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American History: Outlines: The Second New Deal
Overview of the host of economic and social measures instituted by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Second New Deal.
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American History: Outlines: A New Coalition
Overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration after his decisive re-election in 1936. Discusses political party organization and the debate over government responsibility to citizens.
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American History: Outlines: War and Uneasy Neutrality
Overview of Roosevelt administration U.S. foreign policy and the challenge to remain neutral in an era of expansionist totalitarian regimes of Italy, Germany and Japan.
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American History: Outlines: The War in the Pacific
Overview of the course of World War II as it unfolded with naval and air battles in the Pacific.
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American History: Outlines: The Economy in the 1980s
Overview of the domestic economic policies of the Reagan administration during the 1980s.
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American History: Documents: Pollock v. Farmer's Loan and Trust Co. 1895
Read the complete text of the landmark Supreme Court case of Pollock v. Farmer's Loan and Trust Co. 1895.
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American History: Documents: u.s. V. e.c. Knight and Co. 1895
View the complete text of the 1895 Supreme Court case of the United States v. E.C. Knight and Co. which concerned the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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American History: Documents: Populist Party Platform July 4 1892
Resource provides the complete text to the Populist Party Platform adopted at its first national convention in 1892.
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American History: Outlines: The New Deal Brings Social Reforms
Explains the wide-sweeping social programs Franklin Roosevelt introduced after taking office in 1933, and traces the development of the New Deal from Roosevelt's proposals to Congress, the Supreme Court's nullification of many of the...
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American History: Outlines: The Fair Deal
Read this essay which explains the parts of Harry S. Truman's domestic policies, called the Fair Deal. Find out about the successes and failures of this program.
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American History: Essays: The Original 13th Amendment
Links to essays that debates the validity of the original 13th Amendment.
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American History: Outlines: u.s. Urges Alliance for Progress
In the field of foreign affairs, President Kennedy faced a series of challenging situations in Cuba, in Southeast Asia, and in Berlin. In 1961, he initiiated a program called the Alliance for Progress aimed to establish economic...
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American History: Outlines: Kennedy Acts on Domestic Front
Outlines the domestic policies of President John F. Kennedy, touching on the economy, unemployment, social security, and racial discrimination.
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American History: Outlines: The War in Vietnam
Outlines the war in Vietnam during the Johnson administration, touching on the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and protest of the American public.
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American History: Outlines: The Election of 1968
A section on the turmoil of politics and protest surrounding the election of 1968.
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American History: Outlines: Nixon, Vietnam, and the Cold War
Outline of later Vietnam War struggles during the Nixon era and U.S. relations with Communist countries.
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American History: Biographies: Alexander Hamilton
This site is provided for by the University of Groningen. Alexander Hamilton represented the growing movement towards a strong national government. Read the beginning stages of the nationalist movement, the conflicting ideas of state...
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American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: The Interstate Commerce Act
From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes The Interstate Commerce Act that passed in 1887. Its purpose was to regulate railroad rates across states, and it mandated the formation of...
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American History: Presidents: Index on John Adams
A collection of documents written by John Adams while President, which includes the text to his Inaugural Address, his State of the Nation addresses, and his document on the XYZ Affair.
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American History: Presidents: William Henry Harrison: Inaugural Address
The original text of the Inaugural Address given by President Harrison in 1841 is provided at this site.
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American History: Outlines: James F. Cooper
This literary biography from the University of Groningen analyzes the contribution of James Fenimore Cooper to American literature and his role in the development of the American novel. Discusses Cooper's character, Natty Bumppo.
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American History: Outlines: A Divided Nation
This page from the American Revolution Project of the University of Groningen discusses how the 1850s were a time of conflicting ideas between North and South regarding the expansion of slavery. Scroll down to the third paragraph and...
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American History: Outlines: "With Malice Toward None"
A four-page discussion of Reconstruction from the plans Lincoln made while the Civil War was still raging to the end of Reconstruction with the election of Rutherford B. Hayes.
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American History: Essays: Nieuw Amsterdam
This site lists the reasons why the Dutch trading companies were slower in colonization than the other New World countries.