What role has the united states taken on in global human rights?

The United States has played a special role in the development and support of human rights ideas and practices. The Declaration of Independence, by which the American colonies severed their allegiance to the British Crown in 1776, proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” No less important, the declaration asserted the right of a people to dissolve political bonds that had come to be oppressive.

20: 5

explanation:

about 20% of the world's population lives in   southwest asia, but on less than 5% of the world's   land area.