Events that changed America in the twentieth century / 
edited by John E. Findling & Frank W. Thackeray. 
 - Westport, Conn. :  Greenwood Press,  1996. 
 - xi, 239 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - The Greenwood Press "Events that changed America" series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Progressivism, 1901-1914 -- Interpretive Essay / Laura Hague -- 2. World War I, 1914-1918 -- Interpretive Essay / Jacob Vander Meulen -- 3. The Great Depression, 1929-c. 1939 -- Interpretive Essay / Anders Greenspan -- 4. World War II, 1939-1945 -- Interpretive Essay / Larry Thornton -- 5. The Cold War, c. 1946-1991 -- Interpretive Essay / David Mayers -- 6. The Development of Atomic Energy, 1945-1995 -- Interpretive Essay / James W. Kunetka -- 7. The Rise of Television, c. 1948-1995 -- Interpretive Essay / James E. St. Clair -- 8. The Civil Rights Movement, c. 1954-Present -- Interpretive Essay / Thomas Clarkin -- 9. The Vietnam War, c. 1950-1975 -- Interpretive Essay / Jerry A. Pattengale -- 10. The Reagan Revolution, 1981-1989 -- Interpretive Essay / John Robson -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Timeline -- Appendix C: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Secretaries of State in the Twentieth Century. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0313290806  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--20th century
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E337.5  
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.9