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The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, was “intended to be an expression of the American mind.” Although not intended as such, it was also an expression of the American character. Woven throughout the text are insights into the minds and virtues of those Lincoln called the “once hardy, brave, and patriotic, but now lamented and departed race of ancestors” who fought for the independence we still enjoy.
This aspect of the Declaration of Independence receives scant attention from scholars and citizens, yet it must be understood. The theory of government elaborated in that text presupposes the existence of citizens who know how to govern themselves and are willing to assert their rights. The American character is the unstated premise of the argument, without which the theory, though still true, doesn’t work in practice.
These were “a free people,” whose character had been shaped over the centuries by “the free system of English laws.” Independence was proclaimed not by a general or an ad-hoc commission of rebel groups, but by “the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, assembled.”
Two centuries later, the American character endures, battered and bruised though it may be. It has been corroded by the Progressive faith in government, the sixties ethos of “if it feels good, do it,” and the mindlessness and vulgarity of pop culture. But we can still readily discern among many Americans the habits of mind and the virtues of a free people. For this, we should be grateful on this Fourth of July.
In the United States of America, the Cold War brought American soldiers into two wars that no side won, changed the political climate of the region, and kept many Americans terrified of nuclear weapons and war. The economy wasn’t really affected, it was mostly political views.
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A general disgust with conservative domestic policies, an urge for more freedoms and greater popular in government, rising nationalism, social problems brought on by the Industrial Revolution, and increasing hunger caused by prior harvest failures, all contributed to growing unrest.
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Japan was part of the Axis Alliance
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The Axis alliance included Italy, Germany, and Japan. The USSR did join for a little bit during World War 2, however that was because they were afraid of Germany's power.
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articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers after the event
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it was published directly after said event had happened, making it a thorough secondary source