# Modern America: 1865 to the Present

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- Authors: [Joanne De Pennington](https://www.bookquiver.com/joanne-de-pennington)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2005-01-28

## Description

Depend on SHP's comprehensive and best-selling core texts to enrich your understanding of A Level History. SHP Advanced History Core Texts are the Schools History Project's acclaimed books for A level History. They offer: - clear and penetrating narrative - comprehensively explaining the content required for examination success - thought provoking and relevant activities that explore the content and help students think analytically about the subject - thorough exam preparation through carefully designed tasks that address the distinctive requirements of A Level history including guidance in essay writing and source-based investigations. - a wide range of revision strategies including structured content summaries Additional features include: - A focus route pathway for independent learners - Learning Trouble Spots - which address common misunderstandings - diagrammatic summaries of key areas of content and historical issues - accessible summaries of recent historical debates. - active learning approaches, including decision-making exercises Modern America This title is a comprehensive core text from the Schools History Project covering the history of the USA from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to 1990. Major themes include: - Civil Rights: tracing the story of the black population from emancipation through to the 1960s. - Foreign policy: examining the reasons for and the results of the USA's transition from isolationism to worldwide involvement in many arenas. - Industrial growth and change: investigating the USA's development as an economic superpower and the problems and opportunities this has created.

## Editions

### Modern America: 1865 to the Present

- Publisher: hodder_education
- ISBN: 978-07-1957-744-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2005-01-28
- Language: en_GB