Access to English: Social Studies

Focus: Superpower

During the decades following the Second World War the United States expanded beyond its borders to become the most influential power in the world – a superpower.

It took a permanent position on the world stage, spreading its consumer economy, its cultural influence and its political ideals throughout the globe. “Americanization” became a term of praise and damnation.

Read more in Access to English: Social Studies, pp. 92-108. Then do the tasks in the textbook and on this website.

 

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US History Overview 3

WWII to Vietnam (Khan Academy)

America: Super Power

The story of the USA in the decades following the Second World War.

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