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The document outlines the syllabus for a course on the history of the United States. It covers 23 topics, from ancient times through the modern era, including European colonization, the American Revolution, westward expansion, the Civil War, industrialization, World Wars I and II, the Cold War, and recent administrations and policies. Key events, issues, and themes addressed include the impact of British rule, the American Revolution, formation of the Constitution, slavery and the Civil Rights movement, US emergence as a world power, and its global role and alliances.

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Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for a course on the history of the United States. It covers 23 topics, from ancient times through the modern era, including European colonization, the American Revolution, westward expansion, the Civil War, industrialization, World Wars I and II, the Cold War, and recent administrations and policies. Key events, issues, and themes addressed include the impact of British rule, the American Revolution, formation of the Constitution, slavery and the Civil Rights movement, US emergence as a world power, and its global role and alliances.

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 Secondary: Yellow 5
 Tertiary: Blue 3

Syllabus “History of USA”

I. Introduction: -
1. From ancient times to 1492
a) Discuss in detail the impact of British advent in USA (2017)

2. Advent of the Europeans to British supremacy (1492-1606)


3. USA as a British Colony (1606-1783).
a)2016 - The American Revolution was the child of Enlightenment. Comment
b)2018 – Why did American colonies criticized the Stamp?WHat were the Stamp Act crisis
and its repercussions on US society
c)2018 – What is the variance between the Treaties of Paris 1763 and 1783? Elaborate on
their significant effects on the US.
d)2019 - What were the factors which led to the formation of the New England
Confederation of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven Colonies, in 1643?

4. USA as an Independent Country (1783 - 1819)


5. Expansion of USA: From 13 to 50 States (1820 - 1949)
a)2017 - Expansion of USA during 1900-1949
b)2019 - The westward expansion was a story of annexation, concessions, and purchases,
since the declaration of Independence. Discuss.

6. Constitution of the USA: Salient Features


a) 2017 - Write a critical note on the formation and structure of the USA
Constitution.

7. Civil War between the North and the East (1850 - 1869)
a)2019 - American Civil War (1860-1865) was an outcome of the “clash of economic
interests as well as of social ideals. Elaborate with arguments.

8. Industrialization and its emergence as one of the world powers (1870 -1916)
a)2016 - How urban life was affected in the USA during the first two stages of
industrialization?
b)2020 - How did the American-Spanish War in 1898 raise the United States status
as one of the leading world powers?

9. USA’s role in the Two World Wars (1914 – 1918 & 1939 - 1945)
a)2020 - After the end of WWI (1914-1918), why the US President Woodrow Wilson
failed to convince the US Congress to become part of the League of the Nations despite his
longstanding efforts for the creation of this International Organization through the prism of his
Fourteen Points?

10. Post 1945 world scenario and emergence of USA and USSR as the Two World
Powers.
a)2016 - U-2 incident
b)2018 – Trace out the reasons for US economy augmentation in the post-WW II
era.
c)2018 – Write an all-inclusive note on the beginning and end of the Cold War.
d)2020 - In the wake of WWII (1939-1945), two major powers the US and the Soviet
Union emerged constituting a bipolar system. Elaborate conceptually if the bipolar world
remained more peaceful and stable than the multi-polar world in the pre-World Wars era.

11. American Role in patronizing UNO and International Organizations 1945 –


2012
12. American Role in Cold War and its emergence as the Sole Super Power (1945
- 1990).
a)2016 - What economic problems were faced by Ronald Reagan and how his
government dealt with the economic crisis?
b)2016 - Eisenhower doctrine
c)2017 - What factors led the USA to emerge as a big power after World War II?
d)2019 - What were the economic challenges President Clinton faced in the post-Cold
War era? How did he deal with these challenges?
e)2020 - Since the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949,
why the United States desires to further expand NATO? Elaborate opportunities and challenges
for the expansion of NATO.

13. International Concerns of USA: An Overview.


a)2016 - “The Bush Doctrine is the name given to a set of foreign policy guidelines”.
Comment.
b)2017 - Discuss the Muslims’ perceptions of the USA.

14. The War on Terror: The Role of Pakistan and USA (2001 - 2012)
15. Global perceptions of the USA.
16. Progressive Era: Reforms of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson,
a)2016 - Dollar diplomacy
b)2017 – Woodrow Wilson as President of US

17. The Great Depression and the New Deal


a)2016 - Discuss in detail the causes and effects of the Great Depression on the people
and society of the United States of America.
b)2019 - Critically evaluate the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning his
accomplishments and failure.

18. Civil Rights Movement


a)2016 - What factors led Blacks to start the Civil Rights Movements? Discuss the role of
Courts and State in giving rights to the blacks.
b)2018 – Critically trace the African American Struggle for equality and how many of
them rose to the highest office.
c)2018 – Discuss the factors that have contributed to the amended status of American
women with a special allusion to modern Feminism.
d)2019 - Discuss the philosophy of ‘Non-Violence’ concerning the Civil Rights Movement
led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

19. United States’ role in International Conflicts


a)2017 - Highlight the role played by the USA in some major international conflicts.
b)2018 – “New US Afghan policy may push Pakistan towards China”. Assess the
observation in the perception of the current deteriorating US-Pakistan relations.

20. US Presidential Election


a) 2017 - Examine the merits and demerits of the US Election System to elect President.

21. The US Congress: Role and Functions


22. Separation of Powers: Check and Balances]
a)2020 - Amongst the Congress, the Judiciary, and the Executive branches of the
United States Government, which one of the government branches is much more powerful and
why? Elaborate through the prism of the US Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
systems.

23. General topics:


a) 2019 - What are the features of the recent wave of Nationalism in American
Foreign Policy under the Trump Administration?
b) 2020 - The tectonic plates of international politics seem to shift away from Europe
to the Asia-Pacific region, which the U.S. President Barak Obama had termed as a “pivot to Asia”
or “rebalancing” strategy. In the light of the changing geostrategic environment, how could you
see the rise of China vis-à-vis the U.S. geostrategic interests in the Asia-Pacific region?
c) 2020 - Even though Great Britain and the United States of America fought a
Revolutionary War in the 1770s and the War of 1812, how did the two powers come closer in the
later parts of the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries? Elaborate.

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