Name: Cambridge International AS Level: US History since 1877
Price: 44.39 USD
ISBN: 9781036008727

Hodder Education

Gale Deeney, Mara Sankey, Elizabeth Sparey

Cambridge International AS Level: US History since 1877

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This title is endorsed for the Cambridge Pathway to support the syllabuses for examination from 2027.

Develop knowledge and analytical skills with engaging, comprehensive coverage of the Cambridge International AS Level US History since 1877 syllabus (8102) for examination from 2027.

- Trust in the high-quality, in-depth narrative, which places an increased focus on social and economic history to ensure learners study a diverse range of American voices and perspectives. The analysis is written by experienced authors and reviewed by US-based academic historians.
- Develop source skills and understanding from a wide range of sources and accompanying source-based questions and activities.
- Revisit and consolidate knowledge and understanding with summary diagrams for each key question, chapter summaries and refresher questions.
- Deepen understanding through key terms, debates and profiles.
- Reinforce understanding for all learners with a clear layout, accessible language, and ESL-friendly terms.
- Build confidence with applying your knowledge with end of chapter Study Skills sections that provide assessment guidance and practice.

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English

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9781036008727

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Introduction

What you will study

Structure of the syllabus

About this book

Overview

CHAPTER 1 The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

1.1 What were the impacts of rapid economic growth in the US during the Gilded Age?

1.2 What were the main aims and policies of the Progressive Movement?

1.3 How successful was the Progressive Movement up to 1920?

Study skills

CHAPTER 2 American Imperialism, the First World War, and the 1920s

2.1 What were the causes and consequences of US territorial expansion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

2.2 Why did the US enter the First World War and how did the war impact Americans?

2.3 What were the causes and impacts of economic and cultural changes in the 1920s?

Study skills

CHAPTER 3 The Great Depression, the Second World War, and the Early Cold War

3.1 What were the causes and impacts of the Great Depression and New Deal?

3.2 Why and how did US foreign policy evolve between 1935 and 1959?

3.3 Why and how far did US society change in the 1940s and 1950s?

Study skills

CHAPTER 4 The Development of the US in the 1960s and 1970s

4.1 Why and how did US approaches to the Cold War change between 1960 and 1979?

4.2 Why and how did politics in the US evolve between 1960 and 1979?

4.3 Why and how far did the position of minorities improve in the US between 1960 and 1979?

Study skills

CHAPTER 5 The Modern US, 1980 to 2008

5.1 Why and how did the global role of the US evolve between 1980 and 2008?

5.2 Why and how did US politics change between 1980 and 2008?

5.3 Why and how far did US society change between 1980 and 2008?

Study skills