A History of the United States: Volume 2, Modern Times—Late 1800s to the 2000s: introduces students to the economic, technological, scientific, and social changes of the 1900s; the U.S. support of the Allies in World War 1; the Roaring Twenties, the stock market crash and the Great Depression; the U.S. involvement in World War 2 after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor; the U.S. development of the atomic bomb; the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War; the1960s and 1970s and social change; the 1980s and 1990s, economic growth and involvement in regional conflicts; the early 2000s and economic, environmental, political, and international challenges, including 9/11 and war in Iraq.

A History of the United States: Volume 2, Modern Times—Late 1800s to the 2000s: offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, maps, vocabulary sidebars, Think Twice questions that prompt a deeper analysis of the text, Find Out the Facts assignments, Writers’ Corner boxes that include writing task such as essays, reports, and creative compositions, and a glossary.

Core Knowledge History and Geography™ (CKHG) is a comprehensive program in world and American history and geography, integrating topics in civics and the arts. CKHG helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts specified in the Core Knowledge Sequence.

Using CKHG in the Classroom

• For Social Studies: Used in their recommended sequence, CKHG materials can form the basis of an engaging Social Studies program that builds historical and geographical knowledge and skills grade by grade.
• For Language Arts: You can also use CKHG to integrate content-rich nonfiction into your Reading/Language Arts lessons. CKHG objectives are correlated with the Common Core English Language Arts standards, which call for increased reading of nonfiction informational texts.