Unit
Chapter 15: The Vietnam War and the Nixon Tapes 1968-1980
Guiding question
Invite students to explore how a fracturing of the liberal consensus shaped politics and culture between 1968 and 1980.
Chapter 15 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, BRI’s U.S. History Curriculum Resource, invites students to explore how a fracturing of the liberal consensus shaped politics and culture between 1968 and 1980. Discover our suggested sequence for Chapter 15.
Teacher resource
Chapter 15: 1968-1980 Inquiry Organizer
How did a fracturing of the liberal consensus shape politics and culture between 1968 and 1980?
Lessons
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.
Use this Lesson with the Did U.S. Media Provide Fair and Accurate Coverage of the Tet Offensive? Point-Counterpoint following the Kent State Narrative to discuss the increase of anti-Vietnam War sentiments in the United States into the 1970s.
A review lesson for Unit 7 (1945-1980) to study changes and continuities in the philosophy of modern liberation.
A concluding lesson for Unit 7 (1945-1980).
Unit resources
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.
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
How did a recession and an unpopular war affect the U.S.?
