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  • US History The History of the United States of America
    US History
    The History of the United States of America

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  1. Preface 75% developed  as of Jan 16, 2005
  2. Introduction 75% developed  as of Jan 16, 2005

Colonial America (1690–1754)

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  1. Pre-Columbian Societies (Before 1492) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  2. European History (Before 1492) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  3. Transatlantic Encounters and Colonial Beginnings (1492–1620) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  4. Colonial North America (1620–1754) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  5. Colonial Religion (1690–1754) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020

The Early Republic (1754–1837)

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  1. Road to Revolution (1754–1775) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  2. American Revolution (1775–1787) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  3. The Federal Period (1787–1800) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  4. Jeffersonian Democracy (1800–1812) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  5. War, Nationalism, and Division (1812–1837) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  6. Religious Movements (1754–1837) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020

The Crisis of the Republic (1837–1877)

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  1. Manifest Destiny and the Slavery Question (1837–1861) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  2. A Nation Divided: The American Civil War (1861–1865) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
  3. Reconstruction (1865–1877) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020

Wealth, Innovation, and World Power (1877–1913)

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The Age of Invention and the Gilded Age (1877–1900) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
Presidency of Grover Cleveland
Racism of the era, Industrialization, Agriculture, Urbanization, American Imperialism,
The Progressive Era (1900–1914) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, Presidency of William Howard Taft, Early Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
Progressivism, Sufferage for Women, Labor Reform,
Advancements 75% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
The Wright Brothers and the advent of practical powered flight, Rocketry, Transit improvements, Birth of Hollywood
The Nadir of American Race Relations 25% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
Racism, Race Riots

Into the American Century (1913–1945)

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The War to End All Wars (1914–1920) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
World War I–"The Great War", The Spanish Flu
The Roaring Twenties (1920–1929) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
Roaring Twenties, Prohibition
The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929–1939) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
The Great Depression, The New Deal, Works Progress Administration
Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) 75% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
American Involvement in the Spanish Civil War
The World At War (1939–1945) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
World War II, The War in Europe, The War in the Pacific, The Manhattan Project

America in the Cold War (1945–1989)

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The Cold War (1945–1953) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
Presidency of Harry Truman, Start of the Cold War
The Fifties (1953–1961) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Civil Rights Movement, Rock and Roll
The Sixties (1961–1969) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
Presidency of John F. Kennedy, Cuban Missile Crisis, Presidency of Lyndon Bird Johnson, The Great Society, Space Race, Martin Luther King Jr.
National and International Crises (1969–1981) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
The Presidency of Richard Nixon, Vietnam War and entanglements in Indochina, Kent State, Impeachment of Richard Nixon
The Reagan Revolution (1981–1989) 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
The Presidency of Gerald Ford, The Presidency of Jimmy Carter, The Presidency of Ronald Reagan
Pardoning of Nixon, Inflation, Energy Crisis, Camp David Accords, Iran Hostage Crisis, Iran-Iraq War, The Reagan Revolution, SDI–"Star Wars", Iran Contra

Hope, Adversity and Challenges for the New Century (1989–2016)

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Bush and Clinton presidencies 75% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
Presidency of George Bush, Rodney King, Collapse of the Soviet Union, Presidency of Bill Clinton, 1st Gulf War (1989 –2000), Monica Lewinsky Scandal
George W. Bush 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
Presidency of George W. Bush, September 11th, 2001, 2nd Gulf War, Terrorism, Start of the Great Recession
Election 2008 100% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
Obama Vs. John McCain, Primaries
Obama 75% developed  as of Dec 26, 2020
Presidency of Barack Obama, Addressing the Great Recession, Affordable Care Act, LGBTQ rights, Tea Party Movement

Recent History (2016–Present)

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Election 2016 50% developed  as of Dec 26 2020
Donald Trump Vs. Hillary Clinton, Primary Candidates, Third Party Candidates
Trump 50% developed  as of Dec 26 2020
Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Establishment of the US Space Force, Start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Events of January 6th, 2021
Biden 0% developed  as of Jan 20 2021
Continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Ukraine, Middle East
Election 2024 100% developed  as of May 2 2025
Donald Trump Vs. Kamala Harris, Primary Candidates, Controversies and Turning Points
Hope & Crisis: America Today and In the Future 0% developed  as of June 25, 2017

Appendices

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  1. Appendix A: Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States 50% developed  as of March 21, 2008
  2. Appendix B: Supreme Court Decisions 100% developed  as of March 21, 2008
  3. Appendix C: Chief Justices 50% developed  as of March 22, 2008
  4. Appendix D: Famous Third Parties 75% developed  as of March 21, 2008
  5. Growing Crisis with Iran (2002-) 100% developed  as of April 6, 2006
  6. Authors 100% developed  as of Jan 16, 2005

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General US History

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Specific US History

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State History

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Misc American History

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Wikipedia has related information at History of the United States

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