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Unit 8: Period 8: 1945–1980

America as a World Power

Explain how the Cold War shaped U.S. policy toward Latin America and the new nations of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and why Americans argued over the bomb.

Topic 8.7 · 15 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01A world of new nations
  2. 02The Middle East and Africa
  3. 03Latin America: anticommunism ahead of democracy
  4. 04Debating the bomb and the military-industrial complex
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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