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History of USA

Twenty-one headings from pre-Columbian America to the war on terror, taking in the constitution, the Civil War, the New Deal and the machinery of US government.

SPSC

Group IV

Subject code 25

100

Marks

14

Readings

2

Min read

I. Introduction

  • From ancient times to 1492
  • Advent of the Europeans to British supremacy (1492–1606)

II. USA as a British Colony (1606–1783)

III. USA as an Independent Country (1783–1819)

IV. Expansion of USA: From 13 to 50 States (1820–1949)

V. Constitution of the USA: Salient Features

VI. Civil War between the North and the East (1850–1869)

VII. Industrialization and its Emergence as One of the World Powers (1870–1916)

VIII. USA's Role in the Two World Wars

  1. 1914–1918
  2. 1939–1945

IX. Post-1945 World Scenario

And the emergence of USA and USSR as the two world powers.

X. American Role in Patronizing UNO and International Organizations (1945–2012)

XI. American Role in Cold War

And its emergence as the sole super power (1945–1990).

XII. International Concerns of USA: An Overview

XIII. The War on Terror and the Role of Pakistan and USA (2001–2012)

XIV. Global Perceptions of the USA

XV. Progressive Era

Reforms of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.

XVI. The Great Depression and the New Deal

XVII. Civil Rights Movement

XVIII. United States Role in International Conflicts

XIX. US Presidential Election

XX. US Congress: Role & Functions

XXI. Separation of Powers: Checks & Balances

Recommended reading

14 titles
TitleAuthor
The Ideological Origins of the American RevolutionBailyn, Bernard, 1992
A Pocket History of the United StatesCommager, H. and Nevins, Allan, 1967
Painless American HistoryCurt Lader, 2009
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American HistoryWoods, Thomas Jr., 2004
The Civil War: A NarrativeFoote, Shelby, 1986
The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made ItHofstadter, Richard, 1948
US South Asian Relations 1784–1940: A History PerspectiveIftikhar H. Malik, ed., 2006
The Tragedy of Great Power PoliticsMearsheimer, John, 2001
Enlightenment Revolution and the Birth of Modern NationNelson, Craig, Thomas Paine, 2006
The USA 1917–1980Smith, Nigel, 2006
American Colonies: The Selling of North AmericaTaylor, Alan, 2002
White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro 1550–1812Winthrop D. Jordan
The Complete Book of U.S. PresidentsWilliam A. De Gregorio, 2005
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to PresentZinn, Howard, 1980

A note on the scan. The pages of the source document are out of sequence at this point: the reading list for this paper (document page 90) was filmed after the International Law pages that follow it. It belongs here.

Others in Group IV

European HistoryHistory of Pakistan & IndiaIslamic History & Culture

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