AP Unit 9: 1950-1970

Key Concept 8.1:

The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.

Key Concept 8.2:

New movements for civil rights and liberal efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and cultural responses.

Key Concept 8.3:

Postwar economic, demographic, and technological changes had a far-reaching impact on American society, politics, and the environment.