US History, Semester 2

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US History, Semester 2: Follow America's transformation from a newcomer on the international scene to a leader in world affairs. Understand America's passion for social reform and witness the effects of reform movements throughout history.

Features: US History, Semester 2 . .

• 5 CDs feature the U.S. government 1783-1865, U.S. government 1866-1977, foreign policy 1788-1933, foreign policy 1933-1963, and social reform movements.
• Over 3,000 images to view, print, or save to clipboard.
• Hear 250 minutes of multimedia presentations.
• Learn with over 460 interactive questions and answers.
• Challenge yourself with self-paced quizzes.

• U.S. Government (1783-1865). Trace the changes in U.S. Government through the early years of the nation's history. Study the drafting and passage of the Constitution and explore how elected leaders interpreted the document in the critical early years of the nation's history.
• U.S. Government (1866-1977). Chart the path of the U.S. Government in the decades following the Civil War. Explore the changes that occurred in government as the nation's leaders dealt with the problems of an emerging industrial nation -- massive immigration, poverty, and a devastating depression.
• Foreign Policy (1788-1933). Follow America's transformation from a newcomer on the international scene to a leader in world affairs. Reveals the young nation's isolationism through the mid-nineteenth century, and explains the reasons for its gradual shift to imperialism and a world leadership role around 1900.
• Foreign Policy (1933-1963). Chart the growing involvement of the United States in world affairs from the 1930's to the Kennedy administration. Explores the nations's retreat into isolationism during the Great Depression, and its return to a world leadership role during and after World War II. Discover why the United States pursued a new goal during the cold war; the containment of communism throughout the world.
• Social Reform Movements. How does a society address the need for massive social change? Survey reform movements in America, showing how they emerged from an everchanging national conscience. Explore the crusade to end slavery in the 1800's; the activism of the Progressive Era, when reformers worked to stop the abuses of big business and industry; and the welfare reforms and unionism or the 1930's.

• Windows 95/98/NT/2000
• Pentium or higher
• 8 MB RAM
• 640x480 VGA monitor (SVGA with 256-colors recommended)
• 2X speed CD-ROM Drive or faster
• Mouse

  MAC:
  

• 33 MHz 68030 or faster processor
• System 7 or later
• 2X speed CD-ROM Drive or faster
• 8MB RAM with 6 MB free
• 640x480 VGA monitor (256-colors recommended)
• Sound Card
• Mouse