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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.?
President Nixon and Premier Zhou Enlai shake hands in front of an airplane staircase. Nixon's wife, Pat, and Chinese leaders look on.
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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Activity

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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Activity

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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Activity

40 Min

A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
Kent State
Essay - 2553 Words

Essay

2553 Words

Explores the Kent State Massacre and its impact.
A man holds a gun and a boy holds a sign that reads, Gas Stealers Beware. We're Loaded For Bear.
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 sits at a desk and signs a document.
Jimmy Carter, “Malaise” Speech, July 15, 1979
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Activity

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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Activity

40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
César Chávez delivers a speech.
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

2456 Words

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?
Photograph of the front of Stonewall Inn.
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.
Neil Armstrong and the Moon Landing
Essay - 2656 Words

Essay

2656 Words

What caused the Space Race?
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.
80 Min
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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Activity

Use this graphic organizer alongside the Natural Rights and Positive Rights in History Primary Sources to guide students understanding.