United States History Builder for Admission and Standardized TestsResearch & Education Assoc., 1995 - 736 pages The Skill Builders help students prepare for the specific skills and subjects tested on an exam. They are designed to tutor students on every skill level, from high school to graduate or professional school. Keys are included to show students which chapters to study for specific tests. REA’s United States History Builder reviews all United States history questions covered on standardized tests such as the AP U.S. History, CLEP, GRE History, and the SAT II: American History and Social Studies exams. Topics covered range from the Colonial period to Watergate, Carter, and the New Conservatism. |
Contents
About the US HISTORY BUILDER | 1 |
15001763 THE COLONIAL PERIOD | 9 |
17631787 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | 59 |
17871789 THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION | 101 |
17891824 THE NEW NATION | 129 |
18241850 JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY AND WESTWARD EXPANSION | 183 |
18501861 SECTIONAL CONFLICT | 247 |
1861 1877 THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION | 287 |
19121920 WILSON AND WORLD WAR I | 417 |
1920 1929 THE ROARING TWEN TIES AND ECONOMIC COLLAPSE | 465 |
19291941 THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL | 503 |
1941 1960 WORLD WAR II AND THE POSTWAR ERA | 555 |
19601972 THE NEW FRONTIER VIETNAM AND SOCIAL UPHEAVAL | 611 |
19722001 WATERGATE AND THE NEW CONSERVATISM | 649 |
MINI TESTS | 691 |
18771912 INDUSTRIALISM AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA | 337 |
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