In every war of the United States since the Civil War the South was more belligerent than the rest of the country.

Thus, to cite but one example, the Pax Britannica of the nineteenth century, whether with the British navy ruling the seas or with the City of London ruling world finance, was strictly national in motivation, however much other nations ( e.g., the United States ) may have incidentally benefited.

National responsibility for individual welfare is a concept not limited to the United States or even to the Western nations.

( Since the time-span of the nation-state coincides roughly with the separate existence of the United States as an independent entity, it is perhaps natural for Americans to think of the nation as representative of the highest form of order, something permanent and unchanging.

In recent weeks, as a result of a sweeping defense policy reappraisal by the Kennedy Administration, basic United States strategy has been modified -- and large new sums allocated -- to meet the accidental-war danger and to reduce it as quickly as possible.

Its radar screens would register Soviet missiles shortly after they are launched against the United States.

In 1938, at the insistence of Arturo Toscanini, Steinberg left Germany for the United States, by way of Switzerland.

After he had spent the first three years in New York as associate conductor, at Toscanini's invitation, of the NBC Orchestra, he made numerous guest appearances throughout the United States and Latin America.

`` Then I return to the United States for engagements at the Hollywood Bowl and in Philadelphia '', he added.

The difference came down to this: The Southern States insisted that the United States was, in last analysis, what its name implied -- a Union of States.

`` we the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America ''.

The 140,414 Americans who gave `` the last full measure of devotion '' to prevent disunion, preserved individual freedom in the United States from the dangers of anarchy, inherent in confederations, which throughout history have proved fatal in the end to all associations composed primarily of sovereign states, and to the liberties of their people.

There one finds concentrated in a comparatively small area the chief universities, colleges, and preparatory schools of the United States.

The rise of the giant corporations in Western Europe and the United States dates from the period 1880-1900.

He says: `` beside the Protestant philosophy of Progress, as expressed in radical or conservative millenarianism, should be placed the doctrine of the democratic faith which affirmed it to be the duty of the destiny of the United States to assist in the creation of a better world by keeping lighted the beacon of democracy ''.

During the next five years liberal leaders in the United States sank in the cumulative confusion attendant upon and manifested in a negative policy of Containment -- and the bitterest irony -- enforced and enforceable only by threat of a weapon that we felt the greatest distaste for but could not abandon: the atom bomb.

And here again we hear the same refrain mentioned above: `` the paramount goal of the United States set long ago was to guard the rights of the individual, ensure his development, enlarge his opportunity ''.

`` I arrived in the United States with the idea of establishing myself there more or less permanently and finding inspiration for new compositions ''.

This is the good kind of sophistication, and with all our problems and crises this kind of sophistication has flowered in the United States during recent years.

but Wright stayed in the United States.

Historically, Jamaica has had close ties with the UK, but trade, financial, and cultural relations with the United States are now predominant.

Malaysia's predominant political party, the United Malays National Organization ( UMNO ), has held power in coalition known as the Barisan Nasional ( formerly the Alliance ) with other parties since Malaya's independence in 1957.

Broadly speaking Government Phonology ( or its descendant, Strict-CV Phonology ) has a greater following in the United Kingdom, whereas Optimality Theory is predominant in North America.

The predominant French Canadian nationalism and identity of previous generations was based on the protection of the French language, the Roman Catholic Church, and Church-run institutions across Canada and in parts of the United States.

A predominant additional colorant in the southwestern United States is iron oxide, which imparts reddish tints ranging from pink to dark red ( terracotta ), with additional manganese imparting a purplish hue.

* The Football Association is formed in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, paving the way for Association football to become the world's predominant spectator sport

Although the United Kingdom and the United States share English as the predominant oral language, British Sign Language is quite distinct from American Sign Language ( ASL ).

In a reflection of the United Kingdom House of Commons, the predominant colour of the furnishings in the House of Representatives is green.

The most predominant denominations among residents in Harrison County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists ( 44. 11 %), United Methodists ( 10. 77 %), and Disciples of Christ ( 10. 76 %).

The most predominant denominations among residents in Grundy County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists ( 49. 86 %), United Methodists ( 13. 51 %), and Disciples of Christ ( 6. 95 %).

The council – manager government form is one of two predominant forms of municipal government in the United States ; the other common form of local government is the mayor-council government form, which characteristically occurs in large cities.

Although U. S. capital investments within the Philippines and Puerto Rico were relatively small ( figures that would seemingly detract from the broader economic implications on first glance ), " imperialism " for the United States, formalized in 1904 by the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, would also spur its displacement of Britain as the predominant investor in Latin America — a process largely completed by the end of the Great War.

This feature is particularly predominant in Kvinesdal and Farsund, which maintains strong cultural links with the United States.

One of the predominant features of the building is the pyramid roof which contains a flashing aircraft warning light, a rare feature for buildings in the United Kingdom.

The United States has no statutory official language ; English has been used on a de facto basis, owing to its status as the country's predominant language.

In the United States the Spiritualist churches are primarily affiliated either with the National Spiritualist Association of Churches or the loosely allied group of denominations known as the spiritual church movement ; in the U. K. the predominant organization is the Spiritualists ' National Union, founded in 1890.

Map based on the United States Census | 2000 Census showing predominant nationality group by county.

It is important to note that many of these differences are due to Iberian Spanish having a stronger French influence than Latin America, where, for geopolitical reasons, the United States influence has been predominant throughout the twentieth century.

Austria-Hungary and the United Kingdom blocked the arrangement because it awarded Russia a predominant position in the Balkans and thereby upset the European balance of power.

By the twentieth century in the United States factoring was still the predominant form of financing working capital for the then high growth rate textile industry.

The Corn Belt is a U. S. region of the Midwestern United States where corn has, since the 1850s, been the predominant crop, replacing the native tall grasses.

But it was Prohibition and the relative ease of illegal gin manufacture that led to the martini's rise as the predominant cocktail of the mid 20th century in the United States.

Austria-Hungary and the United Kingdom blocked the arrangement because it awarded Russia a predominant position in the Balkans and thereby upset the European balance of power.

In Canada King Street and Queen Street are often used instead of Main Street, which is more predominant in the United States.