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America Transformed: Sixty Years of Revolutionary Change, 1941–2001
written by Richard M. Abrams, 1932- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 367 page(s)
This 2006 book examines the period 1941–2001 during which time the character of American life changed rapidly, culminating in the shattering of the liberal Democratic coalition. Revolutions in the areas of affluence, foreign policy, the military, business systems, racial relations, gender roles, sexual behavior...
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written by Richard M. Abrams, 1932- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 2006), 367 page(s)
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This 2006 book examines the period 1941–2001 during which time the character of American life changed rapidly, culminating in the shattering of the liberal Democratic coalition. Revolutions in the areas of affluence, foreign policy, the military, business systems, racial relations, gender roles, sexual behavior and attitudes, and disregard for privacy are discussed.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Richard M. Abrams, 1932-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Revolutions, Political causes, Social movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Committee for the Independence of Armenia, February 21, 1920
written by James W. Gerard, 1867-1951, Armenian National Committee of America, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (21 February 1920) , 9 page(s)
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written by James W. Gerard, 1867-1951, Armenian National Committee of America, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (21 February 1920) , 9 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
21 February 1920, 1920
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
James W. Gerard, 1867-1951, Armenian National Committee of America
Topic / Theme
Ottoman Empire and Armenia (1914-1922), Massacres, Humanitarian aid, International relations, Politics & Policy, International Response, Turkish, Armenians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, 1964: Interview with Jon Margolis, Author, The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, part 1 of 5
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 15 mins
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning j...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 15 mins
Description
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Betty Friedan - and brings out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions and anxieties began to turn the country onto a new and different course. This film is part 1 of an interview with Jon Margolis, author of The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, the book on which the documentary is based.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Insignia Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Jon Margolis, fl. 1971, Robert F. Kennedy, 1925-1968, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Government policy, Civil rights, Political demonstrations, Political commentary, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Gulf of Tonkin incident, Vietnam, August 2, 1964, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 1, 1964: Interview with Robert Cohen, Historian, part 1 of 2
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston and Insignia Films, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 53 mins
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning j...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston and Insignia Films, in American Experience: 1964, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 53 mins
Description
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Betty Friedan - and brings out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions and anxieties began to turn the country onto a new and different course. This film is part 1 of an interview with historian Robert Cohen.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, WGBH Boston, Insignia Films
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Robert Cohen, 1955-, Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, Mario Savio, 1942-1966
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Student activism and activists, Politicians, Political demonstrations, Free speech, Assassinations, Civil rights, Political events, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Ame...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Student activism and activists, Politicians, Political demonstrations, Free speech, Assassinations, Civil rights, Political events, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, John F. Kennedy, Assassination, Dallas, TX, November 22, 1963, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 2, 1964: Interview with Todd Gitlin, Sociologist, part 2 of 2
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 55 mins
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning j...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 55 mins
Description
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Betty Friedan - and brings out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions and anxieties began to turn the country onto a new and different course. This film is part 2 of an interview with sociologist Todd Gitlin.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Insignia Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Todd Gitlin, 1943-, Barry Goldwater, 1909-1998, Hubert H. Humphrey, 1911-1978, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Government policy, Politics, Social movements, Civil rights, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964, Gulf of Tonkin incident, Vietnam, August 2, 1964, Great Society, United States, 1964-1969, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Americans,...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Government policy, Politics, Social movements, Civil rights, Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 1964-1965, Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964, Gulf of Tonkin incident, Vietnam, August 2, 1964, Great Society, United States, 1964-1969, Political and Social Movements, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: 1964, Part 3, 1964: Interview with Jon Margolis, Author, The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, part 3 of 5
directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 58 mins
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning j...
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directed by Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017; produced by Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017 and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Insignia Films and WGBH Boston, in American Experience: 1964, Part 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2014), 58 mins
Description
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time - Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Betty Friedan - and brings out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions and anxieties began to turn the country onto a new and different course. This film is part 3 of an interview with Jon Margolis, author of The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964, the book on which the documentary is based.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Amanda Pollak, fl. 1992-2017, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Insignia Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stephen Ives, fl. 1988-2017
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: 1964
Person Discussed
Jon Margolis, fl. 1971, Sonny Liston, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, Ella Josephine Baker, 1903-1986, Fannie Lou Hamer, 1918-1977, Betty Friedan, 1921-2006, Muhammad Ali, 1942-2016
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Murder, Government policy, Student activism and activists, Popular culture, Women's rights, Feminism, Civil rights, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, African Americans, Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1, Interview with Jim Zwerg, 1 of 4
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on the Nashville, Tennessee, via Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama ride. May 16-20, 1961
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 1 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Description
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on the Nashville, Tennessee, via Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama ride. May 16-20, 1961
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Person Discussed
James Zwerg, 1939-, John Lewis, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Social movements, Social activism and activists, Nonviolence, Segregation, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2, Interview with Clayborne Carson, 2 of 4
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston and American Experience Films; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
This video contains an interview with Clayborne Carson, an African-American professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute.
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston and American Experience Films; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Description
This video contains an interview with Clayborne Carson, an African-American professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston, American Experience Films
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Person Discussed
Clayborne Carson, 1944-, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, James L. Farmer, 1920-1999
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Social movements, Political demonstrations, Political violence, Nonviolence, Race relations, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, History, Politics & Policy, Sociology, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2, Interview with Jim Zwerg, 2 of 4
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 31 mins
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on the Nashville, Tennessee, via Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama ride. May 16-20, 1961
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 31 mins
Description
Jim Zwerg was an Exchange student at Fisk University, student at Beloit College on the Nashville, Tennessee, via Birmingham, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama ride. May 16-20, 1961
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, American Experience Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Person Discussed
James Zwerg, 1939-, Theophilus Eugene Connor, 1897-1973
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Political violence, Social movements, Nonviolence, Political demonstrations, Social activism and activists, Prisons, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Politics & Policy, History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 3, Interview with Clayborne Carson, 3 of 4
directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston and American Experience Films; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
This video contains an interview with Clayborne Carson, an African-American professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute.
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directed by Stanley Nelson, 1955-; produced by Stanley Nelson, 1955- and Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston and American Experience Films; interview by Stanley Nelson, 1955-, in American Experience: Freedom Riders, Part 3 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Description
This video contains an interview with Clayborne Carson, an African-American professor of history at Stanford University, and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Stanley Nelson, 1955-, Laurens Grant, fl. 2003-2017, WGBH Boston, American Experience Films
Author / Creator
Stanley Nelson, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2010, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: Freedom Riders
Person Discussed
Clayborne Carson, 1944-, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, John Malcolm Patterson, 1921-, Robert F. Kennedy, 1925-1968
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Social movements, Nonviolence, Politics, Political violence, U.S. Civil Rights Movement, 1954-, Freedom Rides, U.S. South, 1961, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, History, Politics & Policy, Sociology, The Sixties (1960–1974), Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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