1945-1953

Day by day, the fifties are the major events of the decade, for every day and in every field - world developments, U.S. affairs, culture, sports and science.

A biography of the thirty-seventh President of the United States.

Examines America's fear of Communist subversion during the late 1940's and early 1950's and the exploitation of this fear by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Provides accounts of key events that occurred during the 1950s in the areas of science, technology, transportation, the economy, society, literature, art and architecture, fashion, stage and screen, music, sports and recreation, and war, and includes photographs and primary sources.

Outlines the important social, political, economic, cultural, and technological events that happened in the United States during the 1940s. Includes primary source photographs and quotations, timelines, sidebars, an activity, biographical profiles, and sources of additional information.

Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of one of the pivotal decades of the twentieth century, a period of transition and crisis for the nation and for its citizens.

Draws from unclassified documents, unpublished letters and diaries, and interviews to provide a historical narrative of the Berlin Airlift of 1948.

Contains essays that examine major events in the presidency of Harry S. Truman, with analyses of how he handled each situation, including the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan, the Truman Doctrine and the rebuilding of Europe, the Korean War, and domestic policies.

Outlines life in the United States in the 1950s, including the development of suburbia, advances in technology and entertainment, politics, the space race, and the Cold War.