This text covers the topic: Case Studies: The United States and the World, 1945–1989, the compulsory Documents-based Question to be examined in 2028.

- The case studies are: 

■ The Montgomery bus boycott, 1956 

■ Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam,1963–1968 

■ The moon landing,1969

- This book deals with these Case Studies separately from the rest of the Topic 

 ■  Each Case Study starts with an essay which places it in its context 

 ■  This is followed by a detailed account of the events of the Case Study 

 ■  Finally there is a brief summary of subsequent developments influenced by the events of the Case Study 

- To help students become used to reading documents, each Case Study is accompanied by relevant documents and questions relating to these documents 

- For each Case Study there are four exam-type document questions so that students can become familiar with the way in which documents are treated in the Leaving Certificate History examination 

- Relevant key personalities and concepts are also included 

- NEW Leaving Certificate Questions Examined section contains past questions, marking schemes and suggested sample answers