Period 8

1945-1980

After World War II, the United States grappled with prosperity and unfamiliar international responsibilities while struggling to live up to its ideals.

AMSCO Textbook:

• Chapter 26: Truman and the Cold War 1945-1952
• Chapter 27: The Eisenhower Years 1952-1960
• Chapter 28: Promise and Turmoil the 1960s
• Chapter 29: Limits of a Superpower 1969-1980

American Pageant:

• Chapter 35: The Cold War Begins, 1945-1952 READING QUIZ
• Chapter 36: American Zenith, 1952-1963 READING QUIZ
• Chapter 37: The Stormy Sixties READING QUIZ
• Chapter 38: Challenges to the Postwar Order READING QUIZ

PERIOD 8 REMEDIATION

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