Title:
America in the Teens / Andrew J. Dunar.
ISBN:
9780815634805
9780815634652
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, [2016]
Physical Description:
xiii, 318 pages ; 23 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
The Taft presidency, the Republican insurgency, and the progressive movement -- The election of 1912 -- Foreign policy before World War I -- Financial reform and technological progress -- Social change in the late progressive era -- American culture in the teens -- Wilson's management of the peace and entry into World War I -- The home front -- The American Expeditionary Force in Europe -- Plans for peace, 1919 -- After the war.
Summary:
In the latest addition to the America in the Twentieth Century series, Dunar provides a sweeping account of the twentieth century's second decade. Beginning with the social, political, and economic circumstances in the United States in 1910, America in the Teens presents the themes and pivotal events that shaped America during this tumultuous period. The election of 1912, World War I, social change in the late Progressive Era, the influence of war on women and minorities, and changes in the motion picture industry are among the many issues covered in this eminently readable, concise text. --Publisher description.
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
ocn950448963
Availability:
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