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America Pathway to the Present

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America Pathway to the Present

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Copyright: 01/01/1999
Publisher: PRENTICE HALL SCHOOL GROUP

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Unit ONE Building a Powerful Nation

(256)

American History to the Civil War (Beginnings-1861)

(68)

Exploration and the Colonial Era

(8)

The American Revolution

(9)

The Declaration of Independence

(4)

The Constitution

(32)

The Constitution of the United States

(24)

The United States, 1789-1830

(8)

Turning Point: The Louisana Purchase

(6)

The United States, 1830-1860

(10)

Why Study History? The Debate over States' Rights Continues

(1)

Chapter Review

(2)

The Civil War, 1861-1865

(38)

From Bull Run to Antietam

(8)

Life Behind the Lines

(11)

American Artifacts: Life at War

104

(2)

The Tide of War Turns

106

(7)

A New Birth of Freedom

113

(11)

Why Study History? Americans Remember the Civil War

119

(3)

Chapter Review

122

(2)

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

124

(26)

Presidential Reconstruction

125

(6)

Congressional Reconstruction

131

(6)

Turning Point: The Fourteenth Amendment

132

(5)

Birth of the ``New South''

137

(4)

The End of Reconstruction

141

(9)

Why Study History? Congress Represents All Americans

145

(1)

Chapter Review

146

(2)

AmericanHeritage® My Brush with History

148

(2)

The Expansion of American Industry, 1850-1900

150

(26)

A Technological Revolution

151

(7)

Turning Point: The Bessemer Steel Process

155

(3)

The Growth of Big Business

158

(5)

Industrialization and Workers

163

(4)

The Great Strikes

167

(9)

Why Study History? You Live in a Post-Industrial Society

173

(1)

Chapter Review

174

(2)

Looking to the West, 1860-1900

176

(28)

Moving West

177

(3)

Conflict with Native Americans

180

(4)

Farming, Mining, and Ranching

184

(6)

Populism

190

(7)

Frontier Myths

197

(7)

Why Study History? Americans Are on the Move

201

(1)

Chapter Review

202

(2)

Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life, 1870-1915

204

(26)

Politics in the Gilded Age

205

(6)

People on the Move

211

(6)

The Challenge of the Cities

217

(6)

Ideas for Reform

223

(7)

Why Study History? Immigration Continues Today

227

(1)

Chapter Review

228

(2)

Daily Life in the Gilded Age, 1870-1915

230

(26)

The Expansion of Education

231

(5)

New Forms of Entertainment

236

(6)

American Artifacts: The Growth of Sports

240

(2)

The World of Jim Crow

242

(5)

Women in the Late 1800s

247

(9)

Why Study History? Education Is the Key to Success

251

(1)

Chapter Review

252

(2)

AmericanHeritage® My Brush with History

254

(2)

Unit TWO The United States on the Brink of Change, 1890-1920

256

(82)

Becoming a World Power, 1890-1913

258

(26)

The Pressure to Expand

259

(4)

The Spanish-American War

263

(8)

Turning Point: The Spanish-American War

265

(6)

Expansion Under Roosevelt and Taft

271

(7)

Debating America's New Role

278

(6)

Why Study History? Your Nation Is a World Power

281

(1)

Chapter Review

282

(2)

The Era of Progressive Reform, 1890-1920

284

(24)

The Origins of Progressivism

285

(6)

Progressive Legislation

291

(5)

Progressive Presidents

296

(5)

Suffrage at Last

301

(7)

Why Study History? You Can Make a Difference

305

(1)

Chapter Review

306

(2)

The World War I Era, 1914-1920

308

(30)

The Road to War

309

(5)

The United States Declares War

314

(3)

Americans on the European Front

317

(5)

On the Home Front

322

(6)

American Artifacts: African Americans' Great Migration

326

(2)

Global Peacemaker

328

(10)

Why Study History? Modern Warfare Poses Grave Dangers

333

(1)

Chapter Review

334

(2)

AmericanHeritage® My Brush with History

336

(2)

Unit THREE Boom Times to Hard Times, 1919-1938

338

(88)

The Twenties, 1920-1929

340

(34)

A Republican Decade

341

(6)

A Business Boom

347

(6)

Society in the 1920s

353

(5)

Mass Media and the Jazz Age

358

(8)

American Artifacts: The Growth of Jazz

364

(2)

Cultural Conflicts

366

(8)

Why Study History? The Generation Gap Is Not New

371

(1)

Chapter Review

372

(2)

Crash and Depression, 1929-1933

374

(28)

The Economy in the Late 1920s

375

(4)

The Stock Market Crash

379

(4)

Social Effecdts of the Depression

383

(7)

Surviving the Great Depression

390

(4)

The Election of 1932

394

(8)

Turning Poing: The Election of 1932

397

(2)

Why Study History? Investing Involves Risk

399

(1)

Chapter Review

400

(2)

The New Deal, 1933-1938

402

(24)

Forging a New Deal

403

(7)

The New Deal's Critics

410

(6)

Last Days of the New Deal

416

(10)

Why Study History? Americans Depend on Social Security

421

(1)

Chapter Review

422

(2)

AmericanHeritage®My Brush with History

424

(2)

Unit FOUR Hot and Cold War, 1939-1960

426

(112)

World War II, 1939-1945

428

(30)

Prelude to Global War

429

(7)

The Road to Victory in Europe

436

(8)

The War in the Pacific

444

(7)

The Holocaust

451

(7)

Why Study History? Genocide Has Happened Again

455

(1)

Chapter Review

456

(2)

World War II at Home, 1941-1945

458

(26)

The Shift to Wartime Production

459

(5)

Daily Life on the Home Front

464

(6)

American Artifacts: On the Home Front

468

(2)

Women and the War

470

(5)

The Struggle for Justice at Home

475

(9)

Why Study History? Most Women Are in the Work Force

481

(1)

Chapter Review

482

(2)

The Cold War, 1945-1960

484

(26)

Origins of the Cold War

485

(7)

The Cold War Abroad and at Home

492

(8)

Turning Point: The Marshall Plan

493

(7)

The Cold War Expands

500

(10)

Why Study History? Defense Spending Affects You

507

(1)

Chapter Review

508

(2)

The Postwar Years at Home, 1945-1960

510

(28)

The Postwar Economy

511

(7)

The Mood of the 1950s

518

(5)

Domestic Politics and Policy

523

(6)

Demands for Civil Rights

529

(9)

Why Study History? Health Care Is a Growing Concern

533

(1)

Chapter Review

534

(2)

AmericanHeritage®My Brush with History

536

(2)

Unit FIVE The Upheavel of the Sixties, 1960-1975

538

(108)

The Kennedy and Johnson Years, 1960-1968

540

(22)

The New Frontier

541

(5)

The Great Society

546

(5)

Foreign Policy in the Early 1960s

551

(11)

Why Study History? Welfare Remains a Controversial Issue

559

(1)

Chapter Review

560

(2)

The Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968

562

(26)

Leaders and Strategies

563

(7)

The Struggle intensifies

570

(5)

The political Response

575

(5)

Turning Point: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

577

(3)

The Challenge of Black Power

580

(8)

Why Study History? You Can Help Achieve Racial Equality

585

(1)

Chapter Review

586

(2)

Other Social Movements, 1960-1975

588

(28)

The Women's Movement

589

(7)

Ethnic Minorities Seek Equality

596

(5)

Native American Struggles

601

(5)

The Environmental Movement

606

(10)

Why Study History? Crime Victims Have Rights

611

(3)

Chapter Review

614

(2)

The Vietnam War and American Society, 1960-1975

616

(30)

Deepening American Involvement

617

(5)

The Brutality of the War

622

(4)

Student Protest

626

(5)

The Counterculture

631

(3)

The End of the War

634

(12)

Why Study History? Draft Registration Is Required Today

639

(1)

American Artifacts: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

640

(2)

Chapter Review

642

(2)

AmericanHeritage® My Brush with History

644

(2)

Unit SIX Continuity and Change, 1968-Present

646

(104)

The Nixon Years, 1968-1974

648

(26)

The Crises of 1968

649

(4)

The Nixon Administration

653

(6)

Nixon's Foreign Policy

659

(5)

The Watergate Scandal

664

(10)

Why Study History? Government Requires Checks and Balances

671

(1)

Chapter Review

672

(2)

The Post-Watergate Period, 1974-1980

674

(24)

The Ford Administration

675

(5)

The Carter Transition

680

(4)

Carter's Foreign Policy

684

(6)

Carter's Domestic Issues

690

(8)

Why Study History? Americans Are Skeptical About Government

695

(1)

Chapter Review

696

(2)

The Conservative Revolution, 1980-1992

698

(24)

Roots of the New Conservatism

699

(4)

Turning Point: Election of 1980

701

(2)

The Reagan Revolution

703

(5)

Reagan's Second Term

708

(6)

The Bush Presidency

714

(8)

Why Study History? Government Efficiency Can Be Improved

719

(1)

Chapter Review

720

(2)

Entering a New Era, 1992-Present

722

(28)

Politics in the 1990s

723

(9)

The United States in a New World

732

(8)

American Artifacts: The Information AGe

738

(2)

Twenty-First Century Americans

740

(10)

Why Study History? You Need to Stay Informed

745

(1)

Chapter Review

746

(2)

AmericanHeritage® My Brush with History

748

(2)

Unit SEVEN Pathways to the Future

750

(114)

Immigration and the Golden Door

752

(8)

Gun Control and Crime

760

(7)

The Minimum Wage

767

(7)

Rethinking Entitlements

774

(9)

The Debate Over Trade

783

(9)

Foreign Policy After the Cold War

792

(8)

Technology and You in the Next Century

800

(64)

Epilogue: Why Study History? A Nation Looks Ahead

810

(4)

Reference Section

American Literature

814

(24)

A Correlation to Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience

838

(2)

Illustrated Data Bank

840

(18)

Key Supreme Court Cases

858

(6)

Glossary

864

(16)

Spanish Glssary

880

(20)

Biographical Dictionary

900

(7)

Index

907

(19)

Acknowledgments

926

(4)

Stop the Presses!

930

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