20th Century America A Social and Political History

Name: 20th Century America A Social and Political History
Price: 137.99 USD
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ISBN: 9780130995148

ISBN-10: 0130995142

ISBN-13: 9780130995148

Edition: 2005

Authors: Jo Ann E. Argersinger, Peter H. Argersinger, David Goldfield, Carl E. Abbott

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List price: $100.60
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 10/5/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 504
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.914
Language: English




The American Journey in 1900


New Industry


New Immigrants


Settling the Race Issue


New Cities


Attacking the American Indian Problem


An Emerging World Power



Toward a Progressive Society


The Ferment of Reform


Reforming Industrial Society


oral Crusades and Social Control


Conclusion



Progressive Politics: 1900-1916


Reforming Politics and Government


Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Presidency


Taft and the Tensions of Progressive Politics


Woodrow Wilson and Progressive Reform


Conclusion



Creating an Empire: 1898-1917


The Roots of Imperialism


The Spanish-American War


Imperial Ambitions: The United States and East Asia, 1899-1917


Imperial Power: The United States and Latin America, 1899-1917


Playing ldquo;An Ever Growing Part:rdquo; The United States and Europe, 1900-1914


Conclusion



America and the Great War: 1914-1920


Waging Neutrality


Waging War in America


Waging War and Peace Abroad


Waging Peace at Home


Conclusion



Toward a Modern America: The 1920s


The Economy That Roared


The Business of Government


Cities and Suburbs


Mass Culture in the Jazz Age


Culture Wars


A New Era in the World? Herbert Hoover and the Final Triumph of the New Era


Conclusion



Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression: 1929-1933


Crash! Hard Times in Hooverville


Herbert Hoover and the Depression


Repudiating Hoover: The Election of 1932


Waiting for Roosevelt