American Decades Primary Sources: 1950-1959 Contributor(s): Rose, Cynthia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0787665932 ISBN-13: 9780787665937 Publisher: Gale Cengage OUR PRICE: $280.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: The Red Scare, the Rosenbergs, and Rosa Parks all made their mark on the United States of the 1950s. Senator Joseph McCarthy waged a domestic war against communists with his hearings and had everyone looking suspiciously for communists in their communities. At the same time, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were tried and convicted of espionage, under evidence that they had passed secrets from the U.S. nuclear facility in Los Alamos to the Soviet Union; they were subsequently executed. Segregation was ruled by the Supreme Court to be illegal, and while African American children began integrating schools, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. The civil rights movement had begun. Culturally, color television was introduced, Disneyland opened, and hula hoops hit it big. The following documents are just a sampling of the offerings available in this volume:
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 973.91 |
LCCN: 2002008155 |
Series: American Decades: Primary Sources |
Physical Information: 1.96" H x 8.78" W x 11.24" (4.81 lbs) 736 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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Publisher Description: The Red Scare, the Rosenbergs, and Rosa Parks all made their mark on the United States of the 1950s. Senator Joseph McCarthy waged a domestic war against communists with his hearings and had everyone looking suspiciously for communists in their communities. At the same time, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were tried and convicted of espionage, under evidence that they had passed secrets from the U.S. nuclear facility in Los Alamos to the Soviet Union; they were subsequently executed. Segregation was ruled by the Supreme Court to be illegal, and while African American children began integrating schools, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. The civil rights movement had begun. Culturally, color television was introduced, Disneyland opened, and hula hoops hit it big. The following documents are just a sampling of the offerings available in this volume:
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