Portuguese Exploration and Spanish Conquest
Religious Upheavals in the Developing Atlantic World
Challenges to Spain’s Supremacy
New Worlds in the Americas: Labor, Commerce, and the Columbian Exchange
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe how Europeans solved their labor problems
Describe the theory of mercantilism and the process of commodification
Analyze the effects of the Columbian Exchange
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe Portuguese exploration of the Atlantic and Spanish exploration of the Americas, and the importance of these voyages to the developing Atlantic World
Explain the importance of Spanish exploration of the Americas in the expansion of Spain’s empire and the development of Spanish Renaissance culture
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain the changes brought by the Protestant Reformation and how it influenced the development of the Atlantic World
Describe Spain’s response to the Protestant Reformation
The Origins of War: Europe, Asia, and the United States
The Home Front
Victory in the European Theater
The Pacific Theater and the Atomic Bomb
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe the steps taken by the United States to prepare for war
Describe how the war changed employment patterns in the United States
Discuss the contributions of civilians on the home front, especially women, to the war effort
Analyze how the war affected race relations in the United States
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain the factors in Europe that gave rise to Fascism and Nazism
Discuss the events in Europe and Asia that led to the start of the war
Identify the early steps taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to increase American aid to nations fighting totalitarianism while maintaining neutrality
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Discuss the strategy employed against the Japanese and some of the significant battles of the Pacific campaign
Describe the effects of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Analyze the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Identify the major battles of the European theater
Analyze the goals and results of the major wartime summit meetings
The Rise of Franklin Roosevelt
The First New Deal
The Second New Deal
By the end of this section, you should be able to:
Identify the key pieces of legislation included in Roosevelt’s “First New Deal”
Assess the strengths, weaknesses, and general effectiveness of the First New Deal
Explain Roosevelt’s overall vision for addressing the structural problems in the U.S. economy
By the end of this section, you should be able to:
Describe the events of the 1932 presidential election and identify the characteristics that made Franklin Roosevelt a desirable candidate
Explain why Congress amended the U.S. Constitution to reduce the period of time between presidential elections and inaugurations
By the end of this section, you should be able to:
Identify key pieces of legislation from the Second New Deal
Assess the entire New Deal, especially in terms of its impact on women, African Americans, and Native Americans
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe the successes and failures of Ronald Reagan’s foreign policy
Compare the policies of Ronald Reagan with those of George H. W. Bush
Explain the causes and results of the Persian Gulf War
Discuss the events that constituted the end of the Cold War
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain political partisanship, antigovernment movements, and economic developments during the Clinton administration
Discuss President Clinton’s foreign policy
Explain how George W. Bush won the election of 2000
The Reagan Revolution
Political and Cultural Fusions
A New World Order
Bill Clinton and the New Economy
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Discuss the culture wars and political conflicts of the Reagan era
Describe the Religious Right’s response to the issues of the Reagan era