BOOK 2: U.S. HISTORY DETECTIVE

Focuses on the late 1800s to the 21st century. The lessons and activities in this book are organized around these time periods:

• The Gilded Age: 1870–1900
• Imperialism and Progressives: 1890s–1910s
• The Great War: 1914–1919
• The Roaring Twenties: 1920–1929
• The Great Depression: 1929–1939
• World War II: 1939–1945
• The 1950s
• The 1960s
• The 1970s
• The 1980s
• The 1990s
• Bridge to the 21st Century