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Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980

Economy After 1945

Explain what drove the postwar boom (private demand, federal spending, the baby boom, new technology) and why it moved Americans to the suburbs and the Sun Belt.

Topic 8.4 · 13 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Why the economy boomed
  2. 02The move to the suburbs
  3. 03The rise of the Sun Belt
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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