Schedule of Readings for James Roark, The American Promise
The following reading selections correspond with topics we will unable to discuss in class, but
you’ll need to be familiar with the major concepts and themes in these chapters for the exam.
Topic:
Pages:
Dissent, Depression, and War
727-736
World War I
787-821
The United States and the Second World War
921-942
The End of the Cold War and the Challenges of Globalization
1141-1175
The following reading selections correspond with the major topics we’ll be addressed through
the semester. Read these to deepen to your knowledge of the material and to assist your
preparation for the exams.
Topic:
Pages:
The Industrialization and Urbanization of America: 1877-1920
627-660
Second Wave of American Immigration: 1877-1924
665-697
Era of Revolt and Reform: Populism and Progressivism
705-724, 745-782
The Roaring Twenties and the Birth of Mass Culture
825-849
The Great Depression
850-858
The New Deal
863-898
The American Homefront during World War II
903-920
Postwar America: 1945-1960
983-1015
America and the Cold War: 1945-1963
947-977
The Turbulent 60’s
1021-1057
The Vietnam War
1063-1096
The “Malaise” of the 1970’s
1102-1118
The 1980s and the Rise of American Conservatism
1119-1136