tps 8&9 prep

Unit 8 (1945-1980):

1. Post-World War II America

   • Economic prosperity and the rise of the middle class

   • Baby Boom and its social implications

2. The Cold War

   • Containment policy and the iron curtain

   • Korean War (1950-1953)

   • Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

3. Civil Rights Movement

   • Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and desegregation efforts

   • Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965

   • Rise of Black Power movement and key figures such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

4. Vietnam War

   • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) and escalation

   • Anti-war protests and societal division

5. Great Society

   • Medicare and Medicaid established

   • War on Poverty programs initiated

Unit 9 (1980-Present):

1. Conservative Resurgence

   • Election of Ronald Reagan (1980) and his policies

   • Rise of the Religious Right and the Moral Majority

2. End of the Cold War

   • Reagan’s diplomacy with Gorbachev leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)

   • Dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991)

3. Domestic Issues

   • Economic recessions and the tech boom of the 1990s

   • Increased focus on globalization and free trade (NAFTA in 1994)

4. September 11, 2001

   • 9/11 attacks and the War on Terror

   • Impact on U.S. foreign policy and security measures

5. 21st Century Developments

   • Social movements around race, gender, and climate change

   • Political polarization and changes in electoral dynamics

These events collectively shaped American society, politics, and international relations throughout these periods.