| Section 1 - Political institutions and public policy |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- The development of American political parties
- The motivations and character of American expansionism
- The intellectual and political expressions of liberalism, conservatism, and other such movements
- The emergence of regulatory and welfare-state legislation
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| Section 2 - Social developments |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- The impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction upon the South
- The changing nature of agricultural life
- Long-term demographic trends
- The changing occupational structure, nature of work, and labor organization
- Immigration and the history of racial and ethnic minorities
- Trends in the history of women and the family
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| Section 3 - Economic developments |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- The process of economic growth and development
- The impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction upon the South
- The motivations and character of American expansionism
- The changing nature of agricultural life
- The changing occupational structure, nature of work, and labor organization
- Urbanization and industrialization
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| Section 4 - Cultural and intellectual developments |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- Major movements and individual figures in the history of American arts and letters
- The changing occupational structure, nature of work, and labor organization
- Immigration and the history of racial and ethnic minorities
- Long-term demographic trends
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| Section 5 - Diplomacy and international relations |
The following are among the topics covered in this section:
- The motivations and character of American expansionism
- The intellectual and political expressions of liberalism, conservatism, and other such movements
- Immigration and the history of racial and ethnic minorities
- The causes and impacts of major wars in American history
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