Table of Contents

American History

Spring Semester

Introduction

Fall Semester

• Colonialism, 1607-1763

• Independence, 1763-1789

• The Federalist Era, 1789-1801

• Expansion, Sectionalism, and Reform, 1801-1820

• Expansion, Sectionalism, and Reform, 1820-1841

• Expansion, Sectionalism, and Reform, 1841-1850

• The End of Compromise, 1850-1865

• Reconstruction, 1865-1877

• The Gilded Age, 1877-1901

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• The Progressive Era, 1901-1921

• The "Roaring 20s", 1921-1933

• Big Government and World War, 1933-1953

• The Conservative 50s, 1953-1961

• The Liberal 60s, 1961-1969

• Crisis of Confidence, 1969-1981

• The Reagan Revolution, 1981-1989

• A New World Order, 1989-present

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Resources

• Books & Periodicals

• Calendar of Events

• Internet Resources

• Movies

• Media

• Music & Dance

• Political Cartoons

• Quotes

• Study Aids

“ . . ., after the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny, they hope to see established a peace which will afford to all nations the means of dwelling in safety within their own boundaries, and which will afford assurance that all men in all the lands may live out their lives in freedom from fear and want.”

 Atlantic Charter

14^th August 1941

Air Combat Crew #5793 posing before

the "Lonesome Polecat" in June 1944.

World War II was a watershed event dividing the twentieth-century;  it was the culmination of a number of events, as well as the establishment of a new world order for the late-twentieth century.  If we are to understand our times – where we have come from, how we got here, and where we are going – we must study World War II.  The spring semester of American History is devoted primarily to examining the last century.

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