The Americans by Danzer, Gerald A, Danzer, Gerald A instant download

The Americans by Danzer, Gerald A, Danzer, Gerald A instant download

Online resources and research links at classzone.com, Grades 9-12, [Pt. 1] Student text -- [Pt. 2] CD-ROM, Unit 1 : American beginnings to 1783. Three worlds meet -- The American colonies emerge -- The colonies come of age -- The War for Independence -- Unit 2 : A new nation, 1781-1850. Shaping a new nation -- The living Constitution -- Launching the new nation -- Balancing nationalism and sectionalism -- Reforming American society -- Unit 3 : An era of growth and disunion, 1825-1877. Expanding markets and moving west -- The Union in peril -- The Civil War -- Reconstruction and its effects -- Unit 4 : Migration and industrialization, 1877-1917. Changes on the western frontier -- A new industrial age -- Immigrants and urbanization -- Life at the turn of the 20th century -- Unit 5 : Modern America emerges, 1890-1920. The Progressive Era -- America claims an empire -- The First World War -- Unit 6 : The 1920s and the Great Depression, 1919-1940. Politics of the roaring Twenties -- The roaring life of the 1920s -- The Great Depression begins -- The New Deal -- Unit 7 : World War II and its aftermath, 1931-1960. World war looms -- The United States in World War II -- Cold War conflicts -- The postwar boom -- Unit 8 : Living with great turmoil, 1954-1975. The new frontier and the Great Society -- Civil rights -- The Vietnam War years -- An era of social change -- Unit 9 : Passage to a new century, 1968-2004. An age of limits -- The conservative tide -- The United States in today's world -- Epilogue : Issues for the 21st century, The Americans focuses on nine themes: Diversity and the national identity; America in world affairs; Economic opportunity; Science and technology; Women and political power; Immigration and migration; States' rights; Voting rights; Civil rights. - p. [xxviii]