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AP®︎ US History

Period 9: 1980-present

AP®︎ US History

Period 9: 1980-present

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Reagan and conservatism

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Ronald Reagan: Election and domestic policies
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Emergence of the AIDS crisis
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The end of the Cold War

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Ronald Reagan: Foreign policy
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The Iran-Contra affair
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The Gulf War
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A changing economy

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Globalization
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Migration and immigration in the 1990s and 2000s

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The presidency of Bill Clinton
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Challenges of the 21st century

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The election of 2000
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The presidency of George W. Bush
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September 11th
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The Great Recession
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The presidency of Barack Obama
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About this unit

Since the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, the Cold War has ended and a new, global era has emerged. What does that mean for the United States?