This course includes the following topics: - The establishment of the American States, and the Federal Union (1789- 1801) - The expansion of the American borders (1801-1815) - The industrial revolution and social reform - Expansion towards the Pacific Ocean (1820-1850) - Conflict between the North and the South (1850-1861) - The Civil War (1861-1865) - Rebuilding the Federation, the flourishing American West: Industrial Cities, Immigrants and the Organization of Workers , (1865-1900) - The American- Spanish War and relations between Latin America and Asia (1900-1916) - World War I and the role of the U.S.A - The inquietude and chaos period (1919-1928) - The New Policy (1932-1939) - The unreliable peace (1920-1941) - The U.S.A. role in World War II (1941-1945) - The effects of World War II on the U.S.A.