Background
Civil rights legislation
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The War on Poverty
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Health care
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Education
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Other Great Society programs
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Impact and debates
Key events summary
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Vocabulary
Unit 8 topics
Unit 8 overview8.1Contextualizing Period 88.10The African American Civil Rights Movement (1960s)8.11The Civil Rights Movement Expands8.12Youth Culture of the 1960s8.13The Environment and Natural Resources from 1968 to 19808.14Society in Transition8.2The Cold War from 1945 to 19808.3The Red Scare8.4Economy After 19458.5Culture After 19458.6Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (1940s and 1950s)8.7America as a World Power8.8The Vietnam War8.9The Great Society