permanent member of the United Nations Security Council

In the 19th century, the United States acquired territories from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Russia and Japan, in addition to annexing the republics of Florida, Texas, California and Hawaii. In the 1860s, disputes between the conservative, agrarian South and the progressive, industrial North over states' rights and the abolition of slavery sparked the Civil War. The northern victory prevented a permanent division of the country and led to the end of legal slavery. By the 1890s, the national economy was the largest in the world17 and the Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed its status as a military power. After World War II, it emerged as the first nuclear-armed country and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.In the 19th century, the United States acquired territories from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Russia and Japan, in addition to annexing the republics of Florida, Texas, California and Hawaii. In the 1860s, disputes between the conservative, agrarian South and the progressive, industrial North over states' rights and the abolition of slavery sparked the Civil War. The northern victory prevented a permanent division of the country and led to the end of legal slavery. By the 1890s, the national economy was the largest in the world17 and the Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed its status as a military power. After World War II, it emerged as the first nuclear-armed country and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.In the 19th century, the United States acquired territories from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Russia and Japan, in addition to annexing the republics of Florida, Texas, California and Hawaii. In the 1860s, disputes between the conservative, agrarian South and the progressive, industrial North over states' rights and the abolition of slavery sparked the Civil War. The northern victory prevented a permanent division of the country and led to the end of legal slavery. By the 1890s, the national economy was the largest in the world17 and the Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed its status as a military power. After World War II, it emerged as the first nuclear-armed country and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.In the 19th century, the United States acquired territories from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Russia and Japan, in addition to annexing the republics of Florida, Texas, California and Hawaii. In the 1860s, disputes between the conservative, agrarian South and the progressive, industrial North over states' rights and the abolition of slavery sparked the Civil War. The northern victory prevented a permanent division of the country and led to the end of legal slavery. By the 1890s, the national economy was the largest in the world17 and the Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed its status as a military power. After World War II, it emerged as the first nuclear-armed country and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.In the 19th century, the United States acquired territories from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Russia and Japan, in addition to annexing the republics of Florida, Texas, California and Hawaii. In the 1860s, disputes between the conservative, agrarian South and the progressive, industrial North over states' rights and the abolition of slavery sparked the Civil War. The northern victory prevented a permanent division of the country and led to the end of legal slavery. By the 1890s, the national economy was the largest in the world17 and the Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed its status as a military power. After World War II, it emerged as the first nuclear-armed country and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.In the 19th century, the United States acquired territories from France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Russia and Japan, in addition to annexing the republics of Florida, Texas, California and Hawaii. In the 1860s, disputes between the conservative, agrarian South and the progressive, industrial North over states' rights and the abolition of slavery sparked the Civil War. The northern victory prevented a permanent division of the country and led to the end of legal slavery. By the 1890s, the national economy was the largest in the world17 and the Spanish-American War and World War I confirmed its status as a military power. After World War II, it emerged as the first nuclear-armed country and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.