This study examines American public opinion since the 1930s. The author analyzes data from Gallup and other sources and looks at such issues as US politics, international events, race, sex, gender, economics, the environment, and more.
This study examines American public opinion since the 1930s. The author analyzes data from Gallup and other sources and looks at such issues as US politics, international events, race, sex, gender, economics, the environment, and more.
Richard lives in Milford, CT, where he writes fiction full-time. He graduated from Yale where he had creative writing courses with Robert Penn Warren and Joseph Heller. During his professional career, he worked for DEC, the minicomputer company, as writer and Internet evangelist. His published works include a dozen novels, four relating to the Trojan War and two relating to Shakespeare.
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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. 1930s: The Great Depression and the Start of World War II 2. 1940s: World War II and the Onset of the Cold War 3. 1950s: Anti-Communism, Relative Economic Prosperity at Home and a Growing Cold War Abroad 4. 1960s: Era of Protest: Civil rights, Vietnam, and Counterculture 5. 1970s: Watergate, Normalization of Relations with China, Continuing Social and Political Protest, the Growth of International Terrorism, and Stagflation 6. 1980s: Ronald Reagan, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Soviet War in Afghanistan and AIDS 7. 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 8. 2000s: Decade of 9/11, the Iraqi War, The Great Recession, and the Election of Barack Obama 9. 2010s: War against ISIS, the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, Brexit, and the Election of Donald Trump 10. 2020: Covid-19, the Killing of George Floyd and Protests, An Attempt to Overthrow an Election Conclusion Appendix 1: Preamble to Gallup History References About the Author
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. 1930s: The Great Depression and the Start of World War II 2. 1940s: World War II and the Onset of the Cold War 3. 1950s: Anti-Communism, Relative Economic Prosperity at Home and a Growing Cold War Abroad 4. 1960s: Era of Protest: Civil rights, Vietnam, and Counterculture 5. 1970s: Watergate, Normalization of Relations with China, Continuing Social and Political Protest, the Growth of International Terrorism, and Stagflation 6. 1980s: Ronald Reagan, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Soviet War in Afghanistan and AIDS 7. 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 8. 2000s: Decade of 9/11, the Iraqi War, The Great Recession, and the Election of Barack Obama 9. 2010s: War against ISIS, the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, Brexit, and the Election of Donald Trump 10. 2020: Covid-19, the Killing of George Floyd and Protests, An Attempt to Overthrow an Election Conclusion Appendix 1: Preamble to Gallup History References About the Author
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