The Monument to the American Empire

Mount Rushmore isn't just a sculpture of four presidents, it's a monument to the creation of the American Empire. Let's talk about its formation and the reason why these four men were chosen.

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Photo Credits -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needles_(Black_Hills)#/media/File:Black_Hills_-Needles-31.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore#/media/File:Dean_Franklin_-_06.04.03_Mount_Rushmore_Monument_(by-sa)-3_new.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore#/media/File:Gutzon_Borglum%27s_model_of_Mt._Rushmore_memorial.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore#/media/File:Mountrushmore.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington#/media/File:Gilbert_Stuart_Williamstown_Portrait_of_George_Washington.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar#/media/File:Onedolar2009series.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar#/media/File:2014_ATB_Quarter_Obv.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren#/media/File:Martin_Van_Buren_by_Mathew_Brady_c1855-58.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain#/media/File:John_McCain_official_portrait_2009.jpg
http://southparkstudios.mtvnimages.com/images/shows/south-park/clip-thumbnails/season-12/1204/south-park-s12e04c03-im-stephen-abootman-16x9.jpg?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz#/media/File:Ted_Cruz,_official_portrait,_113th_Congress.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama#/media/File:President_Barack_Obama.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#/media/File:Official_Presidential_portrait_of_Thomas_Jefferson_(by_Rembrandt_Peale,_1800).jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar#/media/File:US_$2_obverse.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar#/media/File:US_Nickel_2013_Obv.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase#/media/File:Louisiana_Purchase.png
http://www.operationworld.org/files/ow/maps/lginset/hait-LMAP-md.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel#/media/File:UN_Palestine_Partition_Versions_1947.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln#/media/File:Abraham_Lincoln_O-77_matte_collodion_print.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar#/media/File:US_$5_Series_2006_obverse.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar#/media/File:US_One_Cent_Obv.png
https://thechirurgeonsapprentice.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/0016.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt#/media/File:President_Roosevelt_-_Pach_Bros.tif
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_bear#/media/File:Teddy_bear_early_1900s_-_Smithsonian_Museum_of_Natural_History.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_Zone#/media/File:Isthmus_of_Panama_24188-050-1AC7A5DB.jpg

Film Credits -
Turteltaub, J. (Director). (2007). National Treasure: Book of Secrets [Motion picture]. Disney.
Construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial - HSFAFilmClips - https://youtu.be/qx4wu8gzTaM
George Washington Not the First President? | America: Facts vs. Fiction - American Heroes Channel - https://youtu.be/SdiswIT4xn8
Panama Canal Miraflores locks time-lapse, 1 week compressed into 11 minutes - Stephan van der Palen - https://youtu.be/FfOGWDwkN68
Civilization 6 - Teddy Roosevelt of America (USA) - Voice & Scenes of Meeting and Going to War - Civilization 6 Leaders - https://youtu.be/X52ZHL4f_Q8

Music Credits -
"The X-Files" by Mark Snow for the television show by the same name.
"Furious Freak" and "Daily Beetle (Edited)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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