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Period map: prosperity, protest and backlash

Period map: prosperity, protest and backlash

Timeline of key events in the USA from 1955 to 1992 grouped into affluence and conformity, protest and reaction, crisis and disillusion, and Reagan and culture wars

This topic is about change and continuity. Between 1955 and 1992, the USA became richer, more suburban and more media-driven, but it also became more politically divided.

The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level History The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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