American History, Volume 2
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American History, Volume 2

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

American History, Volume 2

About this book

American History volume 2 gives a wide overview of America's history from the end of the Civil War era, to the political and cultural struggles of contemporary times. Thomas S. Kidd employs lessons learned from his own scholarly expertise and history classes to weave together a compelling narrative of the defeats and triumphs that have defined the American national experience. Unlike many textbooks of modern American history, religion and faith remain central aspects of the book's coverage, through present-day America. It gives detailed treatment of episodes such as America's military conflicts, the Civil Rights movement, and the culture wars of the past half-century. Professor Kidd also considers the development of America's obsession with entertainment, from the rise of the first movies, to the social media age. American History v olume 2 will help students wrestle with the political and cultural changes that have dramatically transformed contemporary American life

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INDEX

700 Club, 294
1893 Columbian Exhibition, 33
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Aaron, Hank, 204
Abington School District v. Schempp, 247
abolitionism, 45
abortion, 246, 252, 266, 267, 272, 284, 285, 286, 287, 299, 309, 312, 322, 332, 334
Abyssinian Baptist Church, 143
Achille Lauro, 283
Adams, Samuel Hopkins, 82
Addams, Jane, 21, 67, 81, 86, 93, 99, 110, 157
Adobe Walls, 7
Affirmative Action, 265, 300
Affordable Care Act, 239, 331, 338
African Methodist Episcopal Church, 86, 221
African Orthodox Church, 136
Agent Orange, 248
Agnew, Spiro, 271
Agricultural Adjustment Administration, 153, 154
Agricultural Club, 58
Aguinaldo, Emilio, 67
AIDS, 287, 288
Aid to Families with Dependent Children, 260
al-Awlaki, Anwar, 336
Alcatraz Island, 104
Alcorn A&M College, 203
Ali, Muhammad, 244, 289
All the King’s Men, 127
Allende, Salvador, 260
Allied Powers, 100, 101, 103, 106, 111, 168, 188
al-Qaeda, 306, 314, 315, 324, 325, 328, 336
Amazon, 329
America First Committee, 168
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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 16: Reforging the Nation
  4. Chapter 17: The Gilded Age
  5. Chapter 18: Populism and Empire
  6. Chapter 19: The Progressive Era
  7. Chapter 20: World War I
  8. Chapter 21: The Roaring Twenties
  9. Chapter 22: The Great Depression and the New Deal
  10. Chapter 23: World War II
  11. Chapter 24: The Cold War
  12. Chapter 25: The 1950s
  13. Chapter 26: Civil Rights and the Great Society
  14. Chapter 27: Nixon, Watergate, and Carter
  15. Chapter 28: Reagan’s America
  16. Chapter 29: George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and a Changing America
  17. Chapter 30: The Age of Terrorism
  18. Illustration Credits
  19. Index