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U.S.A The United States of America is the third largest country in the world with a population of more than 325  million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A child is born every 8 seconds, and a person dies  every 12. In addition to Native Americans who were already living on the continent, the population of the  United States was built on immigration from other countries. Despite recent moves to close the  U.S. borders to new immigrants and refugees, a new immigrant moves to the United States every  33 seconds, according to the Census Bureau. Because of this, the United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world.  Nearly every region of the world has influenced American culture, most notably the English who  colonized the country beginning in the early 1600s. U.S. culture has also been shaped by the  cultures of Native Americans, Latin Americans, Africans and Asians. Language . There is no official language of the United States, accord

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Historical and Cultural Landmarks WWI World War I, also known as the Great War, was a conflict that happened in its majority in Europe that lasted from the 11th July 1914 to the 11th November 1918, that confronted two allied sides. On the first side, we had the triple ally of Germany, Austri-Hungary and Italy, and on the other side, Great Britain, France and the Russian Empire.  This war supposed the loss of approximately 9 million of soldiers added to 7 million of civilians. Britain registered a total of 700.000 people between soldiers and missing people.  After the War, Great Britain went from being the biggest investor in Europe to being the biggest debtor.  Roaring twenties (American Dream) Wall Street Crash/The depression Wall Street Crash & The Great Depression WWII Cold War JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Early life Kennedy was born on 29 th May, 1963 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He grew up in a wealthy and powerfu