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Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980

Continuity and Change in Period 8

Weigh how far the Cold War, the rights revolutions and postwar prosperity reshaped American national identity from 1945 to 1980, and build a complex argument about it.

Topic 8.15 · 14 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01The Cold War made global leadership part of national identity
  2. 02Liberalism, rights and the reaction
  3. 03Prosperity, the suburbs and a new culture
  4. 04Building a complex argument
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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