1940-1960 : the twentieth century by Bussey, Jennifer instant download

1940-1960 : the twentieth century by Bussey, Jennifer instant download

Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-183) and index, Event 1: Bombing of Pearl Harbor; December 7, 1941 -- Event 2: Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps; February 19, 1942 -- Event 3: Normandy invasion; June 6, 1944 -- Event 4: Liberation of Dachau; April 29, 1945 -- Event 5: Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; August 6 and 9, 1945 -- Event 6: Nuremberg trials; November 20, 1945-August 31, 1946 -- Event 7: Truman Doctrine establishes the Policy of Containment; March 12, 1947 -- Event 8: Anne Frank; The diary of a young girl is published, 1947 -- Event 9: People's Republic of China is established; October 1, 1949 -- Event 10: Rosa Parks refuses to surrender her bus seat; December 1, 1955 -- Event 11: Elvis \"the king of rock and roll\" Presley signs with RCA; December 1955 -- Event 12: Soviets launch Sputnik; October 4, 1957, This book includes an introduction to 1940-1960 and primary and secondary sources on the major events of the 1940s and 1950s, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the launch of Sputnik by the Soviets, 188 pages : 24 cm