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Autor: Sieper, Roswitha
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Contents Preface to the fourth edition . ....................... 7 1. Historical Outline............................. 9 1.1. Colonial Period.............................. 9 1.2. Independence ............................... 11 1.3. Continental Expansion .......................... 15 1.4. Civil War (War of Secession)....................... 17 1.5. The South in the Reconstruction Period ................. 19 1.6. Industrial Revolution and Big Business.................. 20 1.7. Overseas Expansion............................ 23 1.8. World War I................................ 25 1.9. Interwar Period.............................. 26 1.10. World War II................................ 29 1.11. Postwar Leadership.................. 31 1.12. National Unrest..................... 40 1.13. Recession and the Decline of Leadership................. 48 1.14. Presidents of the United States ...................•. . . 59 2. Physical Geography and Natural Resources ............. 61 2.1. Climate................................... 61 2.2. Physical Divisions............................. 62 2.3. Environment................................ 66 3. The Regions................................. 68 3.1. New England (Northeast)......................... 69 3.2. Middle Atlantic States........................... 69 3.3. The Middle West.............................. 70 3.4. The Great Plains.............................. 71 3.5. The South ................................. 72 3.6. The Southwest............................... 75 3.7. Rockies and Plateau Region........................ 76 3.8. California ................................. 77 3.9. The Pacific Northwest........................... 78 3.10. Alaska................................... 78 3
Contents 4. National Parks ............................... 80 5. List of States and Capitals ......................... 85 6. Great Cities................................. 87 6.1. Washington ................................ 87 6.2. New York................................. 89 6.3. Boston................................... 91 6.4. Chicago .................................. 91 6.5. New Orleans................................ 93 6.6. San Francisco................................ 94 6.7. Los Angeles................................ 96 7. Economy................................... 99 7.1. Big Business and Multinationals......................100 7.2. Labour Unions ..............................101 7.3. The Consumer...............................103 7.4. Agriculture.................................104 7.5. Fishing...................................110 7.6. Forestry..................................Ill 7.7. Minerals..................................Ill 7.8. Fuels and Electricity............................113 7.9. Industry..................................117 7.10. Trade....................................123 7.11. Communications..............................127 8. Population Structure ...........................132 8.1. Europeans.................................133 8.2. Blacks ...................................134 8.3. Indians...................................139 8.4. Hispanics..................................144 8.5. Orientals..................................146 8.6. Eskimos..................................147 8.7. The Population and Social Security Benefits...............147 9. American Society ..............................149 9.1. -The American Dream of a Classless Society ...............149 9.2. Pluralism and Distrust of Authority ...................149 9.3. The Influence of Religion.........................150 4
Contents 9.4. Public Spirit and Gregariousness.....................151 9.5. Women...................................152 9.6. Sex Revolution...............................155 9.7. Decline of Individualism..........................156 9.8. Youth Movements.............................156 9.9. A Decadent Society?............................157 10. The American Character ........................159 11. Government................................162 11.1. The American Constitution.......................162 11.2. Federal Government...........................163 11.3. State Governments............................168 11.4. Local Government............................169 11.5. Parties...................................170 12. Law .....................................172 12.1. Judicial Institutions............................173 12.2. Sentencing ................................175 12.3. Crisis of American Justice........................176 13. Education..................................178 13.1. Special Features..............................178 13.2. Educational System............................179 13.3. School Reforms Since the Sixties.....................182 13.4. Education of Blacks ...........................183 13.5. Student Revolts and their Aftermath...................183 13.6. Concern About Educational Standards in the USA...........184 13.7. School Prayer and Censorship......................185 13.8. The Computer Generation........... 186 14. Religion...................................187 14.1. Historical Background..........................187 14.2. Denominations..............................188 14.3. Religious Life Today...........................191 15. Phases of American Thought......................196 15.1. Puritanism ................................196 15.2. Age of Reason ..............................196 5
Contents 15.3. Frontier Spirit...............................197 15.4. Transcendentalism............................198 15.5. Manifest Destiny.............................199 15.6. Social Darwinism.............................199 15.7. Pragmatism................................200 15.8. The Lost Generation and Freud.....................202 15.9. The Beat Generation...........................203 15.10. The New Left...............................204 15.11. Pop Culture................................205 15.12. Neo-Conservatism (The New Right) .................205 16. Language..................................208 16.1. Foreign Vocabulary ...........................208 16.2. Standard Speech and Regional Standards ................208 16.3. Changes in Word Meaning........................209 16.4. New Technical Terms ..........................210 16.5. Group Designations...........................210 16.6. Word Formation.............................211 16.7. Grammatical and Idiomatic Characteristics...............211 16.8. Spelling..................................212 16.9. Pronunciation...............................212 16.10. Influence on European Languages....................212 17. The Media..................................214 17.1. The Press.................................214 17.2. Television.................................219 18. The Arts...................................223 18.1. Painting..................................223 18.2. Modern Sculpture ............................235 18.3. Architecture ...............................237 18.4. Films...................................243 18.5. Music...................................247 Index.......................................257 Acknowledgements..............................271 Appendix: Figures 1—4 6
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