Chapter 1 Panoramic View
1.1 Overview
1.2 Geography of the United States
1.3 Climate & Environment
1.4 American Dream
Chapter 2 A Nation of Immigration
2.1 The Colonial Period
2.2 The Old Immigration
2.3 New Immigration
2.4 Most Recent Immigration
2.5 Contemporary immigration
Chapter 3 Ethnic Groups in the United States
3.1 White Americans
3.2 Black Americans
3.3 Asian Americans
3.4 Native Americans and Alaska Natives
3.5 Hispanic and Latino Americans
Chapter 4 History of the United States
4.1 Colonial Period
4.2 Formation of the United States of America
4.3 Civil War Era
4.4 Two World Wars
4.5 The Cold War Era
4.6 The World Superpower
Chapter 5 Politics of the United States
5.1 Federal, State and Local Governments
5.2 Political Culture
5.3 Political Parties and Elections
5.4 Law of the United States
Chapter 6 Religion in the United States
6.1 Christianity
6.2 Other Religions
6.3 Religion and Politics
Chapter 7 Education in the United States
7.1 Elementary and Secondary Education
7.2 College and University
7.3 Contemporary Education Issues
Chapter 8 Society and Customs
8.1 Social Class and Race
8.2 American Social Life
8.3 National Holidays
8.4 Food and Sport Cultures
Chapter 9 Media of the United States
9.1 Radio
9.2 Newspapers and Magazines
9.3 Television in the United States
9.4 Cinema of the United States
Chapter 10 American Literature
10.1 Colonial Literature
10.2 American Poetry
10.3 Realism Post-World War Ⅱ
10.4 Contemporary American Literature
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