1918-1945

Looks at life in the United States during the 1940s, focusing on the people who lived through that decade. Features over 300 images from the Bettmann and Corbis archives.

What was "skiffle"? How did technology impact the look and design of everyday things during these years? Disney and drive-in theaters, Elvis Presley, and Marilyn Monroe, this is the era where popular culture really comes into its own!.

A look at popular culture in the United States from 1920 through 1939, discussing music, fashion, entertainment, and more.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about the Great Depression, covering the causes of the stock market crash, conditions during the Depression, Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, and the struggle for survival. Includes critical-thinking questions.

A variety of people who lived through the Great Depression describe their memories of that time.

Presents a selection of letters written to Tom Brokaw in response to his book "The Greatest Generation, " in which he examines the lives and experiences of the men and women of the Depression and World War II era who Brokaw credits with building modern America.

Provides an overview of the forties and fifties in the United States and examines how America reacted to the unaccustomed role of world leadership.

Contains twenty essays in which the authors examine the significance of the 1920s in American history, discussing the rise of the consumer society, the effects of prohibition, changes in American culture, political repression, racism, the teaching of evolution, and the stock market crash.

Chronicles the stock market crash of 1929, what led to it, the Great Depression that followed, and measures that were taken to prevent another such crash.