Access to History for Cambridge International AS Level: The History of the USA 1820-1941
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Language
English
ISBN
9781510448889
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Title Page
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Contents
Introduction
1 What you will study
2 Structure of the syllabus
3 About this book
CHAPTER 1 The origins of the Civil War, 1820–61
1 How was the issue of slavery addressed between 1820 and 1850?
2 How and why did sectional divisions widen between 1850 and 1856?
3 Why did the Republicans win the 1860 presidential election?
4 Why did the Civil War begin in April 1861?
Study skills
CHAPTER 2 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–77
1 Why did the Civil War last four years?
2 How great was the immediate impact of the Civil War?
3 What were the aims and outcomes of Reconstruction?
4 How successful was Reconstruction?
Study skills
CHAPTER 3 The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s to 1920
1 Why was the late nineteenth century an age of rapid industrialization?
2 How great were the consequences of rapid economic growth in the late nineteenth century?
3 What were the main aims and policies of the Progressive Movement and how popular were they?
4 How successful was the Progressive Movement up to 1920?
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CHAPTER 4 The Great Crash, the Depression and the New Deal policies, 1920–41
1 What were the causes of the Great Crash?
2 What were the causes and impacts of the Depression?
3 How effective were Roosevelt’s strategies to deal with the domestic problems facing the USA in the 1930s?
4 Why was there opposition to the New Deal laws and policies and what impact did it have?
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Glossary
Further Reading
Index
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