Костина Екатерина Алексеевна

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

I
GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1. Geographical Position and Relief.
2. The Largest Rivers, Lakes and Bays.
3. Climate.
4. Agriculture.
5. Mineral Resources.
6. Industries.

II
THE NEW WORLD
1. The Discovery of the New World.
2. The First Lasting English Settlement (Jamestown).
3. The Pilgrims.
4. The Roots of the Revolution.
5. The 1st and the 2nd Continental Congresses. The War for Independence.

Additional points:
1) Native Americans.
2) The Boston "Tea Party".
3) The American Revolution (1763–1783).
4) The Declaration of Independence.

III
A NEW NATION
1. The Constitution and the System of State Governing.
2. The Removal of the Indians from their Lands.
3. The Civil War: the Reasons, the Results, the Consequences.
4. The Period of Reconstruction.

IV
THE YEARS OF GROWTH
1. The Position of the Amerindians.
2. Industry.
3. American Colonial Expansion.
Additional points:
1) The US Constitution.
2) The “Gold Rush” of the 1840s.

V
AMERICA IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR (up to the 1940s)
1. The Participation of the USA in the 1st World War.
2. The Years of Great Depression (1929).
3. Roosevelt's Plan of Dealing with the Depression.

VI
AMERICA IN AND AFTER THE 1940s
1. The Participation of the USA in the 2nd World War.
2. The USA after the 2nd World War.
3. The Struggle of the Black Population for Equal Rights.
Additional points:
1) Elections in the USA.
2) Political Parties in the USA.
3) Black Men in America.

VII
COLD WAR
1. The War in Korea (1950–1953).
2. A Balance of Terror.
3. Cuba.
4. The Vietnam Years (1969–1973).
5. America's Back Yard.
6. An End to Cold War.
Additional points:
1) George Washington – America's First President.
2) Thomas Jefferson – the Author of the "Declaration of Independence".
3) Religion in the USA.

VIII
PRESENT DAY AMERICA
1. American Values.
2. Everyday Life.
3. Any Information about the Present Day America.

IX
Famous American personalities.

X
American cities and states.

XI
AST-testing.

XII
Final seminar.