A History of US-All the People 1945-1996 #10

By Joy Hakim

Subjects: Juvenile literature, United states, history, 1865-1898, United states, social life and customs, juvenile literature, Exploration, Discoveries in geography, United states, history, 1815-1861, United states, history, 1815-1861, juvenile literature, Reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877), juvenile literature, United states, history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, United states, economic conditions, United states, history, Reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877), Homeschooling, Discovery and exploration, United states, economic conditions, juvenile literature, United states, history, 20th century, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, juvenile literature, United states, history, 1783-1865, Native Americans, Indians of North America, Economic conditions, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, Social conditions, United states, history, sources, History, United states, United states, history, juvenile literature, United states, history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, juvenile literature, United states, social conditions

Description: Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. In the years after WWII, America became the worlds greatest power. All the People discusses the U.S.A.’s uneasiness with its postwar role as a global policeman, even as we fought to keep countries across the world from becoming part of the Soviet Union’s communist empire. There were battles at home, too. With the civil rights movement and opposition to the Vietnam War, Truman, Stalin, Khrushchev, Ho Chi Minh, Thurgood Marshall, JFK, LBJ, Malcom X, Cesar Chavez, Bill Clinton-even the Beatles star in this exciting final chapter in a History of US. Book #10 Covering years 1945-1996 Series: Full Series: 1.The First Americans (Prehistory-1600) 2.Making Thirteen Colonies (1600-1740) 3.From Colonies to Country (1735-1791) 4.The New Nation (1789-1850) 5.Liberty for All? (1820-1860) 6.War, Terrible War (1855-1865) 7.Reconstructing America (1865-1890) 8.An Age of Extremes (1880-1917) 9.War, Peace, and All That Jazz (1918-1945) 10.All the People: (Since 1945) NOTE: Years may differ Depending on Edition