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1491-1607: The settlement of the Americas

1607-1754: Economic, social, and religious characteristics of the 13 British Colonies

1754-1800: The establishment of the United States as a new nation

1800-1848: Westward movement and the resulting regional conflicts that took place in America in the nineteenth century

1844-1877: The causes and the course of the Civil War and Reconstruction in America

1865-1898: Major social, political, and economic developments that took place in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century

1890-1945 PART ONE (1890-1919): Foreign developments that contributed to the United States’ emergence as a world power in the twentieth century and domestic developments that shaped the economic and social future of the nation.

1890-1945 PART TWO (1919-1945): The economic boom-and-bust in America in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as the impact or WWII on American foreign and domestic policies.

1945-1980: The social, economic, and political events that impacted the United States during the Cold War era and domestic changes which impacted the economic and social well-being of many Americans.

1980-Present: Developments in foreign policy and economics during the 1980s and events that have taken place in the United States since the fall of the Soviet Union and its satellite states in 1992.