Period 8 1945- 1980

Period 8: 1945-1980

In the aftermath of World War II, the United States emerged as one of two major world powers. The Cold War dominated foreign policy, while domestically, the U.S. went through many social changes.

The big concepts for this period are:

• US Cold War policies in Europe, Asia, and Latin America

  • Containment

  • the Korean and Vietnam Wars

  • Brinkmanship

  • Détente

• The Civil Rights Movement

• LBJ's The Great Society

• Later social movements for civil rights- Chicano, AIM, Women's Liberation

• Counterculture

• Increasing polarization of society between liberal and conservative ideologies

• Environmental concerns

Helpful Review Websites

• Fiveable Period 8 Review

  • Another great resource from Fiveable

• Gilder Lehrman Period 8 Review

• KHAN Academy Period 8 Materials (videos and questions)

• KAP TEST Period 8 Summary

Practice Test Questions

• High School Test Prep Period 8 Practice Test

• Albert.io Period 8

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