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Period 8: 1945-1980 (College Board AP® US History)

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The Cold War from 1945 to 1980

  1. Background
  2. U.S. Foreign Policies

The Red Scare

  1. Causes & Effects of the Second Red Scare

Economy after 1945

  1. Causes of Economic Growth
  2. Causes & Effects of Migration

Culture after 1945

  1. Maintaining & Challenging Mass Culture

Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (1940s and 1950s)

  1. Civil Rights in the 1940s-1950s

America as a World Power

  1. U.S. Response to Decolonoization
  2. Global Arms Race

The Vietnam War

  1. Causes & Effects of the Vietnam War

The Great Society

  1. Liberalism & the Federal Government
  2. Immigration

The African American Civil Rights Movement (1960s)

  1. Fight for the Ending of Segregation

The Civil Rights Movement Expands

  1. Minorities Seek Equality

Youth Culture of the 1960s

  1. Youth Question Social Norms

The Environment and Natural Resources from 1968 to 1980

  1. Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

Society in Transition

  1. Rise of the Modern Conservative Movement
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