United States History Since 1877

United States History Since 1877

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Give Me Liberty An American History is a concise, clear, and inclusive narrative of American history written by distinguished historian Eric Foner. According to Foner, World War II witnessed even an more striking expansion of governmental power. It would have quickly been followed by another era of political inaction but for the advent of the Cold War. What enabled modern liberalism to persist as long as it, Brands argues, was the longevity of the battle against communism, which unlike previous wars lasted for decades. Americans became so accustomed to looking ...