Brandywine Workbook in American History, Volume II Since 1865

by Pruitt, Bernadette; Kossie-Chernyshev, Karen; Pitre, Merline

• ISBN13: 9781881089353
• ISBN10: 1881089355
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-18
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Modern U.S. history supplement for active learning

The Brandywine Workbook in American History engages students in the study of our nation with challenging exercises that promote more active learning. Volume II: Since 1865 covers a period of dramatic change and upheaval for the U.S., from the Reformation through two world wars, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, and other landmark moments that highlight the best and worst of the American spirit. This workbook tracks the sequence of events that built our nation's character.

Author Biography

BERNADETTE PRUITT is an associate professor of history at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. With a PhD from the University of Houston, she is a former recipient of the Mary M. Hughes and Fred White Jr. Research Fellowships in Texas History from the Texas State Historical Association. Karen Kossie-Chernyshev is the editor of Brandywine Workbook in American History, Volume II: Since 1865, 7th Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Succeeding in History Courses

""Been in the Storm So Long"": Emancipation and Reconstruction

Industrialism and Labor Strife 1865-1900

City and Farm 1865-1900

Culture and Political Thought in an Industrializing Nation

The Outward Thrust 1865-1909

The Progressive Spirit 1900-1917

Progressivism in Peace and War 1900-1918

The New Era

The New Deal

Diplomacy and War 1933-1945

Postwar Politics and the Cold War

Consensus and Division: 1953-1965

American Society

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