Hist

by Schultz, Kevin M.

• ISBN13: 9780495005292
• ISBN10: 0495005290
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-07
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Created through a ?student-tested, faculty-approved? review process, HIST is a concise, visually appealing text that introduces the essential concepts of U.S history. This brief, affordable paperback includes a full suite of learning aids to accommodate the busy, diverse lifestyles of today?s learners, including flashcards and a fantastic ebook with primary source documents, historical simulations, maps, images, field trips, audio, video, interactive modules, and other features that allow students to study wherever they are, whenever they have time. Designed for today?s students in every detail, HIST was developed through conversations, focus groups, interviews, surveys, and input from over 100 students and over 150 faculty members like you. From its abbreviated, no-nonsense title, to its engaging, effective content, HIST is the perfect introductory U.S. History text for modern learners.

Table of Contents

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

The Industrial Age

Creating an Industrial Society in the North

The New South and the Industrializing West

The Progressive Era

Becoming a World Power

Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

Cold War America

The Sixties

The Limits of Liberalism: The 1970s

Reagan's America

America in the Information Age

Globalization and Its Discontents.

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