A View of the United States Since 1877 explores significant events in United States culture, politics, and society since the Civil War, and encourages students to explore and reflect on important themes.
Rather than presenting a detailed chronology, the book is organized into topic-based units such as The Gilded Age, The Progressive Era, World War I and the Roaring Twenties, the Depression and Big Government.
Students learn about imperialism in the late 1800s, John Maynard Keynes and the triumphs of Keynesian economics, the development of Social Security, and the fireside chats...