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Mount St. Mary's College - Fall 2012 | ||
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The Making of Modern America: The Nation from 1945 to the Present (9th Edition) by Gary A. Donaldson Paperback, 378 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-7425-4820-1 / 0742548201 ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-4820-6 / 9780742548206 When World War II ended in 1945, America emerged as the only superpower. It had defeated Germany and Japan, it was the only nation with the bomb, and much of the rest of the world lay in ruins as a result of the war. In addition, the wartime economy had dragged the nation out of the worst depression |