History of USA

Topics (21)

• 1
  Colonial America
• 2
  American Revolution
• 3
  Civil War & Reconstruction
• 4
  USA in the World Wars
• 5
  Cold War
• 6
  Contemporary USA
• 7
  USA as a British Colony (1606-1783)
• 8
  USA as an Independent Country (1783-1819)
• 9
  Expansion of USA: From 13 to 50 States (1820-1949)
• 10
  Constitution of the USA: Salient Features
• 11
  Industrialization and Emergence as World Power (1870-1916)
• 12
  Post-1945 World Scenario

  Emergence of the USA and USSR as the two world powers.

• 13
  American Role in Patronizing the UN and International Organizations (1945-2012)
• 14
  The War on Terror: Role of Pakistan and USA (2001-2012)
• 15
  Global Perceptions of the USA
• 16
  Progressive Era

  Reforms of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.

• 17
  The Great Depression and the New Deal
• 18
  Civil Rights Movement
• 19
  US Presidential Election
• 20
  The US Congress: Role and Functions
• 21
  Separation of Powers: Checks and Balances

The reading list straight from FPSC's revised History of USA syllabus. Build your core preparation around these texts — examiner-favoured references that questions are routinely drawn from.

1. 1

   The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

   Bernard Bailyn

2. 2

   A Pocket History of the United States

   H. Commager and Allan Nevins

3. 3

   Painless American History

   Curt Lader

4. 4

   The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History

   Thomas E. Woods Jr.

5. 5

   The Civil War: A Narrative

   Shelby Foote

6. 6

   The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It

   Richard Hofstadter

7. 7

   US-South Asian Relations 1784-1940: A Historical Perspective

   Iftikhar H. Malik (ed.)

8. 8

   The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

   John Mearsheimer

9. 9

   Enlightenment, Revolution and the Birth of Modern Nations

   Craig Nelson

10. 10

    The USA: 1917-1980

    Nigel Smith

11. 11

    American Colonies: The Selling of North America

    Alan Taylor

12. 12

    White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro 1550-1812

    Winthrop D. Jordan

13. 13

    The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents

    William A. DeGregorio

14. 14

    A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present

    Howard Zinn