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Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in American history since 1945 /

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This reader introduces students to controversies in American history since 1945. The issues discuss topics such as: was it necessary to drop the atomic bomb to end World War II; was Dwight Eisenhower a great president; and did the great society fail. Taking Sides actively develops critical thinking...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Madaras, Larry
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Conn. : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, [2003]
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Taking sides.
Subjects:
United States > History > 1945-
United States > History.
United States > Historiography.
Table of Contents:
  • American high: 1945-1963
  • From liberation through Watergate: 1963-1974
  • Postindustrial America and the end of the Cold War: 1974-2001.