CONTENTS:

PART I – THE NATION REUNITED

UNIT 1 – REBUILDING THE NATION (1865-1900)
1. Restoring the South to the Union (1865-1900)
2. Severe Trials for Democracy (1865-1897)
3. Conquering the "Last Frontier" (1865-1900)

UNIT 2 – THE RISE OF INDUSTRIALISM (1860s-1890s)
4. Business Pioneers and the Growth of American Industry
5. The Revolt of American Farmers Against Big Business Practices
6. The Struggle of American Workers to Organize
7. Changing Ways of Life in the New Industrial Age

UNIT 3 – THE ARRIVAL OF REFORM (1897-1920)

8. The Start of Reforms Under the "Square Deal" (1897-1909)
9. The Extension of Reforms Under the "New Freedom" (1909-1920)
10. The "Big Change" in American Ways of Life

PART 2 – THE NATION AS A WORLD LEADER

UNIT 4 – BECOMING A WORLD POWER (1898-1920)
11. American Expansion Overseas (1898-1914)
12. American Expansion in the Caribbean (1898-1914)
13. America’s Entry into World War I (1914-1920)

UNIT 5 – THE "GOLDEN TWENTIES" (1920-1932)
14. From Prosperity to Economic Collapse (1920-1932)
15. American Rejection of World Leadership (1920-1932)
16. An Accelerated Pace of Living in the "Golden Twenties"

UNIT 6 – THE NEW DEAL AND WORLD WAR II (1932-1945)
17. Undertaking a Great Experiment (1932-1936)
18. The Great Experiment on Trial (1936-1940)
19. Moving from Isolation into War (1932-1941)
20. Americans in the Second World War (1941-1945)

UNIT 7 – THE CHALLENGES OF A NEW ERA (1945-1970s)
21. Problems on the Domestic Front (1945-1970s)
22. The Challenges of World Leadership (1945-1960)
23. Re-examining the Nation’s Role in World Affairs (1960-1970s)
24. America’s Entry into a New Era
25. Problems as Well as promise for a New Generation of Americans