1. Quick Overview of the US History

2. RECAP
How does the US compare to other countries regarding movement of the social ladder, especially compared to Canada?
Are there immigrants from certain countries that “perform” better than other groups of immigrants?

3. RECAP
How has the American Dream historically relied on the oppression of different groups? (ie. Slavery, unpaid house labor)
Should the immigrants return to their countries to ensure that their family has a good life?

4. RECAP
Should the 21st century society accept the Constitution as a living, flexible document (as mostly seen by liberals) or a rigid one (as seen by conservatives)?

5. Establishment of 13 colonies
War of Independence
US Constitution
American Civil War
Industrialization and Trusts
WWI and the Great Depression
World War Two
McCarthyism and 20th ct. conflicts
Civil Rights Movement

6. Establishment of 13 colonies
Who established the 13 colonies?
What were their names?
What happened to the first nations and what has been their influence?

7. War of Independence
What were the underlying causes of the American Revolution?
Which immediate events led to Revolution?
Who were the leaders of the War of Independence?

8. US Constitution
How is the US Constitution structured ?
Explain the concept of checks and balances
Choose the 3 most significant amendments and explain their significance

9. US Civil War
How did the US expand between Independence and 1860?
What were the causes of the US Civil War?
What were the outcomes of the US Civil War?
What was the post-war situation in terms of human rights?

10. Industrialization and Trusts
What were trusts and why were they a problem?
How was immigration in the 2nd half of 19th century tied to trusts?
What did the US government do to deal with trusts?
Who were the biggest trust-busters?

11. WWI and The Great Depression
What was the reason for US’ involvement in WWI?
What were its the effects?
What were the causes of the Great Depression?
What economic innovations did the Great Depression bring to the US?

12. World War 2
What was the reason for US’ involvement in WW2?
What were its the effects?
What was the situation of Japanese inhabitants of the US?
To what extent was it necessary to use atomic weapons on Japan?

13. McCarthyism and 20th ct. conflicts
Who was Senator McCarthy and what did he do?
What are “proxy wars”? Give at least 3 examples between US and Russia throughout the post-war 20th century
What were the global effects of proxy wars?

14. Civil Rights Movement
What were the 3 most important events in the 1950s to end racial discrimination in the US?
How did the status quo change in 1960’s
Compare Martin Luther King and Malcolm X

16. New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

17. 7. Influence of Native Americans
What/Who did the first settlers encounter?
Influence of Native Americans
Relationship Settlers vs. Indians – how was it in South America?

18. British Legislation
Navigation and Molasses Acts – prohibition of trade with Britain’s rivals (until 1763)
Proclamation of 1763
Sugar Act, Currency Act, Quartering Acts, Stamp Act
Townshend Act and the Tea Act ( )
Quebec Act and the Intolerable Acts ( )

19. American Revolution 1775 – 1783 Events in Concord and Lexington
Declaration of Independence

21. US Expansion

22. Events leading to the US Civil War
Missouri Compromise (1820) – slavery parallel
Tariff of abominations (1828)
Nullification crisis (1832)
Underground slave railroad
Compromise of 1850 – Fugitive slave act, D. Scott
Uncle Tom 
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Bleeding Kansas (1861)

23. Outcome of the US Civil War

24. Reconstruction 1862 – 13th (1865), 14th (1868), 15th (1870) Jim Crow
1875 – Civil Rights Act – unconstitutional
Voting rights
Separate but equal
Anti-discrimination legislation
Plessy vs. Fergusson (1896)

25. The Gilded Age

26. World War One

27. World War One Immediate causes Woodrow Wilson US presence in WWI
Herbert Hoover
FDR
Keynes

28. Pearl Harbor Reasons for the bombing (1940, 1941 deliveries)
US-Japan negotiations
Incomplete intelligence
December 7, 1941

29. Geopolitical implications
Atlantic Charter – 1941
No territorial gains by the US or the UK
Right to self-determination
Lowering trade barriers
Global economic cooperation
Disarmament of the aggressors

30. Geopolitical implications
Teheran Conference – 1943
preliminary agreement to the UN
Yalta Conference – February 1945
dealing with Germany
Potsdam Conference – July-August 1945
war reparations

32. Civil Right Leaders
Martin Luther King (1968)
Malcolm X (1965)

33. Thank you for your attention 