It would be the "United States" that <span>emerged as a global superpower shortly after World War II, due largely to its manufacturing capability but also because it had been protected by two massive oceans. </span>
Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to grow the "three sisters": corn, beans, and squash. Although the Pilgrims had never eaten these foods before, it was what grew well in the rocky soil of their new homeland.
