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Copyright, ii
Preface, xv
Acknowledgments, xvi
Chapter One. A Society in Transition, 1
A Demographic Portrait, 1
Economic Growth, 2
Labor, 7
Immigrants, 9
Cities, 10
Women, Children, and Work, 11
Native Americans, 12
Hispanic Americans, 14
African Americans, 15
Asian Americans, 17
Farmers, 18
Politics, 20
The People’s Party, 21
Imperialism, 23
Social Darwinism, 32
Religion, 33
Schools and Colleges, 34
Mass Media, 35
Architecture, Literature, and Philosophy, 35
Civilization and Its Discontents, 37
Study Questions, 38
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 39
Internet Resources, 39
Chapter Two. The Progressive Era, 40
Modern Society, 40
Popular Culture, 42
Literature and Art, 45
The Roots of Reform, 46
Social Justice, 47
Muckrakers, 49
Women Reformers, 50
African Americans, 53
Asian Americans, 54
Native Americans, 55
Moral Reform, 55
Educational Reform, 57
Political Reform, 58
The Advent of Theodore Roosevelt, 60
Taft versus Progressivism, 63
The Election of 1912, 64
Wilsonian Progressivism, 68
Progressivism in Perspective, 72
Study Questions, 73
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 73
Internet Resources, 74
Chapter Three. The United States Engages the World, 75
Managing the American Empire, 75
Europe Goes to War, 81
Unneutral Neutrality, 83
America Goes to War, 86
Over There, 91
The Home Front, 95
Propaganda and Civil Liberties, 98
Red Scare, 101
Versailles, 103
Fight for Ratification, 105
The War Experience, 107
Study Questions, 108
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 109
Internet Resources, 110
Chapter Four. The Twenties, 111
A Mobile People, 111
The Consumer Economy, 113
The Urban Nation, 118
Family Life and Women, 120
The Movies, 122
Spectator Sports, 124
An American Hero, 124
The Ethic of Play, 125
Popular Writers, 126
Literature, 127
The Harlem Renaissance, 129
The Jazz Age, 130
The Rise of Radio, 131
Religious Fundamentalism, 133
The Monkey Trial, 133
The Revival of the Klan, 135
Closing the Door, 136
The Business of Government, 138
Study Questions, 144
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 145
Internet Resources, 145
Chapter Five. The Great Depression, 146
The Hoover Era, 146
Underlying Causes of the Great Depression, 147
The Great Crash, 150
The Impact of Depression, 153
African Americans, 157
Family Life and Women, 157
Popular Culture, 158
Hoover Battles the Depression, 160
The Collapse of European Economies, 161
The Depression Deepens, 162
The Election of 1932, 166
Interregnum, 171
Nadir, 172
Study Questions, 173
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 174
Internet Resources, 175
Chapter Six. The New Deal, 176
The New Deal Begins, 176
The Hundred Days, 179
Critics—Left, Right, and Populist, 183
The Second New Deal, 185
A New Deal for the Environment, 189
The Election of 1936, 190
The New Deal Coalition, 191
Roosevelt Attacks the Supreme Court, 191
The Roosevelt Recession, 194
The End of the New Deal, 195
The Rise of Organized Labor, 195
A New Deal for Women, 198
The Emergence of Ethnic Americans, 200
African Americans and the New Deal, 200
Hispanic Americans during the New Deal, 202
A New Deal for Native Americans, 204
FDR and the New Deal in Perspective, 205
Study Questions, 208
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 209
Internet Resources, 210
Chapter Seven. Diplomacy Between Wars, 211
The Search for Peace, 212
Foreign Economic Policy, 214
Latin America, 218
The Triumph of Isolationism, 220
Europe Disintegrates, 222
The Rising Sun, 227
War Erupts in Europe, 228
The Election of 1940, 231
Lend-Lease, 232
Undeclared Naval War, 234
Impasse over China, 237
The Strategy of Stall, 238
Pearl Harbor Attacked!, 240
Study Questions, 244
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 244
Internet Resources, 245
Chapter Eight. World War II, 246
War in Europe, 246
War in the Pacific, 249
Wartime Diplomacy, 253
Victory in Europe, 256
Victory in the Pacific, 259
Home Front USA, 264
Demographic Changes, 265
Economic Transformations, 267
Women in Wartime, 269
African Americans at War, 272
Hispanic Americans in Wartime, 274
Native Americans in Wartime, 275
Asian Americans in Wartime, 275
The Politics of War, 279
Popular Culture and War, 282
World War and Its Consequences, 283
Study Questions, 285
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 286
Internet Resources, 286
Chapter Nine. The Cold War, 287
Origins of Cold War, 287
The Truman Doctrine, 293
The Marshall Plan, 295
NATO, 296
The Chinese Revolution, 299
Vietnam: The Beginning, 300
NSC-68, 301
War in Korea, 301
The Cold War Consensus, 308
Cold War at Home, 309
Postwar Politics, 314
The 80th Congress, 316
The Election of 1948, 317
The Fair Deal, 319
Civil Rights, 320
Study Questions, 321
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 322
Internet Resources, 323
Chapter Ten. The Age of Consensus, 324
Demographic Patterns, 324
A Republic of Consumers, 325
The Car Culture, 326
Growth Industries, 327
The Mixed Economy, 328
Labor at Midcentury, 328
Poverty Amid Plenty, 329
Suburban Sprawl, 330
The Culture of Affluence, 332
Women: Family Life and Work, 334
The Advent of Television, 335
Religion Revived, 336
Social Critics, 337
Rebels, 337
The Election of 1952, 338
Dynamic Conservatism, 340
McCarthy: Zenith and Ruin, 341
The Politics of Consensus, 343
Civil Rights, 344
The New Look, 346
Vietnam: Getting in Deeper, 347
The China Crisis, 350
At the Summit, 351
The CIA at Work, 352
Trouble in Suez, 352
Sputnik, 355
Cuba and Castro, 356
Controversy in Europe, 357
End of an Era, 359
Study Questions, 360
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 360
Internet Resources, 361
Chapter Eleven. The Sixties, 362
The Election of 1960, 362
Social and Economic Reform, 364
Berlin, 365
Cuba, 367
Alianza para el Progreso, 371
Tragedy in Dallas, 371
Let Freedom Ring, 374
The Fire This Time, 379
Black Power, 379
Vietnam: Raising the Stakes, 381
Going to War, 382
The American Way of War, 383
War at Home, 385
Tet-68, 386
Great Society, 388
The Warren Court, 392
Young Radicals, 394
The Greening of America, 395
Red and Brown Power, 398
Asian American Activists, 399
Gay-Lesbian Liberation, 399
The Rebirth of Feminism, 400
Backlash, 403
Study Questions, 404
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 405
Internet Resources, 406
Chapter Twelve. Calming Down, 407
The Election of 1968, 407
Pragmatic Centrism, 411
Nixonomics, 412
The Southern Strategy Implemented, 412
Détente, 415
The China Opening, 418
Vietnam: A War to End a War, 420
The End of the Tunnel, 424
Activists and Reformers, 426
Ecology and Consumerism, 428
The Election of 1972, 429
Watergate, 431
The Decline and Fall of Richard Nixon, 435
Study Questions, 441
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 442
Internet Resources, 443
Chapter Thirteen. An Era of Limits, 444
A Demographic Profile, 445
Economic and Energy Woes, 446
The Computer Revolution, 450
New Immigrants, 450
African Americans: A Dual Society, 452
Women: Changing Attitudes and Roles, 453
Education, 455
A Religious People, 456
The “Me” Decade, 457
Popular Culture, 458
A Ford, Not a Lincoln, 463
A New World, 465
The Election of 1976, 467
Mr. Carter Goes to Washington, 469
Adjusting to Limits, 471
The Decline of Détente, 473
Debacle in Iran, 474
A Dismal Decade, 477
Study Questions, 478
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 478
Internet Resources, 479
Chapter Fourteen. America Revived, 480
The Conservative Resurgence, 481
The Election of 1980, 483
The Advent of Reaganomics, 485
Recession and Recovery, 488
Reviving the Cold War, 490
The Pacific Rim, 492
Disaster in Lebanon, 494
Policing the Western Hemisphere, 496
Morning Again in America, 499
Second Efforts, 502
The “Go-Go” Economy, 504
Reshaping the Supreme Court, 508
International Crises, 509
The Iraq-Iran War, 510
Iran-Contra, 512
The Sleaze Factor, 516
Thawing the Cold War, 516
Study Questions, 519
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 519
Internet Resources, 520
Chapter Fifteen. Going Global, 521
A Demographic Profile, 522
Bust, Boom, and Bust, 522
Cable TV and the Information Superhighway, 524
A Fragmented Society, 526
Hispanic Americans, 530
Culture Wars, 532
Women and Work, 533
The Election of 1988, 535
A Kinder Nation, 536
The Rehnquist Court, 537
The End of the Cold War, 539
The Post–Cold War World, 541
The Gulf War, 544
The Election of 1992, 547
The Democrats Return, 549
Clintonomics, 550
The Republican Earthquake, 551
The Election of 1996, 553
The Impeachment of President Clinton, 555
Clinton and the Post–Cold War World, 559
Terrorism Abroad and at Home, 562
Study Questions, 564
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 565
Internet Resources, 566
Chapter Sixteen. The New Millennium, 567
The 2000 Census, 568
America and the Global Economy, 569
A Multicultural Society, 573
Young People of the New Millennium, 577
Election 2000, 579
Thirty-six Days, 581
Compassionate Conservatism, 583
Judicial Warfare, 585
9/11 and the War on Terror, 586
The Afghan War, 591
The Iraq War, 594
The Iraq Occupation, 2003–2004, 600
The Election of 2004, 605
The Iraq Occupation, 2005–2006, 607
The Election of 2006, 610
Study Questions, 612
Brief Bibliographic Essay, 612
Internet Resources, 613
Appendix A. Amendments to the Constitution Added During the Twentieth Century, 614
Amendment XVI [1913], 614
Amendment XVII [1916], 614
Amendment XVIII [1919], 615
Section 1, 615
Section 2, 615
Section 3, 615
Amendment XIX [1920], 615
Amendment XX [1933], 615
Section 1, 615
Section 2, 616
Section 3, 616
Section 4, 616
Section 5, 616
Section 6, 616
Amendment XXI [1933], 616
Section 1, 616
Section 2, 617
Section 3, 617
Amendment XXII [1951], 617
Amendment XXIII [1961], 617
Section 1, 617
Section 2, 618
Amendment XXIV [1964], 618
Section 1, 618
Section 2, 618
Amendment XXV [1967], 618
Section 1, 618
Section 2, 618
Section 3, 618
Section 4, 618
Amendment XXVI [1971], 619
Section 1, 619
Section 2, 619
Amendment XXVII [1992], 619
Appendix B. Presidential Elections Since 1896, 620
Appendix C. Admission of States into the Union Since 1890, 622
Appendix D. Population of the United States, 1890–Present, 622
Appendix E. Workforce in the United States Since 1890, 622
Appendix F. Immigration by Origin (in thousands) Since 1891, 623
Appendix G. U.S. Territorial Expansion Since 1898, 623
Index, 624

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