Survey of American history from post- Reconstruction to the contemporary era, including industrialization, emergence as world power, World War I, Great Depression, World War I, Cold War, the expanding role of government, and global issues in the post-Communist era.

1.The American Story: Since 1865, Vol. 2, Robert A. Divine, T.H. Breen and others, 5th edition
2.Forging the American Character: Reading in United States History since 1865, Vol. 2, John R. M. Wilson, 4th edition
3.The American Journey: A History of the United States, Vol. 2, David Goldfield, Virginia DeJohn Anderson, Jo Ann E Argersinger, Peter H Argersinger, Carl Abbott, William M Barney and Robert M Weir, 7th edition