Access to History : Reality and Illusion, 1945-1980.

Cover; Book title; Contents; CHAPTER 1 Truman and post-war America 1945-52; 1 The United States in 1945 and the legacies of the Second World War; 2 The USA as a superpower; 3 Key debate; 4 Truman and post-war reconstruction; 5 African-Americans in the North and the South; 6 Truman and post-war America: conclusions; CHAPTER 2 Eisenhower: tranquillity and crisis 1953-60; 1 The growth of the American economy in the 1950s and the impact of the 'consumer society'; 2 Eisenhower's presidency; 3 The USA and the Cold War; 4 African-Americans in the North and the South; 5 Assessing the Eisenhower yearsCHAPTER 3 Kennedy and the 'New Frontier' 1961-31 The New Frontier; 2 Challenges to American power; 3 African-Americans in the North and the South; 4 The United States by 1963; 5 Key debate; CHAPTER 4 The Johnson presidency 1963-9; 1 Johnson as president; 2 Maintaining American world power; 3 African-Americans in the North and the South; 4 Social divisions and protest movements; CHAPTER 5 Republican ...

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