Review Episode 5: Modern America – From Boom to Crisis to Global Power (1920–Present)

This special AP Test review episode of APUSH for ALL spans 1920 to the present, tracing America's cultural shifts, global rise, and political transformations. The 1920s brought roaring prosperity and culture wars, followed by the Great Depression and FDR’s New Deal. WWII turned the U.S. into a superpower, leading into Cold War confrontations abroad and civil rights struggles at home. The 1960s–70s saw social upheaval and growing distrust in government. Reagan's conservative revolution reshaped economics and politics. In the 21st century, the U.S. faced terrorism, racial reckonings, and global crises. Through it all, key APUSH themes—power, identity, and change—remained central to America’s evolving story.