The Indigenous Peoples of El Salvador; The Spanish Conquest and Colonization of El Salvador; The Encomienda System and the Rise of Coffee Plantations; The Struggle for Independence and Formation of the Federal Republic of Central America; The Liberal Reform Movement and the Abolition of Slavery; The Rise of Coffee Oligarchy and Social Inequality; The 1932 Salvadoran Peasant Massacre and Its Aftermath; The Military Dictatorship of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez; The Salvadoran Civil War: The Height of the Conflict; The Chapultepec Peace Accords and the End of the Civil War; The Post-Civil War Reconciliation and Reconstruction Challenges; The Legacy of the FMLN and the Rise of ARENA; The Challenges of Contemporary Salvadoran Politics and Society; The Future of El Salvador: Opportunities and Obstacles.