In the late 1940s, the United States responded to the growing threat presented by the Soviet Union by trying to stem the tide of Communism by supporting and propping up governments that opposed Communism.
In much of the territory formerly occupied by the Antigonid Kingdom, modern states of Turkey, Syria, and a small part of modern Greece emerged. This area was where Macedonia was, being a Hellenistic dynasty, takes its name by Antígono, who in the distribution of the kingdom of Alexander the Great, after his death, Antígono was named the ruler of Macedonia (fatherland of the family of Alexander the Great and of many of his generals) and the said kingdom. The Antigonid Kingdom, almost occupied the entire territory of present-day Turkey, which means that the Ottoman Empire was the most important state (1299-1923) or kingdom that succeeded it.
The 14th Amendment guaranteed rights to life, liberty and <u>property</u> to all citizens born in the United States -- including those who formerly were slaves in states in the South. The amendment was ratified in 1868, following the Civil War, and was one of three amendments (XIII, XIV, XV) which were aimed at making black Americans full citizens of the USA. The 14th Amendment stated:
<span><em>All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.</em></span>
