The United States, 1763-2001

ISBN-13: 9780415290296 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 348 str.

John Spiller; Tim Clancey; Stephen Young

Opis

This text approaches the teaching and learning of early US history from 1763 to 2000 at A level, meeting the needs of teachers and students studying for the revised AS and A2 exams. The book focuses on the key topics within the period. Each topic is then comprehensively explored to provide background, essay-writing advice and examples, source work and historical skills exercises. This resource for teachers and students uses essay styles and source exercises from each of the exam boards, AQA, Edexcel and OCR.

Recenzje

'My own class this year have found this invaluable ... The quality of their essays has improved and for this reason alone, the book is worth the investment.' - S.A.T.H History Teaching Review Yearbook

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Struggle for the Constitution, 1763-1877 2. The Origins of the American Civil War, 1840-1861 3. The American Civil War, 1861-1865 4. Politics, Reform and Westwards Expansion, 1865-1919 5. Boom and Bust: Economy and Society, 1919-1933 6. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1933-1941 7. Foreign Policy, 1890-1941 8. Foreign Policy, 1941-1991 9. Civil Rights, 1863-1992 10. Domestic Policy from Kennedy to Bush, 1961-1992 Conclusion Biographies of Important Personalities Glossary of Key Terms Guide to Further Reading

O autorze

Tim Clancey, Simon Mosley, John Spiller, Stephen Young