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Explore our national history

LEARNING PLAN

Explore our national history

This learning plan provides essential context for understanding America's political, social, and cultural landscape today. It's ideal for citizens seeking to engage more meaningfully in civic life, students building foundational historical knowledge, or anyone wanting to understand how past events shape current national debates and democratic challenges.

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12 coursesUpdated 5 days ago
Founding BrothersAlexander HamiltonAmerica's First Century: Economic Revolution & Chaos12 sources

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This plan was crafted by BeFreed’s proprietary AI to help you learn Explore our national history with ease. It is curated from in-depth research on the topic and structured around the most effective learning journeys proven by BeFreed users.

Each episode delivers bite-sized, high-impact lessons distilled from world-class sources — bestselling books, research papers, and expert insights. Together, they form a sophisticated yet accessible path to mastering Explore our national history.

What You'll Learn

  • Trace America's founding principles from revolutionary ideals through the Constitution's creation
  • Understand how the Civil War and Reconstruction fundamentally transformed the nation's approach to slavery and citizenship
  • Analyze America's emergence as a global superpower through major 20th-century conflicts and social changes
  • Evaluate contemporary challenges including political polarization and evolving democratic institutions
  • Develop critical thinking skills to connect historical patterns with current national issues

Discover the dramatic story of America's founding, from revolutionary ideals to the visionary leaders who crafted the Constitution and set the new nation on its course.

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Founding Brothers

Pulitzer Prize-winning exploration of pivotal moments and relationships among America's Founding Fathers during the nation's formative years.

9 m
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Alexander Hamilton

Captivating biography of a brilliant Founding Father who shaped America's government, economy, and legacy through his visionary ideas and tumultuous life.

9 m
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The History of US Economics | useconpodcastMax Edling, War, Money, and the American State, 1783-18679. The American Revolution: Part 3Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism
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America's First Century: Economic Revolution & Chaos

From Hamilton's financial genius to Jackson's banking wars and Civil War transformation - discover how a scrappy collection of colonies accidentally invented modern capitalism through crisis, innovation, and pragmatic problem-solving.

10 m

Explore America's most turbulent period as the nation confronted slavery, tore itself apart in civil war, and struggled to rebuild a more perfect union.

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Team of Rivals

Lincoln's cabinet and the Civil War

7 m
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The 1619 Project

A groundbreaking reexamination of American history through the lens of slavery and its enduring impact on society.

10 m
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The Republic for which it stands : the United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 | WorldCat.orgThe Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900 | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryReconstruction - Civil War End, Changes & Act of 1867Overview | Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900 - Library of Congress
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America's Second Founding: Reconstruction to Gilded Age

Explore how post-Civil War America grappled with freedom, democracy, and identity from 1865-1900. Discover the rise and fall of Reconstruction, industrial transformation, and reform movements that still shape us today.

9 m

Trace America's rise to global superpower through world wars, cold war tensions, and the profound social transformations that shaped modern America.

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Killing the Rising Sun

A gripping account of America's victory over Japan in World War II, exploring pivotal battles and controversial decisions.

8 m
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World War II | Facts, Summary, History, Dates, Combatants, & CausesSecond World War - causes, major events, and its global impactsource 3What Were the Consequences of WWII?
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WWII: The War That Remade Everything

Explore how World War II transformed our world in just six years - from cavalry charges to atomic bombs, reshaping technology, politics, and civilization itself through the deadliest conflict in human history.

15 m
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The United States and Military Intervention: A Troubling LegacyIraq and the Pathologies of Primacy: The Flawed Logic That Produced the War Is Alive and Wellsource 3source 4
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Wars America Should Have Avoided

Blythe and Eli dissect America's most disastrous military interventions, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, revealing how the pursuit of global dominance led to tragic miscalculations and unnecessary wars.

9 m

Understand the forces shaping America today—from political polarization to social movements—and gain perspective on where the nation stands in its ongoing democratic journey.

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The Soul of America

A historian's inspiring look at how America has overcome division and fear throughout its history to progress forward.

9 m
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Democracy Awakening

A compelling exploration of American democracy's tumultuous journey, tracing historical roots to illuminate current political challenges and inspire action.

9 m
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Imagined CommunitiesWhy Nations Fail Summary | SuperSummaryNations Apart - the book showcasing Nationhood Lab - goes on ...The Revenge of Geography
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Nations Apart: How Geography Divides America

Explores how America's regional cultures, rooted in colonial settlement patterns and geography, are driving today's political polarization and being exploited by those who benefit from division.

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