By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the counterculture of the 1960sExplain the origins of the American Indian Movement and its major activitiesAssess the significance of the gay rights and women’s liberation movements

Identity Politics in a Fractured SocietyComing Apart, Coming TogetherVietnam: The Downward SpiralWatergate: Nixon’s Domestic NightmareJimmy Carter in the Aftermath of the Storm

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain why Gerald Ford lost the election of 1976Describe Jimmy Carter’s domestic and foreign policy achievementsDiscuss how the Iranian hostage crisis affected the Carter presidency

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the events that fueled antiwar sentiment in the Vietnam eraExplain Nixon’s steps to withdraw the United States from the conflict in South Vietnam

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the actions that Nixon and his confederates took to ensure his reelection in 1972Explain the significance of the Watergate crisisDescribe Gerald Ford’s domestic policies and achievements in foreign affairs

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Understand how the economic and political climate of the day promoted the formation of the farmers’ protest movement in the latter half of the nineteenth centuryExplain how the farmers’ revolt moved from protest to politics

Political Corruption in Postbellum AmericaKey Political Issues: Patronage, Tariffs, and GoldFarmers Revolt in the Populist EraSocial and Labor Unrest in the 1890s

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss the national political scene during the Gilded AgeAnalyze why many critics considered the Gilded Age a period of ineffective national leadership

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain how the Depression of 1893 helped the Populist Party to grow in popularity in the 1890sUnderstand the forces that contributed to the Populist Party’s decline following the 1896 presidential election

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the difference between the spoils system and civil service, and discuss the importance of this issue in the period from 1872 to 1896Recognize the ways in which the issue of tariffs impacted different sectors of the economy in late nineteenth-century AmericaExplain why Americans were split on the issue of a national gold standard versus free coinage of silverExplain why political patronage was a key issue for political parties in the late nineteenth century

The Challenges of PeacetimeThe Cold WarThe American DreamPopular Culture and Mass MediaThe African American Struggle for Civil Rights

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe Americans’ different responses to rock and roll musicDiscuss the way contemporary movies and television reflected postwar American society

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower addressed civil rights issuesDiscuss efforts by African Americans to end discrimination and segregationDescribe southern whites’ response to the civil rights movement

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s domestic and foreign policiesDiscuss gender roles in the 1950sDiscuss the growth of the suburbs and the effect of suburbanization on American society

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the issues that the nation faced during demobilizationExplain the goals and objectives of the Truman administrationEvaluate the actions taken by the U.S. government to address the concerns of returning veterans

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain how and why the Cold War emerged in the wake of World War IIDescribe the steps taken by the U.S. government to oppose Communist expansion in Europe and AsiaDiscuss the government’s efforts to root out Communist influences in the United States

U.S. History is designed for a two-semester American history sequence. It is traditional in coverage, following a roughly chronological outline, and using a balanced approach that includes political, economic, social, and cultural developments. At the same time, the book includes a number of innovative and interactive features designed to enhance student learning. Instructors can also customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom.