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Foreword
AnOutlineofBritishandAmericanHistoryisanattempttoprovideaconciseoverviewofthemajor
currentsinthedevelopmentofthetwoEnglishspeakingnations.Thisstudyfocusesonsocial,eco-
nomicandintellectualprocessesthatthroughmanycenturiesshapedlifeinGreatBritainandthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica.TheoverviewstartswithprehistorictimesandtracesthegrowthofEng-
land,hertransitionintoGreatBritainandlatertheEmpire(Modules1–3).Subsequentlyitdescribes
thebirthandcreationoftheAmericannationanditstriumphantprogresstowardsbecomingthe
world’sleadingSuperpower(Modules4–5).Thelast6thModulecontinuesthehistoryofthetwo
nationsthroughthe20thcentury,highlightingthemostimportanteventsthathavedefinedcontem-
poraryrealityinbothcountries.Duetoitslimitedscopethisoutlineisbynomeanscomprehensive–
whatithopestoachieveistopresentandinterpretthemostbasicfactsofBritishandAmericanhistory
andtherebyestablishasolidfoundationforthereader’sfurtherstudiesintothesubjects.
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