This title is a comprehensive core text from the Schools History Project covering the history of the USA from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to 1990.<br><br>Major themes include:<br>- Civil Rights: tracing the story of the black population from emancipation through to the 1960s.<br>- Foreign policy: examining the reasons for and the results of the USA's transition from isolationism to worldwide involvement in many arenas.<br>- Industrial growth and change: investigating the USA's development as an economic superpower and the problems and opportunities this has created.