America 250 All-In-One For Dummies

Introduction 1

Book 1: Shaping the USA 5

Chapter 1: You Say You Want a Revolution 7
Chapter 2: Blueprints and Birth Pains 23
Chapter 3: Stepping Up as a World Power 37
Chapter 4: Uncle Samâs Depressed 53
Chapter 5: This New America 65

Book 2: Expanding America into Its Current Shape 81

Chapter 1: War, Gold, and a Gathering Storm 83
Chapter 2: Pulling Back Together after the Civil War 95
Chapter 3: Growing Up in the Late 1800s 105
Chapter 4: Making Public Policy 117
Chapter 5: Conducting Foreign Policy 133
Chapter 6: Discovering Dissent, Equality, and Diversity 155

Book 3: The Wars That Influenced the Shape 183

Chapter 1: A Revolutionary Story 185
Chapter 2: Irreconcilable Differences: The American Civil War 201
Chapter 3: The Great War and Its Aftermath 221
Chapter 4: World War II: Why It Matters 235
Chapter 5: Welcome to Vietnam 249
Chapter 6: Terror Comes Home; America Goes to War(s) 267

Book 4: The Hands That Guided the Shape 279

Chapter 1: Scoping Out the Founding Fathers 281
Chapter 2: Presidents and the Presidency 297
Chapter 3: Presidential Rankings and Evaluations 309
Chapter 4: The Changing Role of First Ladies 321

Book 5: The People Who Infused the Shape. 333

Chapter 1: Pilgrimsâ Progress: The English Colonies 335
Chapter 2: A Brief History of the American Indian 347
Chapter 3: Native Americans: Today and Tomorrow 369
Chapter 4: From Empires to Bondage to Freedom 385
Chapter 5: I, Too, Sing America: Civil Rights 411

Book 6: American Government and Politics 441

Chapter 1: Designing a New Country 443
Chapter 2: Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups 461
Chapter 3: Be a Part of the Solution â" Vote! 477
Chapter 4: Electoral College Election Controversies 493

Book 7: American Society and the Economy 503

Chapter 1: Emblems of America and Civic Responsibility 505
Chapter 2: Major Changes as America Grew 523
Chapter 3: The Great Depression: An Economic Disaster 545
Chapter 4: Recessions Can Be Really Depressing 559
Chapter 5: Historic Firsts, Reforms, and Challenges 571

Index 593