Period 8: 1945-1980

A People's History of the United States (Chapter 17) — Chapter 17: "OR DOES IT EXPLODE?" (Civil Rights Movement)

A People's History of the United States (Chapter 18) — Chapter 18: THE IMPOSSIBLE VICTORY: VIETNAM

A People's History of the United States (Chapter 19) — Chapter 19: SURPRISES (Social changes, Native-Americans, Prison, Feminism)

A People's History of the United States (Chapter 20) — Chapter 20: THE SEVENTIES: UNDER CONTROL?

Music from post-WWII & the 1950s — Here is a Spotify playlist with music from the post-war years through the 1950s.

Music from the 1960s — Here is a Spotify playlist of the music from the decade of the 1960s

Music from the 1970s — Here is a Spotify playlist of the music of the 1970s.

Music of the Vietnam War — Here is music from the Vietnam War era

Period 8 1945-1980 Instructional Videos (Khan Academy)

The American Pageant Chapter 37 — Chapter 37: The Cold War Begins

The American Pageant Chapter 38 — Chapter 38: The Eisenhower Era

The American Pageant Chapter 39 — Chapter 39: The Stormy Sixties

The American Pageant Chapter 40 — Chapter 40: The Stalemated Seventies

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (Period 8) — Study Guides & Videos