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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Civil Rights Movement Expands

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over the expansion of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980:the Election of 1968

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the pivotal election of 1968, which pitted Richard Nixon against Hubert Humphrey in a race shaped by backlash against the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Presidency of Jimmy Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how Jimmy Carter failed to solve the ailing economy or confront a growing crisis in the Middle East during his one-term presidency.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Watergate

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Richard Nixon as President

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Nixon's presidency, including his strategy to get the United States out of the Vietnam War, his foreign policy maneuvers with China and the Soviet Union, and his fall from grace due to the Watergate scandal.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Environment/natural Resources 1968 to 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check on the environment and natural resources from 1968 to 1980.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Stagflation and the Oil Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the economic downturn of the 1970s and the OPEC oil embargo of 1973-1974.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Sncc and Core

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the two civil rights groups that organized nonviolent protests during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980:civil Rights Act 1964/voting Rights Act 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the civil rights legislation that outlawed discrimination in jobs, education, housing, public accommodations, and voting.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Black Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Malcolm X, the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panther Party.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the 1963 protest that culminated with Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Great Society

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over the "Great Society" of the 1950s.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Lyndon Johnson as President

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the president who expanded both the war in Vietnam and social programs at home.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: America as a World Power

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over America as a world power.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Cuban Missile Crisis

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the tense 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union that nearly resulted in nuclear war.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Start of the Space Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the launch of Sputnik and the establishment of NASA.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Atomic Fears and the Arms Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the impact of nuclear proliferation in the 1950s, including fears of atomic bombs and increasing militarization.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over the early steps in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Massive Resistance and the Little Rock Nine

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about resistance to desegregation and the nine African American students who dared to integrate Little Rock's Central High School.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Rosa Parks's courageous decision to fight discrimination and the boycott that ended segregation on public buses.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: John F. Kennedy as President

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the election, presidency, and assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check over the Vietnam War.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the war that enmeshed the United States in a battle against communism in Southeast Asia for more than twenty years.
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Popular Culture and Mass Media in the 1950s

For Students 9th - 10th
In the 1950s, financial prosperity allowed young Americans to participate in a shared culture of rock and roll music, movies, and television.

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