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245 0 0 _aEvents that changed America in the twentieth century /
_cedited by John E. Findling & Frank W. Thackeray.
260 _aWestport, Conn. :
_bGreenwood Press,
_c1996.
300 _axi, 239 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
440 4 _aThe Greenwood Press "Events that changed America" series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a1. 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.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century
_9387356
700 1 _9434981
_aFindling, John E.
700 1 _aThackeray Frank W
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_cBOOK
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