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Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present

Causation in Period 9

Weigh which changes after 1980 most reshaped American national identity, and corroborate, qualify or modify a claim about them to build a complex argument.

Topic 9.7 · 13 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01What makes an argument complex
  2. 02The conservative ascendancy and its limits
  3. 03Technology, the economy and who got ahead
  4. 04A changing population and a changing world role
  5. 05Weighing the effects
  6. 06Worked examples
  7. 07Where students lose points
  8. 08On the exam

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