Table of Contents
Part 1: The History of the United States
A Captivating Guide to American History, Including Events Such as the American Revolution, French and Indian War, Boston Tea Party, Pearl Harbor, and the Gulf War
Introduction
Chapter 1 – The People Who Were There First
Chapter 2 – A Time of Exploration
Chapter 3 – Colonizing America
Conclusion
Part 2: The American Revolution
A Captivating Guide to the American Revolutionary War and the United States of America's Struggle for Independence from Great Britain
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Colonial America
Chapter 2 – The Seven Years’ War and Its Consequences
Chapter 3 – Taxation Without Representation
Conclusion
Part 3: The Civil War
A Captivating Guide to the American Civil War and Its Impact on the History of the United States
Introduction
Chapter 1 – An Uneasy Nation
Steps to Secession
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
Nebraska-Kansas Act
Lincoln Wins A Close Race
Chapter 2 – The Foundation Cracks
South Carolina Leads Secession
Fort Moultrie
Confederate Constitution
A Nation and a State Divided
The Presidents
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln’s Inauguration
Chapter 3 – The First Shot
Fort Sumter
The South Rises
Chapter 4 – Welcome to War
Conclusion
Part 4: History of Chicago
A Captivating Guide to the People and Events that Shaped the Windy City’s History
Introduction
Chapter 1 – The Chicago Trail of Tears
Chapter 2 – All Roads (and Railways) Lead to Chicago
Chapter 3 – Labor and the Industrial Age
Part 5: The Roaring Twenties
A Captivating Guide to a Period of Dramatic Social and Political Change, a False Sense of Prosperity, and Its Impact on the Great Depression
Introduction
Chapter 1 – World War One and the 1920s
Chapter 2 – Fear of the Other
Chapter 3 – Old Causes Finishing Business
Conclusion
Part 6: The Great Depression
A Captivating Guide to the Worldwide Economic Depression that Began in the United States, Including the Wall Street Crash, FDR's New deal, Hitler’s Rise and More
Introduction
Chapter 1: Causes of the Great Depression 1918-1929
Chapter 2: Herbert Hoover and the Early Years of the Depression
Chapter 3: The Election of 1932
Conclusion
Part 7: Pearl Harbor
A Captivating Guide to the Surprise Military Strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service that Caused the United States of America's Formal Entry into World War II
Introduction
Chapter One – The Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Pre-1941
Chapter Two – Post-World War I Pearl Harbor
Chapter Three – Post-WWI Japan
Epilogue
Part 8: The Gulf War
A Captivating Guide to the United States-Led Persian Gulf War against Iraq for Their Invasion and Annexation of Kuwait
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Iraqi-Kuwaiti Relations and the Prelude to the War
Chapter 2 – Circumstances and Causes of the Gulf Conflict
Chapter 3 – The Invasion of Kuwait and the Beginning of the War
Conclusion
References
Works Cited
Further Reading
Sources
