1945-

Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1961, covering Kennedy's inauguration speech, the Peace Corps, the Bay of Pigs, the space race, civil rights, student activism, the Cold War, folk music, Hemingway's suicide, youth, the nuclear threat, and U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Presents eighteen primary and secondary documents on significant events in world history between 1960 and 1980, including the introduction of the birth control pill, John F. Kennedy's assassination, the moon landing, the Beatles' first "Ed Sullivan Show" appearance, and the fall of Saigon.

Examines the events leading up to World War II, looking at the different motives of each country involved, and how the conflict resulted in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviets, and the development of the United Nations.

Describes the conditions of Holocaust survivors when they were liberated as well as their struggle as they attempt to rebuild their lives.

Contains thirty-two essays in which various authors discuss issues related to the Nuclear Age, from 1945 through the 1980s, discussing the atom bomb, the Iron Curtain, Mahatma Gandhi and nonviolent resistance, communism, the space race, segregation, Vietnam, apartheid, and other topics.

Uses contemporary documents to explore the development of the Cold War struggle, the consequences in the 1950s and 1960s, and the lasting effects on American social and cultural patterns.

Discusses the fate of those Jews who survived annihilation by the Nazis: their further persecution, search for a homeland in Palestine, and hunt for war criminals. Also examines other cases of genocide in Bosnia, Rwanda, and elsewhere.

Presents daily life, the sports world, international affairs, great scientific discoveries, the arts, and outstanding achievements of the ninth decade of the 20th century.

Presents daily life, the sports world, international affairs, great scientific discoveries, the arts, and outstanding achievements of the seventh decade of the 20th century.

Presents daily life, the sports world, international affairs, great scientific discoveries, the arts, and outstanding achievements of the sixth decade of the 20th century.