| NIXON AS PRESIDENT, 1969-1974 |
| DOMESTIC POLICIES AND EVENTS - NIXON'S INTERNATIONALISM
- THE PRESIDENCY IN CRISIS |
| HANDOUTS |
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Reading with Questions - "The Election of 1968" |
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Reading with Questions - "Nixon, Vietnam, and the
Cold War" |
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Reading with Questions - "Nixon's Accomplishments
and Defeats" |
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| MAPS and PICTURES |
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| POWERPOINTS |
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| VIDEO LINKS |
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VIDEO LINK: "Pat Nixon: Behind the Smile" - 44:19 in length
- Courtesy of Biography Channel and Hulu |
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| WEBSITE LINKS |
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WEBSITE LINK: Richard M. Nixon Library and Birthplace |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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| THE FORD AND CARTER PRESIDENCIES |
| THE APPOINTIVE PRESIDENCY - DOMESTIC POLICY ISSUES
- FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES: THE UNITED
STATES AFTER VIETNAM |
| HANDOUTS |
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HANDOUT: Reading with Questions - "The Ford Interlude" |
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HANDOUT: Reading with Questions - "The Carter Years" |
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| MAPS and PICTURES |
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| POWERPOINTS |
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| WEBSITE LINKS |
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WEBSITE LINK: The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
(Section
for Educators) |
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WEBSITE LINK: The Gerald Ford Library and Museum (Section
for Educators) |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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| REAGAN AND BUSH: THE "NEW"
FEDERALISM AND THE GROWTH OF CONSERVATISM |
| SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMICS - TAX AND POLICY DEFICITS
- ENVIRONMENTAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS
POLICIES - EFFECTS ON MINORITIES - THE SUPREME COURT AND THE SCHOOLS |
| HANDOUTS |
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HANDOUT:
Causes and Effects - "Neo-Conservatism" - Short-term and long-term
causes and effects chart |
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HANDOUT: Reading with Questions - "A Society in Transition" |
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HANDOUT: Reading with Questions - "Conservatism and the Rise
of Ronald Reagan" |
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HANDOUT: Reading with Questions - "The Economy in the 1980s" |
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HANDOUT: Reading with Questions - "Foreign Affairs" |
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HANDOUT: Reading with Questions - "U.S.-Soviet Relations" |
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HANDOUT:
Video Notes - "History Rocks! The Eighties" - Official
Website |
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HANDOUT:
Writing Exercises - "The 1980s" |
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| POWERPOINTS |
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| WEBSITE LINKS |
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WEBSITE
LINK: The Reagan Library and Museum
(Section
for Educators) |
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WEBSITE
LINK: George (H.W.) Bush Presidential Library and Museum
(Section
for Educators) |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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| NEW APPROACHES TO OLD PROBLEMS |
| FEAST AND FAMINE: THE FARMER'S
DILEMMA - THE "UNDERCLASS" - THE "NEW NEW"
IMMIGRANTS - CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERNS |
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| POWERPOINTS |
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| VIDEO LINKS |
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| WEBSITE LINKS |
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WEBSITE LINK: Farm Aid |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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| RENEWED UNITED STATES POWER IMAGE |
| CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - MIDDLE EAST |
| HANDOUTS |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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| TRADE IMBALANCE AND DIVESTING |
| JAPAN - SOUTH AFRICA |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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| UNITED STATES-SOVIET RELATIONS |
| GORBACHEV AND SOVIET RELATIONS - "STAR WARS"
- CUTS IN DEFENSE SPENDING AND THE FALL
OF THE SOVIET UNION |
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HANDOUTS |
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HANDOUT:
Causes and Effects - "Cold War" - Long-term and short-term causes and effects
chart |
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HANDOUT:
T-Chart - "Pivotal Events in the Cold War" |
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HANDOUT:
Video Notes - "History Rocks! The Seventies, Part I" - Official
Website |
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HANDOUT:
Video Notes - "History Rocks! The Seventies, Part II" - Official
Website |
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HANDOUT:
Word Search Puzzle - "Most Popular Baby Names of 1960"
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HANDOUT:
Word Search Puzzle - "Most Popular Baby Names of 1970"
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HANDOUT:
Word Search Puzzle - "Most Popular Baby Names of 1980" |
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POWERPOINTS |
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VIDEO LINKS |
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WEBSITE LINKS |
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WEBSITE LINK: Time
Magazine Profile of Mikhail Gorbachev |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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