United States of America (pre-Gilead, fictional setting)

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fictional country fictional setting modern democratic society

The United States of America (pre-Gilead) is the modern democratic society that existed before the theocratic regime of Gilead in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States of America (pre-Gilead)	0
United States (fictional setting)	5
United States (Gilead)	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional country ⓘ fictional setting ⓘ modern democratic society ⓘ
appearsIn	The Handmaid's Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ The Handmaid's Tale (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Handmaid's Tale (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy	Margaret Atwood NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	Republic of Gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBranchOfGovernment	executive branch (pre-Gilead) ⓘ judicial branch (pre-Gilead) NERFINISHED ⓘ legislative branch (pre-Gilead) ⓘ
hasCapital	Washington, D.C. (pre-Gilead) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCommunicationTechnology	computer networks ⓘ telephones ⓘ television ⓘ
hasCurrency	United States dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEconomicSector	industrial sector ⓘ service sector ⓘ
hasEconomicSystem	capitalism ⓘ
hasEducationSystem	public schools ⓘ universities ⓘ
hasFormOfGovernment	constitutional republic ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ
hasLegalDocument	United States Constitution (pre-Gilead) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPoliticalSystem	multi-party system ⓘ
hasRight	access to abortion (pre-Gilead) ⓘ access to contraception (pre-Gilead) ⓘ freedom of religion (pre-Gilead) ⓘ freedom of speech (pre-Gilead) ⓘ freedom of the press (pre-Gilead) ⓘ women's right to control bank accounts (pre-Gilead) ⓘ women's right to own property (pre-Gilead) ⓘ women's right to work (pre-Gilead) ⓘ
hasSecurityOrganization	military (pre-Gilead) ⓘ police (pre-Gilead) ⓘ
hasSocialIssue	declining birth rates ⓘ environmental degradation ⓘ political extremism ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ terrorism ⓘ toxic pollution ⓘ
hasTechnologyLevel	late 20th century technology ⓘ
hasThemeInWork	erosion of women's rights ⓘ loss of civil liberties ⓘ
locatedInFictionalUniverse	The Handmaid's Tale universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnPlanet	Earth (The Handmaid's Tale universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfWork	The Handmaid's Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ The Handmaid's Tale (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Handmaid's Tale (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes	Republic of Gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ
undergoesEvent	coup leading to Gilead ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Offred → formerCitizenship → United States of America (pre-Gilead, fictional setting) ⓘ

New England (fictional island town) → country → United States of America (pre-Gilead, fictional setting) ⓘ