AP United States History — Period 9: 1980–Present

Period 9: 1980–Present is the ninth of 9 units in the College Board's current AP United States HistoryCourse & Exam Description. It builds on Period 8: 1945–1980 and closes out the sequence.

Our Period 9: 1980–Present 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.