How to Prepare for the Golden State Exam in U.S. History

This brand new manual provides California's 11th-grade students with intensive preparation for the U.S. History exam administered by the California Department of Education. The book presents a 12-part summary of United States history, starting with the colonial era and covering American political, ideological, economic, and religious foundations as they were established between 1620 and 1895. Subsequent chapters address America's rise to world power between 1895 and 1920; the United States in the 1920s; the Great Depression and the F.D.R. New Deal Administration; the U.S. in World War II; postwar economic and social transformation; U.S. foreign policy since World War II; the Civil Rights movement; and a summary of contemporary issues in U.S. society. Each chapter contains review questions, supplemented with an answer key near the end of the book. This manual also presents two full-length sample Golden State Examinations with answers.Laichas, Thomas is the author of 'How to Prepare for the Golden State Exam in U.S. History' with ISBN 9780764123412 and ISBN 0764123416.