In this class we will deal with some of the key issues that have impacted and continue to impact the course of American history. We will discuss Popular Sovereignty, Imperialism, Fear, Isolationism, Interventionism, Impeachment and perhaps some other issues that will certainly arise before this class begins!!! All of these topics have aroused great passions and debates in the United States throughout the decades of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. We will define the key moment and key personalities surrounding these critical crossroads in our history.