People such as John Locke, (who the colonists looked up into his writing), believed that people were born with natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property. The colonists in America believed similar, and got inspiration from what John Locke wrote in a book.
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Communists forces gain power in China; nationalists flee to Taiwan
North Atlantic Treaty Organization established
Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb
Israel admitted to U.N.
Soviet Union lifts Berlin blockade; Berlin airlift ends
Apartheid becomes official government policy in South Africa
West Germany, East Germany formally established as nations
Vietnam, Indonesia gain sovereignty
