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Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980

Culture After 1945

Explain why American mass culture grew more uniform after 1945 and how intellectuals, Beat writers, artists and rock-and-roll teenagers pushed back against it.

Topic 8.5 · 15 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Why mass culture became more uniform
  2. 02Intellectuals question affluence and conformity
  3. 03Artists and the Beats
  4. 04Teenagers and rock and roll
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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