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Their World

The 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s

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Online Textbook

1970s 1980s-1990s

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By the End

of the unit

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Session 1

An Introduction to the 1970s

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What, Me Worry?

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Big Question:

Parents always seem to say that life was better when they were kids. Do you think that’s true? In your Social Studies notebook, write a detailed response to that question with a clear thesis and specific examples. Think of why parents may feel this way.

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Do the Following:

Watch 70s TV

Watch More 70s TV

In your Social Studies notebook, describe what you saw. Be detailed and specific. What looked familiar? What looked strange?

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View and Respond

Look at the slideshows and then make five or more observations about what you think life was like in the 1970s. Make these observations in your Social Studies notebook.
By looking at the images, can you make any judgements about life in he 1970s?

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Watch

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Read and Respond

In your Social Studies notebook, respond to the two questions on the right panel.

Read: A Time of Malaise.

Respond:

Q1. Describe three problems facing the United States in the 1970s.

Q2. Why did Americans wear outlandish fashions and participate in outrageous fads during the 1970s?

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Session 2

Richard Nixon and Watergate

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Review

Do the activity to the right in your Social Studies notebook.

Find and download about 10 images associated with the 1970s. (Sample 2 and Sample 3 below only have 6 because I changed the assignment that year.) These can be pictures of cars, people, events, etc. Then, compare and contrast the visuals of the 1970s with how we see our world by downloading comparable images from today. Create a Google Slides presentation and share it with skonecdr@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Sample 1

Sample 2

Sample 3

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Big Questions:

Respond to the following on the linked Padlets (this will require a little research):

Can a president be convicted of a crime?
Can a president ever go to jail?
Can a president pardon people for crimes they committed?
Can the president pardon himself or herself if he or she committed an illegal act?
Can a president be removed from office?

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Extend

Consider your research in Slide 13. Then, in your Social Studies notebook, write a response as to whether or not a president should be impeached over one of the four hypothetical scenarios presented on the right panel. Explain your reasoning.

Hypothetical Case #1

The president, after a long feud, has killed a political opponent after learning the opponent attempted to have the president assassinated. The state in which the killing occurred has indicted the president for murder.

Hypothetical Case #2

The president’s wife left him 30 years ago, but he failed to get a proper divorce before remarrying. He made false statements on the forms he filled out to get a marriage license.

Hypothetical Case #3

The president has secretly sent assassins to kill a hostile foreign leader. This violates U.S. law.

Hypothetical Case #4

The president has just pardoned five high-ranking members of his administration who had been convicted and sentenced to five years in prison for bribery. The president had nothing to do with the bribery scandal.

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These guys were impeached.

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What about this guy?

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View, Read, and Respond

View the video of Nixon’s resignation (until 3:42), on the right, read the linked text below that, then in your Social Studies notebook, answer the following question: Why did Richard Nixon resign from office?

Text of Speech

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View, Read,

and Respond

View the presentation and read the four articles on the right. Then, in your Social Studies notebook, respond to the two questions on the right panel.

Explain the Watergate scandal and describe how it ended the Presidency of Richard Nixon?
President Nixon believed strongly that a war was being fought between "us" and "them." Who was “us”? Who was “them”?

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Listen

Listen to more Nixon tapes here.

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Extend: Read and Respond

Extra: Read “After He Resigned and then, in your Social Studies notebook, respond to the question on the right panel.

Read: After He Resigned

1. Summarize the reasons given for and against indicting Richard Nixon.

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Following Nixon

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Then

Electoral Map

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Session 3

Bad Economic Times

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View

Cars of the 1970s

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Inflation

Causes

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Cost-Push

The cost of doing business goes up so the prices are passed on to the consumer.

Demand-Pull

Demand for products goes up but there is not enough supply to keep up with demand. This is usually caused by more people working.

Print More Money

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Read and Respond

Read the two articles on the right then, in your Social Studies notebook, respond to the three questions on the right panel.

Read: “Wrenching Economic Transformations”
Read: “The Age of Inflation”

Why did Americans purchase so many Japanese cars in the late 1970s and early 1980s?
What caused the start of inflation in the late 1960s?
What were the impacts of inflation on American families?

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Extend

Using this calculator, determine the inflation rate, year-by-year, for the period between 1967 and 1981. Record the data in your notebook. Then, using Google Sheets, enter the data and create a chart.

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Session 4

Ronald Reagan and the 1980s

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Review

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Watergate

Vietnam

Pollution

Inflation

Iranian Hostage Crisis

Drugs

Divorce

Gas Shortages

“Us” vs. “Them”

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We are living in a material world.

The 1980s

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View

Look at the two slideshows on the right panel. Then, in your Social Studies notebook, compare and contrast life in the 1970s with life in the 1980s as it’s portrayed in these slideshows.

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For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Read this article and explain how Newton’s Third Law relates to human nature.

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Following Carter

Electoral Map

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What makes a good leader?

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Watch, Read, and Respond

Watch the video on the right and read the article on the right. Then, in your Social Studies notebook, respond to the three questions on the right panel.

Watch: Ronald Reagan
Read: “The Reagan Years”

What was Ronald Reagan’s message in 1980?
What changes did Reagan bring to the federal government?
Describe how lifestyles changed in the 1980s. Use specific example to support your analysis.

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Review

Read the bold parts of the First Inaugural Address given by Ronald Reagan. With a red text highlight, identify the words or phrases that Reagan identifies as a problem. With a green text highlight, identify the words or phrases that Reagan says will solve the problems. With yellow text highlight, identify the words or phrases that show optimism and confidence.

Listen Here.

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What did America fear?

Nukemap

Another one

Doomsday Clock

Nuclear Weapons in the World

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Session 5

Video Killed the Radio Star

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Cable TV

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Watch Some TV!

Retroyoutube

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Play Some Games! (You can also just Google Search some vintage arcade games

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Read and Respond

Read the article on the right, Then, in your Social Studies notebook, respond to the two questions on the right panel.

Read: “Life in the 1980s”

Respond:

Q1. Why was the phrase “greed is good” popular in the 1980s?

Q2. What technologies / inventions / pop culture items developed in the 1980’s do we still use today? Why do you think these things are so enduring?

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MTV

How did video change the nature of music?

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Session 6

The Information Age

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Review

Is MTV still important? Why or why not?

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Review

"The 80s: A Decade That Made Us"

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Objectives

Explain how wars/conflicts eventually end.
Analyze the impact of the Internet.

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Dial-Up

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Watch

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What if there was no Internet?

Write a response

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Watch Some TV!

Retroyoutube

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George H.W. Bush

Electoral Map

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End of Cold War

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Vocabulary

glas·nost

ˈɡläzˌnōst,ˈɡlazˌnōst,ˈɡläzˌnôst/

noun

(in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of more open government, initiated by leader Mikhail Gorbachev from 1985.

pe·re·stroi·ka

ˌperəˈstroikə/

noun

(in the former Soviet Union) the policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system.

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Communism

Capitalism

Write a written comparison

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Germany 1946

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Berlin Wall

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Cold War Map 1980

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View

“Berlin Wall”

Berlin Wall-Then and Now

“The Berlin Wall- a Multimedia History”

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Read

“The End of the Cold War”

“Living in the Information Age”

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Respond

In your Social Studies notebook, respond to the two questions on the right panel.

Q1. What changes did Mikhail Gorbachev make in the Soviet Union?

Q2. Describe the beginning of the unraveling of the Soviet empire and describe how this eventually led to the end of Communist control of European countries.

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Conclude

Music and a Generation

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Music

How does music define a generation?

Research five songs from the 1970s and five songs from the 1980s.
Go to YouTube and find a video of the songs you researched.
Create a new Google Present.

Create 10 slides for the 1970s and 10 slides for the 1980s.
Also create one Conclusion/Analysis slide

On one slide, embed the YouTube video
On the following slide, copy and paste the lyrics from the song on the previous slide.
After all 20 slides are complete, answer the following questions on the Conclusion slide:

Is there a relationship between the songs on the slides and the attitudes of the generation? If so, what is it? If not, what is the disconnect?
Do you think music shapes the generation, the generation shapes the music, or is it symbiotic?