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Entries
are arranged alphabetically. The dictionary covers these and other topics:
GOVERNMENT
AND POLITICS
Branches
of Government, U.S. Constitution, Presidency, Bureaucracy, Federalism and
Separation of Powers, State and Local Government, Public Policy, Law Enforcement,
Civil Liberties, Voting, Campaigning, and Elections, Political Parties,
Popular Movements and Interest Groups, Associations and Societies, Organized
Labor.
ECONOMICS
Political
Economy, Business and Industry, Corporate World, Banking and Finance, Stock
Market, Management, Rules and Regulations, Consumer Movement, Chain Stores,
Supermarkets and Department Stores, Brand names, Agriculture and Agribusiness.
U.S.
HISTORY
Colonial
Period, Revolution and Independence, Growth and Expansion, Civil War and
Reconstruction, Industrial Revolution, World Wars, Great Depression and
the New Deal, World Leadership and Search for New Directions, Modern America
Highlights
and Most Dramatic Events, Settlement and Frontier, Social, Political and
Industrial History, Foreign Policy, Wars and Major Battles, Native Americans,
Immigration and Ethnic Groups, Documents, Noted Politicians and Other Prolific
Figures.
GEOGRAPHY,
NATURE AND WILDLIFE
States,
Cities, Rivers and Lakes, Historic Places and Sites, Museums and Other
Places of Interest, the National Park System, Famous Explorers, Population
Statistics, North American Animals and Plants, State Birds, Flowers and
Trees, Zoos, Environmental Issues.
SOCIETY
People
and their Social Environment, Community, Entertainment, Literature, Music,
Theater, Mass Media, Movie Industry, Show Business, Awards, Architecture
and Painting, Pop Culture, Church and Religious Organizations, Celebrities,
Heroes of Folklore, Fiction and Screen.
EVERYDAY
LIFE
Home,
Shopping, Food and Drink, Mail and Telephone, Customs and Traditions, Holidays
and Leisure, Travel and Transport, Welfare and Social Security, Medical
Care, Insurance.
EDUCATION
AND SPORTS
Systems
of Education, Educational Terminology, Major Colleges and Universities,
Libraries, Science and Inventions, R & D, Famous Scholars and Educators,
Baseball, Football and other American Sports (i.e. rules, history, major
league teams, notable figures, etc.)
NATIONAL
DEFENSE
Structure
of the Armed Forces, Ranks, Orders and Insignia, Weapons, Military Bases,
Education, and the Military Industrial Complex, etc.
APPENDICES
Vital
Statistics, Branches of Government (charts), U.S. Presidents, American
Indians (map), Chronology of U.S. History (cross-referenced, in English
and Russian), Population Statistics, System of Education (chart), Military
Ranks (table), Weights and Measures). |
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