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The United States

The United States. United States Fun Facts. Land Size & Population Religion Government War Economy Immigration. Land Size & Population. 3 rd largest c ountry Area: 3.6 m illion square miles Population: 314 million in 2012. Religion. Most Believe in God Over 51% Protestant

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The United States

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  1. The United States

  2. United States Fun Facts Land Size & Population Religion Government War Economy Immigration

  3. Land Size & Population 3rd largest country Area: 3.6 million square miles Population: 314 million in 2012

  4. Religion Most Believe in God Over 51% Protestant 25% Catholic Jewish, Muslim, Atheist

  5. Government Representative Democracy 1st Modern Democracy Federation of 50 States Each state has it’s own government Federal Government handles issues that affect all states State & Federal Government’s powers determined by constitution

  6. War • US on winning side of both WWI & WWII • Cold War with Soviet Union 1945-1991 • Other Wars • Korea • Vietnam • Iraq

  7. Economy Largest economy in world GNP- $ 8 Trillion Economy: manufacturing, service industries, Science & Technology, agriculture

  8. Immigrants Nearly all Americans descendents of immigrants American Dream Native Americans

  9. Exercises Is the US larger or smaller than Canada? What about the population? Are the majority of US citizens Protestant or Catholic? Can you think of any historical reasons for this? What is an Atheist? What is a Federation? Did the two World Wars have negative consequences for the US? What is the difference between the Cold War and other wars?

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