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A09_Ch.32-34: Passage into a New Century

Posted by Mr.V on 9 June 2016
Posted in: Activity, Published, World History II. Tagged: 20th C., 21st C., Americas, Civil Rights, Culture, Economics, Environment, Richard Nixon, Technology, United States.

A09_Ch.32 – 34: Passage into a New Century 1968 – Present

Purpose
Along with class lessons and activities, this assignment will examine and attempt to address these ‘Essential Questions’:

– What were the political, social, and economic events of the 1970s?
– What were the key political and social events of the 1980s and early 1990s?
– What are the most important issues that affect the United States and the world today?

Themes
– Economic Opportunity
– Science & Technology
– America in World Affairs
– Women & Political Power
– Civil Rights
– Diversity and National Identity
– Immigration & Migration

Given
1. Use the “The Americans” textbook to complete the assignment below.
2. Refer to the course calendar to acquire due dates and other instructions.

Task
To see a detailed description of how to complete and submit the assignments, refer to the instructions found in A05.

A09a Ch.32, Section 01
The Nixon Administration, Read pages 1000 – 1007
– Richard M. Nixon
– New Federalism
– Stagflation
– OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
– Détente
– SALT I Treaty

Section 02
Watergate: Nixon’s Downfall, Read pages 1008 – 1013
– Impeachment
– Watergate
– Saturday Night Massacre

Section 03
The Ford and Carter Years, Read pages 1016 – 1023
– Gerald R. Ford
– Jimmy Carter
– Human Rights
– Camp David Accords
– Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Section 04
Environmental Activism, Read pages 1026 – 1031
– Rachel Carson
– Earth Day
– Environmentalist
– Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
– Three Mile Island

A09b Ch.33, Section 01
A Conservative Movement Emerges, Read pages 1036 – 1039
– Affirmative Action
– Reverse Discrimination
– Moral Majority
– Ronald Reagan

Section 02
The Triumphs of a Crusade, Read pages 1040 – 1044
– Reaganomics
– Supply-side Economics
– Strategic Defense Initiative
– Sandra Day O’Connor
– Deregulation
– Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
– George Bush

Section 03
Social Concerns in the 1980s, Read pages 1045 – 1051
– AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
– Pay Equity
– Jesse Jackson

Section 04
Foreign Policy after the Cold War, Read pages 1054 – 1061
– Mikhail Gorbachev
– Glasnost
– Perestroika
– Tiananmen Square
– Sandinistas
– Contras
– Operation Desert Storm

A09c Ch.34, Section 01
Moving Toward Conflict, Read pages 1066 – 1074
– William Jefferson Clinton
– Hillary Rodham Clinton
– NAFTA
– Al Gore
– George W. Bush
– Barack H. Obama

Section 02
The New Global Economy, Read pages 1075 – 1079
– Service Sector
– Bill Gates
– NASDAQ
– Dotcom
– General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

Section 03
Technology and Modern Life, Read pages 1082 – 1087
– Information Superhighway
– Internet
– Telecommute
– Genetic Engineering

Section 04
The Changing Face of America, Read pages 1088 – 1093
– Urban Flight
– Gentrification

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