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Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1965 including the escalation of the Vietnam War, the murder of Malcolm X, civil rights issues, the Watts riot, draft protests, and others.

Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1964, covering the first surgeon general's report on smoking, the Beatles' appearance in America, the war on poverty, civil rights issues, the Warren Report, and other topics.

Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1962 including John Glenn's orbit of Earth, the environmental movement, Bob Dylan's first album release, the rise of student activism, Marilyn Monroe's death, the ban on school prayer, and others.

Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1961, covering Kennedy's inauguration speech, the Peace Corps, the Bay of Pigs, the space race, civil rights, student activism, the Cold War, folk music, Hemingway's suicide, youth, the nuclear threat, and U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Presents eighteen primary and secondary documents on significant events in world history between 1960 and 1980, including the introduction of the birth control pill, John F. Kennedy's assassination, the moon landing, the Beatles' first "Ed Sullivan Show" appearance, and the fall of Saigon.

Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1960 including the Greensboro sit-in for civil rights, approval of oral contraceptives, the collapse of the Paris Summit, the election of John F. Kennedy as president, and others.

Presents the arguments taking place in the United States during World War II using writings from that period.

Examines various aspects of the Vietnam War both in Asia and on the home front through a collection of period documents, including speeches, transcripts, media commentary, songs and cheers, memoirs, interviews, poems, and photographs.

Presents sixteen primary and secondary documents that argue opposing points on the causes of the Civil War, secession, and the war's outcome, and includes a chronology and further reading list.

A collection of documents that provide insight into the realities of American life during the Great Depression, including song lyrics, magazine articles, murals and posters, excerpts from literary works, political cartoons, news stories, photographs, interviews, and letters.