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USA 1917-1980 Nigel Smith

USA 1917-1980 By Nigel Smith

USA 1917-1980 by Nigel Smith


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Summary

Written to meet the requirements of the Modern World History specifications for GCSE, this book offers an in-depth study of a nation which, during the period studied, transformed itself from a position of isolationism to that of world superpower.

USA 1917-1980 Summary

USA 1917-1980: 1917 - 1980 by Nigel Smith

Written to meet the requirements of the Modern World History specifications for GCSE, The USA 1917-1980 is an in-depth study of a nation which, during the period studied, transformed itself from a position of isolationism to that of world superpower. At that same time, it faced internal divisions over racial, social, economic, and political issues. Students will find this book a fascinating introduction to one of the leading nations in the twentieth century.

USA 1917-1980 Reviews

`...first class book...excellent text and lavish illustrations.' Scottish Association of Teachers of History |d 25/8/2000

Table of Contents

1. The USA and the First World War; 2. The Twenties: 'The Age of Excess'; 3. Prohibition: 'The Noble Experiment'; 4. Black Americans, 1920s-1940s; 5. The Great Depression; 6. The New Deal; 7. From Isolation to War; 8. America at War, 1941-1945; 9. America and the Cold War; 10. America in the 1950s: 'The Affluent Society'; 11. Black Americans: Segregation is Challenged; 12. Kennedy: 'The New Frontier'; 13. From Civil Rights to Black Power; 14. Defeat in Vietnam; 15. A Divided Nation; 16. From Cold War to Detante; 17. Watergate: Nixon's Disgrace

Additional information

GOR001320317
9780199172498
0199172498
USA 1917-1980: 1917 - 1980 by Nigel Smith
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
19960509
128
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