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Lesson 28: What is the Relationship of the United States to Other Nations in the World?

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Lesson Purpose

In this lesson, you will learn some ways in which countries interact with one another. You will also learn how the ideas about government in the Declaration of Independence and in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights have influenced other countries.

Lesson Objectives

When you finish this lesson, you should be able to explain how countries in the world interact with one another, and explain how American ideas about freedom and government have influenced people in other countries.

Lesson Terms

humanitarian
To have compassion and show concern for the pain and suffering of others.
international law
nation-state
United Nations
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