History 348: The United States since 1945 

                 Associate Professor David F. Krugler                      Course web site, Fall 2005

The U.S. government frequently tested atomic weapons in remote                         Until the early 1930s, the Republican Party had the support of most African-
    areas of the country during the 1950s. During Operation Cue, held                   American voters, but Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal brought about a shift. During
    on May 5, 1955, observers watched an atomic blast rise from the                      this November 1973 meeting with leaders of historically black colleges, President
Nevada desert floor just before dawn.                                                            Richard Nixon worked to bring black voters back into the Republican fold.

Introduction

Thanks to the Web, historical research is no longer limited to the classroom, library, and archives. The Web provides access to a myriad of historical topics and materials, providing research and browsing possibilities unimaginable ten years ago. Ten years ago, for example, I would have needed to travel to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. to find and obtain copies of the photographs above. Using the web, I located and downloaded copies in ten minutes.

The web also offers historians, students, history buffs, and commercial ventures the opportunity to share history with a global audience. Classes can post group projects, authors can put up copies of conference papers or links to published articles. With these possibilities, however, comes a major challenge: can you trust the "history" you find? Unlike journal or book publishers, the Web makes no attempt to check facts or to proofread. To adapt an ageless piece of advice, let the surfer beware.

This site provides links to sites dedicated to decades in US history since 1940 so that you can write your first essay, which is due on Monday, October 3. For essay guidelines and requirements, click here:  assignment

Web sites:

The 1940s (Chico High School) The 1950s: Cars, Consumerism and the Cold War The Fifties Web Literature & Culture of the American 1950s The Fifties (Lakewood High School) Radical Times: The Antiwar Movement of the 1960s The Sixties: A Journey Through the Decade The Sixties-L The Sixties Net The Sixties Project The Psychedelic Sixties

Disco Decade 1970s timeline Super70s.com The Eighties Server Stuck on the 80s In the 80s Ronald Reagan and the 1980s 1980s Cultural History The Clinton Years