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Pivotal Decades: United States, 1900-20 Book

An examination of the political and social changes which took place in America during the first two decades of this century. It looks at amongst other things how the role of president was transformed under the leadership of Roosevelt and Wilson.Read More

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    Contemporary American began in the first two decades of this century.

    These were the years in which two of our greatest presidentsâ??Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilsonâ??transformed the office into the center of power; in which the United States entered the world stage and fought its first overseas war; in which the government's proper role in the economy became a public question; and in which reform became an imperative for muckraking reporters, progressive politicians, social activists, and writers.

    It was a golden age in American politics, when fundamental ideas were given compelling expression by thoughtful candidates. It was a trying time, however, for many Americans, including women who fought for the vote, blacks who began organizing to secure their rights, and activists on the Left who lost theirs in the first Red Scare of the century.

    John Cooper's panoramic history of this period shows us where we came from and sheds light on where we are.

  • 0393956555
  • 9780393956559
  • John Milton Cooper
  • 21 November 1990
  • W. W. Norton & Co.
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 432
  • New edition
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