Mastering Modern United States History

John Traynor

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9780230372245
• eBook ISBN: 9781137059246
• Edition: 2
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Modern History
• Index: History

Now in its second edition, this engaging text introduces readers to all the key developments in American history between 1900 and 2000. Combining factual coverage with an analysis of professional historians' most recent interpretations of major domestic and foreign affairs, it fully explores dramatic events such as the Wall Street Crash, Pearl Harbor, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Watergate Scandal. Chapters are enriched by presidential profiles and supported by stimulating source material and exam-style questions to reinforce learning. This text will be essential reading for students undertaking courses in American History at college, foundation and undergraduate level. It is also the ideal companion for anyone with a general interest in the American history of the twentieth century. New to this Edition:
- Two brand-new chapters on African-American History
- A new 'American Lives' feature which gives insight into a wide range of cultural figures including the Wright Brothers, Rachel Carson, J.D. Salinger and Muhammed Ali

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Presidential Profiles
• List of Great American Lives
• Acknowledgements
• 1 The beginning of the American twentieth century: 1900–20
• 2 Foreign policy 1900–20
• 3 The 1920s
• 4 FDR: The Great Depression and the New Deal
• 5 Roosevelt’s foreign policy, 1933–45
• 6 African Americans 1900–45
• 7 Post-war America
• 8 The 1950s: Affluence and anxiety
• 9 John F. Kennedy, 1961–63
• 10 LBJ: The Great Society and Vietnam
• 11 The shift to the right
• 12 African Americans 1945–2000
• 13 The end of the American century: 1980–2000
• Questions and Exercises
• References
• Index