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8.10 The Expansion of the Civil Rights Movement

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13 lessons

  1. 8.1The Cold War from 1945 to 1980Preview lesson
  2. 8.2The Red ScarePreview lesson
  3. 8.3Economy after 1945Preview lesson
  4. 8.4Culture after 1945Preview lesson
  5. 8.5Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (1940s and 1950s)Open lesson
  6. 8.6America as a World PowerOpen lesson
  7. 8.7The Vietnam WarOpen lesson
  8. 8.8The Great SocietyOpen lesson
  9. 8.9The African American Civil Rights Movement (1960s)Open lesson
  10. 8.10The Expansion of the Civil Rights MovementThis lesson
  11. 8.11Youth Culture of the 1960sOpen lesson
  12. 8.12The Environment and Natural Resources from 1968 to 1980Open lesson
  13. 8.13Society in TransitionOpen lesson

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