The American Century

A History of the United States Since 1941: Volume 2

Walter LaFeber, Richard Polenberg, Nancy Woloch

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2015
• ISBN:
  9781317370413
• Edition: 7
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

The new edition of this classic text for courses on recent U.S. history covers the story of contemporary America from World War II into the second decade of the twenty-first century with new coverage of the Obama presidency and the 2012 elections. Written by three highly respected scholars, the book seamlessly blends political, social, cultural, intellectual, and economic themes into an authoritative and readable account of our increasingly complex national story. The seventh edition retains its affordability and conciseness while continuing to add the most recent scholarship. Each chapter contains a special feature section devoted to cultural topics including the arts and architecture, sports and recreation, technology and education. Enhancing the students' learning experience is the addition of web links to each of these features to provide complementary visual study tools.

An American Century instructor site provides instructors who adopt the book with high interest features--illustrations, photos, maps, quizzes, an elaboration of key themes in the book, PowerPoint presentations, and lecture launchers on topics including the "Military-Industrial Complex" Speech by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Tet Offensive, and the prospects for a Second American Century. In addition, students have free access to a multimedia primary source archive of materials carefully selected to support the themes of each chapter.

Index

Note: Page numbers in italics indicate maps, figures, and photos.

Abortion, 381, 395, 429, 465, 485

Roe v. Wade (1973), 346, 392, 393, 394, 445, 502

Abzug, Bella, 344, 345

Acheson, Dean, 227, 234, 245–46, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 257, 275

Adarand Construction v. Pena (1995), 430

Addams, Jane, 425

Affirmative action, 345, 374–75, 430, 466, 484–85

quota system, 310, 341, 374–75, 422, 430

Afghanistan

Afghanistan War (2001), 450, 469, 493–98

Bush, George W., 450, 469

Carter, Jimmy, 366–67

1976–1984, 366–67

Obama, Barack, 493–98, 500

2009-present, 493–98, 500

U.S. casualties (2001–2012), 495, 496

See also Terrorism

Africa, 281

Johnson, Lyndon, 323

African Americans

affirmative action, 374–75, 430, 484–85

Black Power, 317–19

civil rights, 191–93, 243–45, 270–72, 275, 295–99, 309, 317–19, 341–42

housing, 261, 297, 342

labor force, 192

poverty, 388–89

racism, 192–93, 244–45, 254, 261

suburban population, 261

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Maps
• Preface
• Chapter Nine 1941–1947: War and Peace
• Chapter Ten 1941–1947: One World Into Two
• Chapter Eleven 1947–1952: The America of the Cold War
• Chapter Twelve 1952–1957: Eisenhower and the American Consensus
• Chapter Thirteen 1957–1963: New Frontiers at Home and Abroad
• Chapter Fourteen 1963–1968: The Great Society and Vietnam
• Chapter Fifteen 1969–1975: The Imperial Presidency and Watergate
• Chapter Sixteen 1976–1984: New Directions
• Chapter Seventeen 1985–1992: The End of the Cold War
• Chapter Eighteen 1993–2000: The Road to the Twenty-First Century
• Chapter Nineteen 9/11: Causes and Consequences
• Chapter Twenty 2007–2012: Obama—“America Is a Place Where All Things Are Possible” (Sometimes)
• Guide to Further Reading
• Index
• About the Authors