A study of America between 1917 and 1945 for AS and A Level History students. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The two AS sections deal with narrative and explanation of the topic. There are extra notes, biography boxes and definitions in the margin, and summary boxes to help students assimilate the information. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level examination by concentrating on analysis and historians' interpretations of the material covered in the AS sections. There are practice questions and hints and tips on what makes a good answer.

Table of Contents

AS SECTION: NARRATIVE AND EXPLANATION Boom and Bust: The USA 1917-32 * Woodrow Wilson and the First World War * The Republican ascendancy 1921-33* The American Boom 1921-9 * The 'roaring twenties' * America in the 1920s - a society in conflict* US foreign policy in the 1920s * America goes bust The United States of America: 1933-45 8. Franklin Roosevelt and the launch of the New Deal 9. A New Deal for the unemployed and industry 10. A New Deal for farmers and the land 11. The Second New Deal and the presidential election of 1936 12. Opposition to the New Deal 13. Foreign policy and the coming of war AS Assessment: Boom and Bust 1917-32 and the United States of America 1933-45 A2 SECTION: ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION * What was the impact on America of the First World War? * Why did the Americans reject Wilson and the Treaty of Versailles? * The 1920s: the prosperous years? * Prohibition: a 'noble experiment' that failed? * The role of women in America 1919-41: continuity of change?* What were the main features of US foreign policy 1921-41? * Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal A2 Assessment: Roosevelt and the New Deal