt Disney,

Universal studios,

MGM studios,

Pixar,

DreamWorks,

20th century Fox,

Warner studios,

Paramount Pictures.

Films and the theatre have made America a better place in some peoples opinion.

Popular films Mary Poppins

Gone with the Wind.

E.T.

Star Wars.

Super man

Lord of the Rings.

The Indiana Jones series.

Spiderman 2.

The Wizard of OZ.

Pirates of the Caribbean.

The Hobbit.

Jurassic park

The Avengers.

Batman,

Annie.

Landmarks and buildings

Buildings and landmarks One World Trade Centre in New York is 541 metres tall.

The Willis Tower in Chicago is 442 metres tall.

The Empire State Building in New York is 381 metres tall.

The White House is where the president lives (see left) .

Golden Gate Bridge (see left) .

Mount Rushmore (see left) .

Washington Monument(see left).

The Capitol Building (see right),

The Grand Canyon.

The Statue of Liberty

Liberty Enlightening the WorldThe Statues full name is Liberty Enlightening the World.

The statue was a gift from France in 1886,after the head was displayed at the World Fair in Paris in 1878.

The Statue of Liberty Represents the Roman Goddess of freedom, Libertas.

The date of American Declaration of Independence is inscribed on the torch and tablet she holds.

She weighs 204 metric tonnes, and measures 93 metres.

Her shoe size is 879!

You would have to climb 354 stairs to reach Lady Liberty's crown which has 25 windows.

On the crown there are seven spikes, which represent the seven continents and seven oceans.

To make the statue, 300 different types of hammers were used.

The statue cost $10m ( in todays money ) to build.

Her waist-line is 35 foot.

Around 4 million people come to see he statue each year .

The statue has turned green throughout the years, as a consequence of oxidation. It is a sign of damage however the green coating helps protect the statue from further deterioration.

The man who designed the Eiffel Tower was also behind the makings of the Statue of Liberty.

Brands, Music and Art

Art in America Brands and MusicMany Brands and types of music come from America, such as:

Coca cola,

Microsoft,

Nike,

Apple mac,

McDonalds also started off in America.

Popular musicians include:

Michael Jackson,

Madonna,

Taylor Swift,

Elvis Presley,

Justin Bieber,

Katy Perry.

Jackson Pollock produced abstract expressionistic painting.Andy Warhol was pop artist he represented ideas about popular culture.Edward Hopper painted realism. His most famous painting is ‘Nighthawks’ (see above).

The 50 States

A map of the states 50 States Hawaii was the state that has joined most recently. Washington DC is the capital of America. Alaska is the largest state but closely followed by Texas. The smallest state in America is Rhode Island. Alaska and Hawaii are off the coast of America, but are still counted in part of the Union.

The past presidents of the U.S.A

Some of the most famous presidents

All of America’s 44 presidents have made a difference to their country.

America’s 1st president, George Washington, was lucky enough to have the capital named after him. The Washington Monument was built in memory of him, the 36 flags represented all of the states when he died.

Abraham Lincoln did a lot for the benefit of America, for example, he abolished slavery. He also lead his people through the Civil War. Unfortunately on April the 14th 1865 ( Good Friday ) he was assassinated. And he is remembered with a Parthenon inspired building at the end of the reflecting pool, the Abraham Lincoln Memorial.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt led his country through the Great Depression and World War II. Furthermore, he was the only president to be elected 4 times, that is why there are 4 air rooms in his memorial.

One of the more recent presidents, John F Kennedy, missed one of the most important days of America’s history. When Martin Luther King gave his speech, Kennedy thought the blacks would cause trouble so didn’t attend.

Washington D.CTourist

attractions The Jefferson Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

The Reflecting Pool

National Gallery of Art

National Air and Space Museum

F.D Roosevelt Memorial

The National Museum of Crime and Punishment.

The Newseum

War memorialsAmerica has been involved with many wars, and several of the war memorials are located in the capital city including: The Vietnam (look below) which starts off with the first person who died, to the last;

The Korean war Veterans memorial;

A bronze statue called the 3 servicemen, represents 3 soldiers who gave their lives in the Vietnam war; The Flag of the United states is a memorial showing soldiers, who fought in the war, holding the star spangled banner and

The World War 2 memorial.

America’s flag

The 50 stars in the corner of the flag represent the 50 states in the U.S.

Representing the 13 British colonies who became the first states in the Union, are the 13 red and white stripes.

Stars and stripes, is another name that was given to America’s flag.

The Stars and Stripes

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