CliffsNotes United States History II: Quick Review

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• The settling of the West and Industrialization
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• The turbulent 1960s: The Vietnam War
• The Nixon and Carter presidencies
• The U.S. since 1980

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Abraham Hoffman has taught Advanced Placement U.S. History since 1982 in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He has served four terms as an AP reader for the U.S. History exam.