United States: Related Articles

There are a great number of articles on Americans of major importance, on the principal government agencies and departments, and on numerous topics of American history, e.g., Whiskey Rebellion, Ohio Company, Independent Treasury System, and Santa Fe Trail. There are also articles on more than 2,000 cities, towns, and villages in the United States. The state articles supply bibliographies for state history. Aspects of American culture are discussed under American architecture, American art, American literature, and jazz. Many general articles (e.g., slavery; diplomatic service) have useful material and bibliographies relating to the United States.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Related Articles
• The George W. Bush Presidency, 9/11, and Iraq
• Bush, Clinton, and Bush
• The Reagan Years
• Internationalism and the End of the Cold WarFord and Carter
• The Nixon Years
• The Great Society, the Vietnam War, and Watergate and the Vietnam War
• The United States in a Divided World
• World War II
• From Prosperity to Depression
• World War I
• Expansionists and Progressives
• The Late Nineteenth Century
• Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction
• Jackson to the Mexican War
• Madison, Monroe, and Adams
• Washington, Adams, and Jefferson
• The States in Union
• Colonial America
• European Exploration and Settlement
• Government
• Economy
• Religion and Education
• People
• Climate
• Major Rivers and Lakes
• The Pacific Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii
• The Western Mountains and Great Basin
• The Plains and Highlands of the Interior
• The East and the Gulf Coast
• Physical Geography
• Political Geography
• Geographical Studies

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