Brief review in United States history and government
By: Bonnie - Anne Briggs, Catherine Fish Petersen.
Contributors: Petersen, Catherine Fish; Prentice-Hall, inc
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Needham, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
Subjects: Textbooks; Competency-based educational tests -- New York (State) -- Study guides; High schools -- New York (State) -- Examinations; United States -- History -- Examinations, questions, etc; United States -- History -- Outlines, syllabi, etc; United States -- Politics and government -- Outlines, syllabi, etc
Genres: Study guides; Examinations, questions, etc; Outlines, syllabi, etc
Other titles: United States history and government
Description: This book ... helps you ... review [the] United States history and government courses in order to take the New York State Regents Examination. The purpose of this book is to: help you focus on the key facts, themes, and concepts tested on the Regents Examination; familiarize you with the format of the Regents Examination; provide you with the test-taking skills you need to succeed on the Regents Examination. -About this book
Notes: "Test-taking strategies, content review, document-based question practice, regents exam practice"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 424) and index
Table of contents: title: Constitutional foundations of the United States democratic republic: The Constitution, the foundation of American society; The Constitution tested, nationalism and sectionalism; title: Industrialization of the United States: Reconstructed nation; Rise of American business, industry, and labor, 1865-1920; American society adjusts to industrialism; title: Progressive movement, responses to the challenges brought about by industrialization and urbanization: Reform in America; Rise of American power; title: At home and abroad, prosperity and depression, 1917-1940: War and prosperity, 1917-1929; The Great Depression; title: The United States in an age of global crisis: Peace in peril, 1933-1950; Peace with problems, 1945-1960; title: World in uncertain times, 1950- the present: Containment abroad and agreement at home; Decade of change; Limits of power; Trend towards conservatism; Towards a postindustrial society, living in a global age; title: Reference section; title: Sample Regents Exam, June 2000; title: Glossary