Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Chapter 15
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Chapter 15 Introductory Essay: 1968-1980
Essay - 6611 Words
Essay
6611 Words
How did a recession and an unpopular war affect the U.S.?
Richard Nixon Opens Diplomatic Relations with China
Essay - 2643 Words
Essay
2643 Words
Why did President Nixon visit China during the 1970s?
Nixon Tapes: The “Smoking Gun” Tape, 1972
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Barbara Jordan, Speech on Impeachment, July 25, 1974
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Herblock, Watergate Cartoons, 1973–1974
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Did U.S. Media Provide Fair and Accurate Coverage of the Tet Offensive?
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40 Min
In what ways did the media's portrayal of the prospect of victory accurately present the situation in Vietnam and how did that affect that narrative Americans believed about the War? Anthony D. Bartl and Robert McMahon debate this question.
Did U.S. Media Provide Fair and Accurate Coverage of the Tet Offensive Graphic Organizer
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40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
The 1973 Oil Crisis and Its Economic Consequences
Essay - 2453 Words
Essay
2453 Words
What led to the shortage of gasoline in 1973?
Jimmy Carter and the Iran Hostage Crisis
Essay - 2387 Words
Essay
2387 Words
Explores the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
Jimmy Carter, “Malaise” Speech, July 15, 1979
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Controversy over Busing
Essay - 2436 Words
Essay
2436 Words
How did cities attempt to integrate schools in the 1970s?
Art as Protest: Images from the United Farm Workers of America, 1973–1978
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40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and the United Farm Workers
Essay - 2534 Words
Essay
2534 Words
Explores the boycotts and protests of the United Farm Workers.
American Indian Activism and the Siege of Wounded Knee
Essay - 2489 Words
Essay
2489 Words
Explores American Indian activism in the 1970s.
The Birth Control Pill
Essay - 2456 Words
Essay
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Explores the social changes in America surrounding birth control.
Phyllis Schlafly and the Debate over the Equal Rights Amendment
Essay - 2396 Words
Essay
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Why did some women oppose the Equal Rights Amendment?
The Gay Liberation Movement
Essay - 2042 Words
Essay
2042 Words
How did the social changes of the 20th century affect the gay population?
National Organization for Women (NOW), Bill of Rights, 1968
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Indians of All Tribes, Alcatraz Proclamation, 1969
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The New York Blackout of 1977
Lesson - 1 Activities
Lesson
1 Activities
80 Min
Use this Lesson at the end of the chapter while discussing Jimmy Carter to have students discuss the impact of urban decline and the U.S. government's intervention.
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Modern Liberalism Key Term Definitions
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Definitions of limited government, natural/inalienable rights, positive rights, classical liberalism, and modern liberalism.
Natural Rights and Positive Rights in History
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To what extent did modern liberalism adhere to the principle of a limited government protecting natural/ inalienable rights? Seven primary sources to help students examine this question.
Natural Rights and Positive Rights in History Graphic Organizer
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Use this graphic organizer alongside the Natural Rights and Positive Rights in History Primary Sources to guide students understanding.
