US History - OpenStax Audiobook

Jul 09 2024 32 ep. 79 mins 11
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An audiobook production of "US History", an OpenStax textbook. This textbook provides an overview of American history, and is used widely in college-level History courses. OpenStax textbooks and this podcast are offered under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY). Text available for free at openstax.org. Produced by Brian Barrick (www.openaudio.us).

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Chapter 32 - The Challenges of the Twenty-First Century

Jul 09 2024 95 mins  
⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:33 - Introduction • 0:01:44 - The War on Terror (32.1) • 0:20:27 - The Domestic Mission (32.2) • 0:46:00 - New Century, Old Disputes (32.3) • 0:59:52 - Hope and Change (32.4) • 1:24:02 - Political Divides and Social Movements (32.5) • 1:34:13 - Credits 📖 ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,” an O

Chapter 31 - From Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980-2000

Jun 27 2024 98 mins  
⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:36 - Introduction • 0:02:17 - The Reagan Revolution (31.1) • 0:15:53 - Political and Cultural Fusions (31.2) • 0:37:54 - A New World Order (31.3) • 1:05:24 - Bill Clinton and the New Economy (31.4) • 1:37:17 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,” an OpenStax textbook. This popular textboo

Chapter 30 - Political Storms at Home and Abroad, 1968-1980

Jun 24 2024 98 mins  
⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:35 - Introduction • 0:01:45 - Identity Politics in a Fractured Society (30.1) • 0:25:48 - Coming Apart, Coming Together (30.2) • 0:50:38 - Vietnam: The Downward Spiral (30.3) • 1:09:30 - Watergate: Nixon’s Domestic Nightmare (30.4) • 1:26:12 - Jimmy Carter in the Aftermath of the Storm (30.5) • 1:37:12 - Credits 📖ABO

Chapter 29 - Contesting Futures: America in the 1960s

Jun 21 2024 91 mins  
⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:35 - Introduction • 0:02:07 - The Kennedy Promise (29.1) • 0:25:41 - Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society (29.2) • 0:45:06 - The Civil Rights Movement Marches On (29.3) • 1:15:27 - Challenging the Status Quo (29.4) • 1:30:42 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,” an OpenStax textbook. Thi

Chapter 28 - Post-War Prosperity and Cold War Fears, 1945-1960

Jun 20 2024 89 mins  
⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:35 - Introduction • 0:02:04 - The Challenges of Peacetime (28.1) • 0:13:34 - The Cold War (28.2) • 0:41:39 - The American Dream (28.3) • 1:02:08 - Popular Culture and Mass Media (28.4) • 1:10:39 - The African American Struggle for Civil Rights (28.5) • 1:28:39 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US

Chapter 27 - Fighting the Good Fight in World War II, 1941-1945

Jun 19 2024 90 mins  
⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:36 - Introduction • 0:01:57 - The Origins of War: Europe, Asia, and the United States (27.1) • 0:25:46 - The Home Front (27.2) • 1:03:21 - Victory in the European Theater (27.3) • 1:17:22 - The Pacific Theater and the Atomic Bomb (27.4) • 1:29:50 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,” an

Chapter 26 - Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1941

Jun 18 2024 86 mins  
⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:35 - Introduction • 0:02:05 - The Rise of Franklin Roosevelt (26.1) • 0:15:50 - The First New Deal (26.2) • 0:46:59 - The Second New Deal (26.3) • 1:25:27 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,” an OpenStax textbook. This popular textbook is designed for college-level U.S. history courses, a

Chapter 25 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The Great Depression, 1929-1932

Jun 18 2024 91 mins  
⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:38 - Introduction • 0:02:12 - The Stock Market Crash of 1929 (25.1) • 0:38:18 - President Hoover’s Response (25.2) • 0:57:02 - The Depths of the Great Depression (25.3) • 1:22:13 - Assessing the Hoover Years on the Eve of the New Deal (25.4) • 1:30:07 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,

Chapter 24 - The Jazz Age: Redefining the Nation, 1919-1929

Jun 17 2024 74 mins  
⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:37 - Introduction • 0:02:18 - Prosperity and the Production of Popular Entertainment (24.1) • 0:18:28 - Transformation and Backlash (24.2) • 0:39:37 - A New Generation (24.3) • 1:00:52 - Republican Ascendancy: Politics in the 1920s (24.4) • 1:13:36 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An audiobook production of “US History,” a

Chapter 23 - Americans and the Great War, 1914-1919

Jun 16 2024 95 mins  
⏳ TIME STAMPS: • 0:00:00 - Welcome • 0:00:36 - Introduction • 0:02:12 - American Isolationism and the European Origins of War (23.1) • 0:27:52 - The United States Prepares for War (23.2) • 0:43:14 - A New Home Front (23.3) • 1:01:24 - From War to Peace (23.4) • 1:18:22 - Demobilization and Its Difficult Aftermath (23.5) • 1:33:55 - Credits 📖ABOUT THE BOOK: An