US public opinion since the 1930s : Galluping through history / Richard Seltzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seltzer, Richard A., 1951- author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Public opinion.

History.

United States--Public opinion--History--20th century.

United States.

United States--Public opinion--History--21st century.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Seltzer, Richard A, 1951- US public opinion since the 1930s

ISBN:

9781793653512

1793653518

Publisher Number:

40030936588

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.