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Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present

Contextualizing Period 9

Explain the setting for 1980 to the present, from stagflation, distrust and détente's collapse to a world turning toward markets, and write context that earns the point.

Topic 9.1 · 13 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01What 1980 inherited from Period 8
  2. 02The world around the United States after 1980
  3. 03The stories of Period 9 and how they connect
  4. 04How historians have framed the period
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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