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- ISBN:9781107679603
- Format:Paperback
- Subject(s):History
- Qualification:Cambridge AS and A Level
- Author(s):Pete Browning, Patrick Walsh-Atkins
- Available from: October 2013
Cambridge International AS Level History is a suite of three books that offer complete coverage of the Cambridge International AS Level History syllabus (code 9389).
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Endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations.
Examinations Skills chapter offers comprehensive support on exam techniques and preparation.
Original source documents relate to descriptive/contextual narrative.
Clear, concise layout to guide students through content and methodology.
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- Introduction
- 1. Origins of the Civil War 1846–61
- Sectional tensions in the United States
- The outcomes of the war with Mexico
- The Compromise of 1850 and its breakdown
- The 1860 presidential election
- The beginning of the Civil War in April 1861
- 2. The Civil War and Reconstruction 1861–77
- Four years of the Civil War
- Impact of the Civil War
- Aims and outcomes of Reconstruction
- How successful was Reconstruction?
- 3. Expansion of US power in the 19th and 20th centuries
- Expansion in North America 1840s–1890s
- Central America and the Caribbean 1840–1930
- Relationship with Europe 1840–1930
- US relations with China, Japan, the Philippines and the Pacific Islands
- 4. The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era 1870s–1920s
- Industrial expansion in the 1870s and 1880s
- Economic and social consequences of rapid industrialisation in the late 19th century
- Aims of the Progressive Movement 1890s–1900s
- The Progressive Movement – success or failure?
- The presidency of Woodrow Wilson 1913–21
- 5 The Great Crash, the Great Depression and the New Deal 1929–41
- Causes and impact of the Great Crash and the Great Depression
- Strategies for domestic problems by Hoover and Roosevelt in the 1930s
- Opposition to the New Deal
- Roosevelt – a great American president?
- 6. Examination skills
- Introduction
- What skills will be tested in examination?
- Analysis and evaluation questions
- Source-based questions
- Examination technique
- Index
- Acknowledgements.
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