1.	Domorodí Američané, objevení Ameriky

2.	První kolonie

3.	Den díkůvzdání

4.	Kolonisté, Puritáni

5.	Válka za nezávislost, Deklarace nezávislosti

6.	Občanská válka - Sever proti Jihu

7.

Průmysl

8.	Světová válka

9.	Poválečné období - NATO

10.	20.st.- imigrace

11.	21.st.- terorismus

"After the War of Independence the North and the South in the US started to grow in different ways. The North was developing into a centre of manufacturing and trade. The interests of the South, however, centered in cotton – planting.

The original Declaration of Independence had included a note saying that slavery was inhumane, but it was removed by delegates from the South. Many northern states abolished slavery but the states in the south insisted that they needed slaves to grow cotton, rice, tobacco and sugar.
After 6O years of disputes and arguments the American Civil War began in 1860 - the year that Abraham Lincoln was elected President. The southern army was defeated in April 1865.
President Lincoln had issued the Proclamation of Emancipation in 1863. It gave freedom to all slaves. Lincoln himself was assassinated in Washington in April, 1865.
The Civil War was historically a great step forward. The victory over the slave system was a historical necessity.

Industrial growth started after the Civil War. The late 19th century also saw a rapid growth in urbanization. Cities grew quickly - especially in the north. The United States became the world‘s leading industrial power.

The initial American response to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 was neutrality, but the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in December 1941 brought the United States into the war. First they fought against Japan and then against its allies, Germany and Italy.
American, British, and Soviet war planners agreed to concentrate on defeating Germany first. The Germans finally surrendered on May in 1945.
The war against Japan came to a swift end in August of 1945, when President Harry Truman ordered the use of atomic bombs against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.)

In April, 1949 the United States, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom agreed to create the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) They agreed to form an alliance in which member countries would help each other in the event of an attack from an enemy (Communist) nation The state of hostility and tension between the western and Communist countries is known as the Cold War.

In the 20th century immigration reached its peak. In the second half of the century, the largest number of immigrants has come from Latin America, especially Mexico and Asia, mainly from the Philippines, Vietnam, Korea and China. World War II brought many Jewish refugees. America has become the „melting pot" of the nations.

Terrorism bacame the bug of 21 century. Throughout history it has appeared in many various ways: hijacked planes, ships, trains. But never was terrorism committed in such a terrible way as on Tuesday, September 11,2001 in New York City-a series of terrorist attacks destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center and severely damaged the Pentagon.

Presidents: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton"

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