The United States has single-handedly brought down the third world and the second in the world, where will China go?
1. The rise of the United States, the three major world powers bowed to the subordination In July 1947, the United States implemented the Marshall Plan to help the revival of Europe, Britain's world hegemony began to waver, and the United States rose to become the most powerful country in the world.
The Soviet Union, the first world power to be defeated by the United States, although its military strength was strong and even surpassed that of the United States, due to the imbalance in its industrial structure, its contempt for light industry, and the sowing of discord by the United States, it led to serious problems in people's livelihood and eventually disintegrated.
Japan's rapid economic rise after World War II caused alarm in the United States, but in the end it failed to overtake the United States as the world's largest economy. In the meantime, there was a series of events such as the Plaza Accord, which led to the excessive appreciation of the Japanese currency, which severely damaged its exports, and finally fell to the second place in the world.
It is also a reminder that over-reliance on international markets and currency appreciation can have undesirable consequences.
After the Plaza Accord, the position of the yen changed. And the third affected is the European Union. After the establishment of the European Union in 1993, the use of the euro had a great impact on the position of the dollar.
As a result, the United States has taken advantage of the contradictions in the interests of the EU countries to drive a wedge between them. In 2008, the European debt crisis erupted under pressure from the United States, the influence of the euro decreased, and the gap between EU member states became wider.
1.In the face of US provocations, we must respond as cautiously as we have in history. Pelosi's visit to Taiwan requires us to handle it carefully. 2.The Statue of Liberty was originally a gift from France to Egypt, but they refused due to the low status of Egyptian women.
Later, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, the United States received the Statue of Liberty as a gift from France, which became one of the landmark buildings in the United States. The statue was 46 meters high, plus the base was 93 meters, and weighed 225 tons, making it the tallest and largest statue in the world at the time.
The iron frame structure of the base of the Statue of Liberty was designed by the famous French engineer Gustave Eiffel. Due to the sluggish U.S. economy at the time, there was not enough money to build the base, so they raised donations from the public and eventually raised $100,000 to build the base.
Statue of Liberty in the United States – Did You Know? The super-rich in the United States often claim that they want to donate naked, such as Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Zuckerberg, etc.
This makes people mistakenly believe that they don't care about their children and future generations, and donate all their hard-earned assets. But that's not the case. In fact, naked donations are just a way for the wealthy in the United States to avoid taxes.
In this way, they want to pass on their inheritance to their descendants without having to pay high inheritance taxes. In the United States, the estate tax is as high as 18% to 55%, and the inheritance tax over $3 million will reach 55%.
But if the estate is used for charitable donations, there is no need to pay taxes. Only 5% of the donation is used each year, and the remaining 95% can be used for other purposes. The income generated by the donation is also not taxable, the controller can appoint it on his own, and there is no need to disclose his profit and loss.
Therefore, the naked donations of the American rich are not out of real charity, but to save taxes and ensure the safety of their property.
The history of the change of the image of American flight attendants: from young and beautiful to age limit, the image of American flight attendants has always been a representative of fashion, beauty, youth and vitality, however, over time, the requirements of American Airlines flight attendants are also changing.
Initially, American Airlines flight attendants must be 20 years old, single, and have good eyesight. But with the outbreak of the feminist movement, this demand gradually changed to no gender, no age limit, and no race limit.
By 2007, only 20 percent of American airlines had flight attendants under the age of 35, and now that percentage is even lower. Even so, the oldest flight attendant, Betty Nash, is 86 years old, but she is still in the position of flight attendant.
This shows that the image of American flight attendants has changed from young and beautiful to no age limit, which is a manifestation of social progress.
In the World University Rankings 2022, American universities have once again proven their global leadership. In this ranking, five US universities are in the top 10 in the world, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1st in the world), Stanford University (3rd in the world), Harvard University (5th in the world), California Institute of Technology (6th in the world) and the University of Chicago (10th in the world).
And the United States occupies 28 seats in the top 100 universities, once again proving its strong strength in the global higher education sector. In this ranking, 40% are academically (teaching and research quality), 10% are professional, 20% are faculty and students, 20% are academic citations (the number of academic citations written in the past five years), and international faculty and international students are 5% each.
While the land policy in the United States looks good, individuals can own land and houses and give them away freely, in reality, only one-third of the land area belongs to the state and the rest to individuals, which makes the value of land in the United States very high, and for many people, owning a piece of land is a huge burden.
In the United States, property tax is a fee that every homeowner must pay each year, and the amount is usually between 1% and 3% of the value of the property. Moreover, the property tax will change with the change of the house**.
For example, if your house is worth $1 million this year, then you need to pay $30,000 in property taxes to **. However, if your house appreciates to $2 million next year, then the property tax you need to pay to ** will increase to $60,000.
1.With most countries in the world adopting the metric system, the United States is one of only three countries that insist on the imperial system. This system has its roots in the Anglo-French War of 1790, when the United States adopted the British system as a token of support for Britain.
Although there was an attempt to promote the metric system during the Reagan years, it failed to materialize due to opposition from 60% of the population. 2.The units of length, weight, and volume in the United States are feet, pounds, and gallons, respectively, while the units of temperature are Fahrenheit.
China also used the decimal hexadecimal system in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, which is reflected in the afterword "half a catty and eight taels". 3.Since its founding in 1776, the United States has not been at war for only 20 of the 247 years.
In these wars, the United States played a leading role in World War I and World War II, and won the Korean War, the Gulf War, and the Kosovo War.
Recently, the United States bypassed the UN Security Council and launched the Iraq War, overthrowing Saddam's regime.
In the U.S., ** is the de facto leader, while the deputy ** is mainly a backup candidate for **, usually with no real power. Senate The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of State, the Assistant for Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Chief Officer and President of the Supreme Court are in charge of different institutions and positions, each with corresponding powers and responsibilities.
The dollar is in the hands of the chairman of the Federal Savings Board, and the attorney general (the secretary of public security and the Supreme Attorney General) is in charge of the judiciary. Pelosi, who is the third in command, visited Taiwan on August 3.
Clause 10 of Pelosi guarantees the right of U.S. citizens to bear firearms, as long as they are at least 21 years old and have no criminal record, they can legally own guns. While state laws vary, and some states don't even require purchasers to register their personal information, U.S. law says body armor cannot**.
The right of U.S. citizens to bear arms empowers people with guns, but it also poses challenges to the use of firearms by police in law enforcement. In some cases, police may choose to use a firearm after they are unable to confirm the offender's hand movements, or after multiple warnings have been ineffective.
Regrettably, this behaviour is also affected to some extent by the colour of the offender's skin. Statistics show that blacks are much more likely to be ** than whites. In addition, there are tragic cases of black people who commit suicide with a gun, and the police officers mistake them for suspects with guns and shoot them.
These events have triggered a deep rethinking of impartial law enforcement and social justice.
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