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This authoritative work provides a thorough overview of the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020, devoting particular attention to its impact on all aspects of American society. The 21st Century Turning Points series is a one-stop resource for understanding the people and events changing America today. Each volume provides readers with a clear, authoritative, and unbiased understanding of a single issue or event that is driving national debate about our nation's leaders, institutions, values, and priorities. This particular volume is devoted to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted social, economic, and political institutions across the globe in 2020. It documents the spread of the virus around the world and the mounting toll it took on the health and lives of people in the United States and elsewhere; surveys the response to the pandemic (both in statements and policies) by the Trump administration, state governments, and various scientific and public health organizations; explains the impact of the pandemic on U.S. schools, businesses, industries, and workers; shows why communities of color and poor Americans were disproportionately impacted; and studies the ways in which COVID-19 has changed the U.S. forever.

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Author:   Laurie Collier Hillstrom (Independent Scholar, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9781440878275

ISBN 10:   1440878277
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   17 March 2021
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Series Foreword Chapter 1Overview of the COVID-19 Pandemic Chapter 2Landmark Events in the COVID-19 Pandemic Disease Epidemics and Pandemics in History (1350–2014) A Novel Coronavirus Emerges in China (2019) COVID-19 Reaches the United States (January 20–March 10, 2020) WHO Declares a Global Pandemic (March 11, 2020) American Sports Leagues Suspend Play (March 11–12, 2020) Stock Market Crash Reflects Coronavirus Concerns (March 16, 2020) Coronavirus Task Force Holds Daily Briefings (March 16–April 24, 2020) States Issue Stay-at-Home Orders (March 19, 2020) Tensions Rise between Trump and Governors (March 20–April 30, 2020) Congress Passes the CARES Act (March 27, 2020) Wisconsin Holds Its Primary Election (April 7, 2020) Reopening the Economy Triggers a Second Wave (May–July, 2020) Chapter 3Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Home and Family Life Education Politics and Partisanship Chapter 4Profiles Deborah Birx (1956–) Response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force Andrew Cuomo (1957–) Governor of New York during the COVID-19 pandemic Anthony Fauci (1940–) Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mike Pence (1959–) Vice president of the United States and chairman of the White House Coronavirus Task Force Donald Trump (1946–) President of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic Gretchen Whitmer (1971–) Governor of Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic Further Resources Index

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Laurie Collier Hillstrom is an independent scholar based in Brighton, MI.

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