USA

• The American Revolution and the making of the Republic, 1774-1791
• Social Welfare - USA, 1929-1970
• Social Change - Black Civil Rights in the USA, 1954-1970
• The Cuban Missile Crisis

The American Revolution and the making of the Republic, 1774-1791

To find books on this topic try the following search: 

• United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783

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Social Welfare - USA, 1929-1970

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  The Great Depression and the New Deal: America's economic collapse and recovery by Anne E. Schraff
• The Great Depression: an eyewitness history by David F. Burg

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Social Change - Black Civil Rights in the USA, 1954-1970

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  I have a dream: the life and works of Martin Luther King, Jr by James Haskins
• Voices of freedom: an oral history of the civil rights movement from the 1950s through the 1980s
• Malcolm X: by any means necessary by Walter Dean Myers
• A picture book of Rosa Parks by David Adler
• Black civil rights in the USA by John Rosanowski, Tony Murdoch & Pam O'Connell

There's also a video available, titled The civil rights movement. 

The Cuban Missile Crisis

To find books on this topic try the following search: 

• Cuban Missile Crisis

There's a novel set in Britain at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis that gives you some idea of how normal people felt about the threat inherent in the crisis.  It's called The fire-eaters, and is by David Almond.

There's also the movie Thirteen days (starring Kevin Costner) that is based on the Crisis.  It is rated M - so is suitable for ages 16 years and over. 

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