For the 2008 specifications, this book includes coverage from the causes of the American Revolutionary War to the end of the First World War. With historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts, a study skills section for exam preparation and visuals to support learning available online. Contents: Study and examination skills1 The United States 1740 1919: A synoptic overview2 The Struggle for Independence c1740 17833 Westward Expansion in the 19th Century4 The Causes and Course of the Civil War, 1840 18655 The Gilded Age' to the First World War, 1865 19196 Civil Rights 1865 1919Index"