• Ronald Reagan and Supply-Side Economics Narrative
• The 1992 Presidential Election and the Rise of Democratic Populism Narrative
• Herblock, Cartoons of Ronald Reagan, 1984-1987 Primary Source
• Executive Power in Times of Crisis Lesson (from reaganfoundation.org)
• Republican House Representatives, “Republican Contract with America,” 1994 Primary Source
• Is Affirmative Action Justified? Point-Counterpoint

• George Washington’s Foreign Policy: Comparisons across U.S. History Lesson (from mountvernon.org)
• The Iran-Contra Affair Narrative
• Cold War DBQ (1947-1989) Lesson (from reaganfoundation.org)
• Tear Down This Wall”: Ronald Reagan and the End of the Cold War Decision Point
• Ronald Reagan, “Tear Down this Wall” Speech, June 12, 1987 Primary Source
• George H. W. Bush, Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 1991 Primary Source
• U.S. Foreign Policy in Somalia and Rwanda Decision Point
• U.S. Military Intervention in Afghanistan Decision Point
• Has Francis Fukuyama’s “End of History” Thesis Been Proven Correct? Point-Counterpoint
• Was the Invasion of Iraq Justified? Point-Counterpoint
• Is It in the Interest of the United States to Maintain Its International Obligations? Point-Counterpoint
• Francis Fukuyama, “The End of History?”, 1989 Primary Source
• New YorkerCovers, 2001-2011 (Reflections on 9/11) Primary Source

• Fossil Fuels, Foreign Policy, and Climate Change Narrative
• Rodney King and the Los Angeles Race Riots Narrative
• Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing Narrative
• Tech Giants: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Narrative
• The USA PATRIOT Act Narrative
• Barack Obama, Keynote Address at the Democratic National Convention, July 27, 2004 Primary Source
• Continuity and Change: Immigration in the United States
• Security, Liberty, and the USA PATRIOT Act Lesson
• Does the Threat of Terrorism Justify Increased Surveillance? Point-Counterpoint

Additional Resources:

• Chapter 16 Introductory Essay: 1980-Present
• The Space Shuttle Program and theChallengerDisaster Narrative
• Ronald Reagan, Address to the Nation on theChallengerDisaster, January 28, 1986 Primary Source
• AIDS Memorial Quilt, 1987 Primary Source
• Maya Angelou, “On the Pulse of Morning,” January 20, 1993 Primary Source
• Comparing Presidential Campaign Advertising 1964-1980 Lesson
• Unit 8 Civics Connection Lesson

Unit 8 Essay Activity How does the American experiment play out in the foreign and domestic policy of modern America? Option A: Explain the effects of the end of the Cold War on U.S. foreign policy. Option B: Explain the effects of the War on Terror on U.S. society. Through this inquiry, students will evaluate primary and secondary sources to explain the factors that contributed to new and old challenges to U.S. foreign and domestic policy from 1980 to the present day. Ultimately, students will use the primary and secondary sources in this chapter to practice constructing an essay, in AP Long Essay Question format, demonstrating their skills in explaining historical casusation. Students should be evaluated using the AP Rubric.. Assess students’ progress in understanding the compelling question for this chapter by assigning the Unit 8 Essay Activity.