Ameri

Course 7 of 8 · 1945 to 1974

Cold War America

A long standoff abroad, and big changes at home.

6 modules · 24 lessons

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The story in brief

After 1945 the country was richer than ever and also uneasy. This course follows containment, the Marshall Plan, the wars in Korea and Vietnam and the scare of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

It also follows the changes that happened in American life: the GI Bill and the suburbs, the Civil Rights Movement from Brown v. Board to the Voting Rights Act, and the race to the Moon.

Three moments to know

  1. 1954

    Brown v. Board of Education

    The Supreme Court rules that separate public schools for Black and white children are unconstitutional.

  2. 1962

    The Cuban Missile Crisis

    Thirteen tense days bring the United States and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war.

  3. 1969

    Apollo 11

    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the Moon.

What you will learn

For decades America stood against the Soviet Union. This course follows the Cold War at home and abroad, from 1945 to the 1970s.

  • See how the postwar boom, the GI Bill and the suburbs built a prosperous middle class.
  • Follow containment, the Marshall Plan and the wars in Korea and Vietnam.
  • Race into space, from Sputnik to the Moon landing and live through the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  • Understand the Civil Rights Movement, from Brown v. Board to the Voting Rights Act.
  • End with the Great Society, the protests of the sixties, Watergate and the oil crisis.

Inside the course

6 modules and 24 short lessons, in the order the app teaches them.

Module 1 · 4 lessonsThe Postwar Boom and Containment
  1. 1The GI Bill and the Suburbs
  2. 2Truman and Containment
  3. 3The Marshall Plan and NATO
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 2 · 4 lessonsKorea, McCarthy and the Eisenhower Years
  1. 1The Korean War
  2. 2McCarthy and the Fear of Communism
  3. 3The Eisenhower Years: Prosperity and Interstates
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 3 · 4 lessonsThe Civil Rights Movement
  1. 1Brown v. Board of Education
  2. 2Montgomery and Dr. King
  3. 3The Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 4 · 4 lessonsThe Space Race and the Cuban Missile Crisis
  1. 1Sputnik and the Space Race
  2. 2The Cuban Missile Crisis
  3. 3To the Moon: Apollo 11
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 5 · 4 lessonsThe Vietnam War
  1. 1How America Entered Vietnam
  2. 2The Tet Offensive and the Home Front
  3. 3Withdrawal and Lessons of Vietnam
  4. 4Let's Review
Module 6 · 4 lessonsGreat Society, Protest and Watergate
  1. 1The Great Society
  2. 2The Protests of the Sixties
  3. 3Nixon, Watergate and the Oil Crisis
  4. 4Let's Review

Finish all 6 modules to earn the Cold War America certificate of completion, part of Premium.

Start Cold War America in the app.

Short lessons, questions along the way and a certificate when you finish.

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