AP United States History — Period 8: 1945–1980

Period 8: 1945–1980 is the eighth of 9 units in the College Board's current AP United States HistoryCourse & Exam Description. It builds on Period 7: 1890–1945 and sets up Period 9: 1980–Present.

Our Period 8: 1945–1980 set has 12 practice questions, each with a written explanation, a one-line key takeaway, and a rationale for every wrong choice — so you learn why the right answer is right and why each distractor is tempting. You can work them as a timed set or read the worked solutions straight through.