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“…1930s: the Great Depression and the start of World War II -- 1940s: World War II and the onset of the Cold War -- 1950s: Anti-communism, relative economic prosperity at home and a growing cold war abroad -- 1960s: era of protest: civil rights, Vietnam, and counterculture -- 1970s: Watergate, normalization of relations with China, continuing social and political protest, the growth of international terrorism, and stagflation -- 1980s: Ronald Reagan, the fall of the Berlin wall, the Soviet war in Afghanistan and AIDS -- 1990s: the collapse of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the first Gulf War, the genocide in Rwanda, Bill Clinton, and the rise of the internet -- 2000s: decade of 9/11, the Iraqi war, the great recession, and the election of Barack Obama -- 2010s: war against ISIS, the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, Brexit, and the election of
Donald Trump -- 2020: COVID-19, the killing of George Floyd and protests, an attempt to overthrow an election.…”
Call Number: HN90.P8
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