U.S. History II

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CliffsQuickReview U.S. History II continues from where CliffsQuickReview U.S. History I left off and provides you with an overview of United States history from the end of the Reconstruction to the late 1990s. You can use this in-depth reference as a supplement to your textbook and classroom lectures, or you can use it as an at-a-glance reference. As you work your way through this review, you'll be ready to tackle such concepts as

• The settling of the West and Industrialization
• The U.S. becomes a world power in World War I
• America in the 1920s and 1930s: From the Great Depression to Roosevelt's New Deal
• U.S. involvement in World War II and the start of the Cold War
• The turbulent 1960s: The Vietnam War
• The Nixon and Carter presidencies
• The U.S. since 1980

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