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Reconstruction and the New South, 1865–1900
1.1
Presidential Reconstruction: The First Experiment, 1864–1866
1.2
Congressional Reconstruction: The Radical Experiment, 1866–1870
1.3
The Radical Experiment in the South, 1865–1872
1.4
President Grant and the Divided North, 1868–1876
1.5
The Failure of Reconstruction, 1870–1877
1.6
The New South, 1870–1900
1.7
Conclusion
1.8
Chapter Summary
1.9
Competing Voices: Order Versus Freedom in the Reconstructed South
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The Western Frontier, 1862–1900
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The Westward Experiment
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Native Cultures Under Assault
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Exploiting the West
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Life in the West
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The Hispanic Heritage in the Southwest
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The West and the American Imagination
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2.9
Competing Voices: Native Americans, Whites, and the Land
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The Industrial Experiment, 1865–1900
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The Setting for Industrial Expansion, 1865–1889
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The New Industrial Order
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The Changing World of Work, 1870–1900
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The House of Labor
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Conclusion
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Chapter Summary
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3.7
Competing Voices: Organized Labor
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The New Urban Nation, 1865–1910
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4.1
The Birth Of The Modern City
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New Experiments In Culture
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The Persistence Of Piety
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Conclusion
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Chapter Summary
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Competing Voices: Immigration and American Identity
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State and Society, 1877–1900
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The Politics of Stalemate
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National Politics from Hayes to Harrison, 1877–1890
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Agrarian Revolt, 1880–1892
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The Crisis of the 1890s
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The Republican Triumph: The Election of 1896
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Conclusion
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Chapter Summary
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Competing Voices: Populism and Its Critics
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The Progressive Era, 1889–1916
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The Rise of Progressivism
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Political Reform
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Social Tensions in an Age of Reform
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The Progressive Presidents
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Conclusion
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Chapter Summary
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Competing Voices: Managing Modern Society
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The Experiment in American Empire, 1865–1917
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The Roots of Expansion, 1865–1898
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War and World Responsibilities, 1898–1901
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Theodore Roosevelt and the “Big Stick,” 1901–1912
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The New Freedom Abroad, 1912–1917
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Conclusion
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Competing Voices: American Imperialism
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Making the World Safe for Democracy: America and World War I, 1914–1920
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The Road to War, 1914–1917
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War, Mobilization, and Progressive Reform, 1916–1919
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Making War and Peace, 1917–1919
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An Uncertain Peace, 1919–1920
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Conclusion
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Chapter Summary
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Competing Voices: National Security Versus Individual Liberty
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The New Era, 1920–1928
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The Modern Age
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The Culture of Dissent
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The Guardians
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Republicans in Power
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Conclusion
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Competing Voices: The Church and State
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“Fear Itself”: Crash, Depression, and the New Deal, 1929–1938
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The Great Depression
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The New Deal Experiment, 1933–1938
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Depression Culture, 1929–1938
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The New Deal and Society, 1933–1938
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Conclusion
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Chapter Summary
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Competing Voices: Debating the Proper Role of Government
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War and Society, 1933–1945
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America and the World Crisis, 1933–1941
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Fighting a Global War, 1941–1945
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War and National Culture, 1941–1945
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Victory, 1942–1945
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Conclusion
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Competing Voices: The Dropping of the Bomb
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The Cold War Begins, 1945–1952
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From World War to Cold War, 1945–1949
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In the Shadow of FDR, 1945–1948
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The Cold War Heats Up, 1950–1952
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The Politics of Fear, 1945–1952
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Conclusion
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Competing Voices: America’s Role in the World
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The Consumer Society, 1945–1960
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The Consumer Revolution
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Shaping National Culture, 1945–1960
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The Politics of Moderation, 1952–1956
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American Ideals and Social Realities, 1950–1960
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The Quest for National Purpose, 1957–1960
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Conclusion
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Competing Voices: The Politics of Race
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Consensus and Confrontation, 1960–1968
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The Kennedy Presidency, 1960–1963
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The New Liberal Experiment, 1963–1966
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Protest, Politics, and Racial Equality
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Vietnam: Containment and Tragedy, 1964–1968
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Challenging the Consensus, 1960–1967
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The Watershed Year, 1968
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Conclusion
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Chapter Summary
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Competing Voices: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
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The Politics of Polarization, 1969–1979
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Experiments in Peacemaking, 1969–1974
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Richard Nixon and the Two Americas, 1969–1974
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Old Values, New Realities, 1970–1979
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The Age of Limits, 1974–1979
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Conclusion
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Competing Voices: The Politics of Gender
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The Reagan Experiment, 1979–1988
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The Conservative Revival, 1979–1980
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The Culture Wars, 1980–1988
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The Reagan Presidency, 1980–1988
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Reagan and the Cold War, 1980–1988
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Wealth and Poverty in Reagan’s America, 1980–1988
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Conclusion
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Competing Voices: Immigration and American Identity
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America After the Cold War, 1988–2000
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Globalization and Its Discontents
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Social Tensions in the Nineties
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Conclusion
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Competing Voices: Congress Debates War or Peace
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America in the 21st Century, 2001–2024
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The Presidency of George W. Bush
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The Election and Presidency of Barack Obama
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Social Tensions and Cultural Conflict
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The Biden Presidency
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Conclusion
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