Critical Moments in American History

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1. The Nativist Movement in America

   Religious Conflict in the 19th Century

   By Katie Oxx

   Series: Critical Moments in American History

   By the mid nineteenth century, anti-Catholicism had become a central conflict in America. Fueling the dissent were Protestant groups dedicated to maintaining what they understood to be the Christian vision and spirit of the "founding fathers." Afraid of the religious and moral impact of Catholics,...

   Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Cuban Missile Crisis

   The Threshold of Nuclear War

   By Alice George

   Series: Critical Moments in American History

   For thirteen days in October of 1962, a truly perilous flirtation with nuclear war developed between the United States and USSR, as the superpowers argued over the installation of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. Launched by rash judgment and concluded through circumspect leadership, the Cuban...

   Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens

   The American Revolution in the Southern Backcountry

   By Melissa A. Walker

   Series: Critical Moments in American History

   The American South is so identified with the Civil War that people often forget that the key battles from the final years of the American Revolution were fought in Southern states. The Southern backcountry was the center of the fight for independence, but backcountry devotion to the Patriot cause...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
4. Freedom to Serve

   Truman, Civil Rights, and Executive Order 9981

   By Jon Taylor

   Series: Critical Moments in American History

   On the eve of America’s entry into World War II, African American leaders pushed for inclusion in the war effort and, after the war, they mounted a concerted effort to integrate the armed services. Harry S. Truman’s decision to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, which resulted in the integration...

   Published October 3rd 2012 by Routledge
5. The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

   Political Trauma and American Memory

   By Alice George

   Series: Critical Moments in American History

   On November 22nd, 1963 the assassination of President John F. Kennedy set into motion a series of events that irrevocably changed American politics and culture. The media frenzy spawned by the controversy surrounding the death of JFK has since given way to a powerful public memory that continues to...

   Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge
6. The Battle of the Greasy Grass/Little Bighorn

   Custer's Last Stand in Memory, History, and Popular Culture

   By Debra Buchholtz

   Series: Critical Moments in American History

   In June of 1876, the U.S. government’s plan to pressure the Lakota and Cheyenne people onto reservations came to a dramatic and violent end with a battle that would become enshrined in American memory. In the eyes of many Americans at the time, the Battle of Little Bighorn represented a symbolic...

   Published July 19th 2012 by Routledge