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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 816 pages, height x width x depth: 229x152x33 mm, weight: 767 g
  • Sērija : Barron's Regents NY
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Oct-2017
  • Izdevniecība: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
  • ISBN-10: 1438009623
  • ISBN-13: 9781438009629
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 816 pages, height x width x depth: 229x152x33 mm, weight: 767 g
  • Sērija : Barron's Regents NY
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Oct-2017
  • Izdevniecība: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
  • ISBN-10: 1438009623
  • ISBN-13: 9781438009629
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This updated edition reviews American history in its totality, starting with the Colonial era and concluding with recent significant events. The book presents:
  • Summaries of key topics with maps, charts, and illustrations
  • Review exercises consisting of questions with answers
  • A detailed chronology of major events in American history
  • Thumbnail biographies of notable Americans
  • A glossary of history terms and an extensive index
Also presented is the latest New York State Regents U.S. History and Government Exam with answers.

This updated edition reviews American history in its totality, starting with the Colonial era and concluding with recent significant events. Includes summaries of key topics with maps, charts, and illustrations; review exercises consisting of questions with answers; the latest New York State Regents U.S. History and Government Exam with answers; and more.
Preface ix
Supreme Court Cases xix
United States History Documents xxii
Unit 1: Constitutional Foundations of the United States 1(120)
Chapter 1 The Constitution: The Foundation Of American Society
3(93)
Foundations, Revolution, and Confederation
3(28)
Constitutional Convention, Ratification, and a Bill of Rights
31(13)
Constitutional Structure, Function, and Thirteen Enduring Issues
44(22)
Launching a New Government
66(30)
Chapter 2 The Constitution Tested: Nationalism And Sectionalism
96(25)
Constitutional Stress and Crisis
96(12)
The Constitution in Jeopardy: The American Civil War
108(13)
Unit 2: industrialization of the United States 121(100)
Chapter 1 The Reconstructed Nation
123(28)
Reconstruction and the Nationalization of Civil Rights
123(6)
Post-Civil War Economics
129(5)
Emancipation: An Unsettled Issue
134(5)
The End of Reconstruction
139(12)
Chapter 2 The Rise Of American Business, Industry, And Labor (1865-1920)
151(33)
Technology and World Industrialism
151(2)
Pre-Civil War Industrial Growth
153(3)
Business Organization: Size and Structure
156(2)
Transportation, Communication, and Resources
158(4)
Representative Entrepreneurs
162(3)
Business and Government
165(5)
Labor Organization and Struggle
170(14)
Chapter 3 Adjusting Society To Industrialism: American People And Places
184(37)
Impact of Industrialism
184(8)
Nation of Immigrants
192(9)
The Last Frontier
201(9)
American Society at the Turn of the Century
210(11)
Unit 3: The Progressive Movement 221(80)
Chapter 1 Reform In America
223(28)
The Reform Tradition
223(3)
Pressure for Reform
226(6)
Progressivism and Government Action
232(19)
Chapter 2 The Rise Of American Power
251(50)
The Industrial-Colonial Connection
251(3)
An Emerging Global Involvement
254(11)
Restraint and Involvement (1914-1920)
265(4)
The Constitution and World War I
269(4)
The Search for Peace and Arms Control (1914-1930)
273(28)
Unit 4: At Home and Abroad: Prosperity and Depression 301(64)
Chapter 1 War And Prosperity (1917-1929)
303(32)
The First World War at Home
303(6)
The Twenties: Business Boom or False Prosperity?
309(6)
Optimism and Materialism
315(20)
Chapter 2 The Great Depression And The New Deal (1933-1940)
335(30)
Failure of the Old Order: Hoover and the Crash
335(4)
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Relief, Recovery, and Reform
339(8)
Constitutional Issues and the New Deal
347(4)
The Human Factor
351(14)
Unit 5: The United States in an Age of Global Crisis: Responsibility and Cooperation 365(66)
Chapter 1 Peace In Peril (1933-1950)
367(35)
Isolation and Neutrality
367(5)
Failure of Peace: Triumph of Aggression
372(5)
Home Front: The Human Dimensions of the War
377(6)
The United States in World War II
383(5)
Aftermath of World War II
388(14)
Chapter 2 Peace With Problems (1945-1960)
402(29)
International Peace Efforts
402(4)
Communist Expansion and Containment in Europe and Asia
406(9)
Internal Security and Constitutionalism
415(16)
Unit 6: A World in Uncertain Times 431(168)
Chapter 1 Toward A Post-Industrial World: Living In A Global Age
433(8)
United States and Post-Industrialism
433(3)
The World and Post-Industrialism
436(5)
Chapter 2 Containment And Consensus (1945-1960)
441(23)
Eisenhower Policies: Foreign Affairs
441(8)
The Warren Court and Civil Rights
449(4)
The Affluent Society
453(11)
Chapter 3 Decade Of Change (THE 1960s)
464(38)
The Kennedy Years: The New Frontier
464(5)
Action in Foreign Policies
469(6)
Johnson and the Great Society
475(6)
The Movement for Equal Rights
481(21)
Chapter 4 The Limits Of Power: Turmoil At Home And Abroad (1965-1972)
502(30)
Involvement in Asia
502(10)
Protest and the Counterculture
512(20)
Chapter 5 The Trend Toward Conservatism (1972-1992)
532(48)
Nixon and the Imperial Presidency (1969-1974)
532(10)
The Ford and Carter Presidencies (August 1974-January 1981)
542(9)
The Reagan Era (1981-1989)
551(12)
President George Bush (1989-1993)
563(17)
Chapter 6 The Clinton Administrations
580(19)
The Election of 1992
580(2)
President Bill Clinton (1993-2001)
582(8)
The Election of 1996
590(4)
The Election of 2000
594(5)
Unit 7: The New Millennium 599(84)
Chapter 1 Economic And Demographic Shifts At The Dawn Of The New Millennium
601(10)
Economic Changes in the United States
601(5)
Demographic Shifts
606(5)
Chapter 2 The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001 And Their Aftermath
611(10)
The Terrorist Attacks of 9/11 and the Rise of al-Qaeda
611(2)
Responses of the United States to the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
613(8)
Chapter 3 The Presidency Of George W. Bush
621(10)
A Victory for Conservatism
621(2)
Tax Cuts
623(1)
Energy Policy Under Bush and Cheney
623(1)
Education Policy Under Bush
624(1)
Campaign Finance Reform and Elections During the Bush Administration
624(2)
Hurricane Katrina
626(1)
The Supreme Court Under President George W. Bush
627(1)
The Great Recession
627(4)
Chapter 4 Domestic Policy Under President Barack Obama And The Election Of Donald Trump
631(14)
The Election of President Barack Obama
631(1)
Obama Confronts a Weak Economy
632(1)
Obama and the Supreme Court
633(1)
Reforming Health Care
634(2)
Campaign Finance, Voting Rights, and Elections During the Obama Administration
636(3)
Immigration Reform
639(1)
The Election of 2016
640(2)
President Trump's First 100 Days in Office
642(3)
Chapter 5 Foreign Policy Challenges In The Post-9/11 World
645(16)
President Bush and the Withdrawal from the International Community
645(1)
Continued Warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan
646(2)
Continuing Conflict Between Israel and the Palestinians
648(2)
The Arab Spring
650(1)
Civil War in Syria
651(1)
President Obama and U.S. Tactics in the War on Terrorism
652(2)
Iran and Nuclear Development
654(1)
The Growth of ISIS and Terrorism in Europe
655(1)
Tensions with Russia
656(2)
Normalizing Relations with Cuba
658(3)
Chapter 6 Divisive Issues In The 21st Century
661(22)
Movements for Change
661(1)
Mass Shootings and Gun Control
662(2)
Greater Acceptance of Marijuana
664(1)
Race, Police Shootings, and the Black Lives Matter Movement
665(1)
Issues Related to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People
666(2)
Conservative Christianity, the "Pro-Life" Movement, and Public Policy
668(2)
Religion and the Public Sphere
670(1)
Gender Discrimination
671(1)
Private Property and Eminent Domain
671(1)
Privacy in the Digital Age
672(1)
Climate Change and Environmental Concerns
672(11)
Appendix A: Chronology of Major Events in American History 683(16)
Answer Key 699(7)
Glossary of Terms 706(20)
June 2017 Regents Exam and Answers 726(48)
Index 774