Gateway to Social Studies: Student Book, Softcover

Social Studies Resources

Geography

World History

American History

Civics and Governments



Contents:

* Social Studies Resources
-Understanding Globes
-Understanding Maps
-Understanding Timelines
-Understanding Primary Sources

* Geography
-Physical Geography
-Human and Cultural Geography
-North America
-South America
-Europe
-North Africa and the Middle East
-Sub-Saharan Africa
-South Asia
-East Asia
-Southeast Asia and Australia

* World History
-The Earliest Humans
-The Earliest Societies
-Ancient Civilizations
-Classical Civilizations
-Europe in the Middle Ages
-The Later Middle Ages
-Early African and American Civilizations
-The Age of Exploration
-The Renaissance
-The Reformation
-Enlightenment and Revolution
-European Imperialism
-The Industrial Revolution
-The Rise of Nationalism
-Reform and Revolution
-World War I
-World War II
-Post-World War II
-Globalization

* American History
-Early Native Americans
-Early Explorers and Settlers
-Colonial America
-The American Revolution
-The New Nation
-The Nation Grows
-Expansion and Reform
-The End of the Frontier
-A Nation Divided
-The Civil War
-Reconstruction and the New South
-The Industrial Revolution in the United States
-The Spanish-American War and the United States as a World Power
-Inventors, Reformers, and the New Americans
-The United States in World War I
-The 1920s
-The Great Depression and the New Deal
-The United States in World War II
-Suburbanization and the Cold War
-The Civil Rights Era
-The Vietnam War
-The United States in the Twenty-first Century

* Civics and Government
-Origins and Structure of Our Government
-The Legislative Branch
-The Executive Branch
-The Judicial Branch
-The Duties, Responsibilities, and Rights of United States Citizens
-Voting and Elections
-Governments around the World

* Map of the United States
* World Map
* Glossary with Spanish Translations
* Index
* Skills Index
* Credits