XVI.   THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH          379
The South at the Close of the War                        379
The Restoration of White Supremacy                       382
The Economic Advance of the South                        389

XVII.   BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY               401
Railways and Industry                                    401
The Supremacy of the Republican Party (1861-1885)        412
The Growth of Opposition to Republican Rule              417

XVIII.  THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREAT WEST 425
          The Railways as Trail Blazers 425
          The Evolution of Grazing and Agriculture 431
          Mining and Manufacturing in the West 436
          The Admission of New States 440
          The Influence of the Far West on National Life 443

XIX.   DOMESTIC ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNTRY (1865-1897)             451
The Currency Question                                    452
The Protective Tariff and Taxation                       459
The Railways and Trusts                                  460
The Minor Parties and Unrest                             462
The Sound Money Battle of 1896                           466
Republican Measures and Results                          472

XX.   AMERICA A WORLD POWER (1865-1900)                          477
American Foreign Relations (1865-1898)                   478
Cuba and the Spanish War                                 485
American Policies in the Philippines and the Orient      497
Summary of National Growth and World Politics            504

PART VII.  PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRACY AND THE WORLD WAR

XXI.   THE EVOLUTION OF REPUBLICAN POLICIES (1901-1913)           507
Foreign Affairs                                          508
Colonial Administration                                  515
The Roosevelt Domestic Policies                          519
Legislative and Executive Activities                     523
The Administration of President Taft                     527
Progressive Insurgency and the Election of 1912          530

XXII.   THE SPIRIT OF REFORM IN AMERICA                            536
An Age of Criticism                                      536
Political Reforms                                        538
Measures of Economic Reform                              546

XXIII.  THE NEW POLITICAL DEMOCRACY 554
          The Rise of the Woman Movement 555
          The National Struggle for Woman Suffrage 562