Period 8: 1945–1980

Explain the context for societal change from 1945 to 1980.

Explain the continuities and changes in Cold War policies from 1945 to 1980.

Explain the causes and effects of the Red Scare after World War II.

Explain the causes of economic growth in the years after World War II.

Explain the causes and effects of the migration of various groups of Americans after 1945.

Explain how mass culture has been maintained or challenged over time.

Explain how and why the civil rights movements developed and expanded from 1945 to 1960.

Explain the various military and diplomatic responses to international developments over time.

Explain the causes and effects of continuing policy debates about the role of the federal government over time.

Explain the continuities and changes in immigration patterns over time.

Explain how and why various groups responded to calls for the expansion of civil rights from 1960 to 1980.

Explain the various ways in which the federal government responded to the calls for the expansion of civil rights.

Explain how and why various groups responded to calls for the expansion of civil rights from 1960 to 1980.

Explain how and why opposition to existing policies and values developed and changed over the course of the 20th century.

Explain how and why policies related to the environment developed and changed from 1968 to 1980.

Explain the causes and effects of continuing policy debates about the role of the federal government over time.

Explain the effects of the growth of religious movements over the course of the 20th century.

Explain the extent to which the events of the period from 1945 to 1980 reshaped national identity.