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Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980

The Cold War from 1945 to 1980

Explain how containment held steady from Truman to Carter while its methods swung between war, nuclear brinkmanship and détente, and source Cold War documents.

Topic 8.2 · 15 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Why the wartime alliance broke apart
  2. 02Building containment, 1947 to 1950
  3. 03Korea: containment by war
  4. 04Swinging between confrontation and coexistence
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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