Well, the United States came out of the Second World War as the primary superpower on Earth, and for most of the 20th century was involved in a Cold War with the Soviet Union. There was a break up of the colonialism ideology of past generations, so a lot of former colonies of European powers began to declare independence. We went to war in Korea to stop the communists from overrunning the country, did basically the same thing in Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement helped raise awareness about and stop racial discrimination, especially in the south, the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 brought us all closer to nuclear devastation than we've basically ever been since then, the US sent astronauts to the moon in 1969, and the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.
Since then, the focus of a lot of the conflict in the world has been the Middle East. After World War Two, Israel was established as an independent nation in land that used to belong to Palestine, which has caused a lot of problems, and some extremist groups have attacked the United States, Great Britain and other nations because they feel that their culture is under thread by western society. We've been involved in a lengthy military campaign in Iraq and Afghanistan basically since a group called Al Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington back in 2001.
We've made some pretty impressive scientific achievements. In the 50's, people started developing computers to help handle various tasks, and since the 90's people have been able to communicate with each other all over the world, basically instantly, thanks to the internet. People can use computers to do basically anything. People have become pretty conscious of the effect humans are having on the natural environment and are working on developing ways to conserve and recycle resources, as well as protecting natural environments and species that have been threatened by human encroachment. [And kind of as an afterthought:] The Red Sox won the World Series in 2004.
There are books in the library that can probably do a better job than I could, if you're interested in anything more thorough.
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Since then, the focus of a lot of the conflict in the world has been the Middle East. After World War Two, Israel was established as an independent nation in land that used to belong to Palestine, which has caused a lot of problems, and some extremist groups have attacked the United States, Great Britain and other nations because they feel that their culture is under thread by western society. We've been involved in a lengthy military campaign in Iraq and Afghanistan basically since a group called Al Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington back in 2001.
We've made some pretty impressive scientific achievements. In the 50's, people started developing computers to help handle various tasks, and since the 90's people have been able to communicate with each other all over the world, basically instantly, thanks to the internet. People can use computers to do basically anything. People have become pretty conscious of the effect humans are having on the natural environment and are working on developing ways to conserve and recycle resources, as well as protecting natural environments and species that have been threatened by human encroachment. [And kind of as an afterthought:] The Red Sox won the World Series in 2004.
There are books in the library that can probably do a better job than I could, if you're interested in anything more thorough.