the cold war (Part ii, 1964-1991)
Since the Cold War spans almost fifty years of history, this topic is divided into two units: This is Part Two (1964-1991), a section that spans the Election of 1964, the Vietnam War, the Nixon, Carter, Ford and Reagan Administrations, and concludes with the collapse of the Soviet Union during the presidency of George H.W. Bush. See the study guide for a complete list of discussion topics.
The election of 1964
LBJ campaign ads
Democratic National Committee. "Daisy Ad." (1964). Mike Billy, Oct. 30, 2010.
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Democratic National Committee. "Ice Cream Ad." (1964)
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LBJ's Great Society
May 4: Our Place in History (Kent State Shootings)
Guerilla Warfare
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Agent Orange
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The Draft
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Viet Cong Tunnels
Tet Offensive
Kent State Shooting
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Going Inside the Tunnels
My Lai Massacre
Pentagon Papers
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American Tunnel Rat
Pres. Nixon & the Watergate Scandal
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unit skill activities
Ohio National Guardsmen clash with students at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. At a different location, guardsmen fired on students, killing four. (John Filo, Associated Press) (John Filo, Associated Press))
Below are readings about the Vietnam War Text 1 Text 2 Text 3 Text 4 Worksheet 1 Worksheet 2 Vietnam War Origins
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Ho Chi Minh Biography
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New York Times. "Nixon Resigns." Aug. 10, 1974.
Watch the video below: The History Channel. "The Presidents: Nixon." YouTube Coach Strusky, Mar, 6, 2014. Nixon Short Bio
Summary of Watergate
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Iran Hostage Crisis, Nov. 1979
Computer Assignment Click here for the text about the Iran Hostage Crisis. |
Near Meltdown at Three Mile Island, Harrisburg, PA,
March 1979. Watch the video about the Carter Administration. (History Channel. "The Presidents: Carter." YouTube, Coach Strusky. March 6, 2014.) |
Collapse of the Soviet Union and End of the Cold War.
Sue Ann Kline and Paul Stich. "Global History." N & N Publishing, 1991. Skill: Reading Comprehension about Pres. Reagan's SDI "Star Wars" program. Click here. For further reading, click here. |
Ronald reagan
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National Geographic. "The Shooting of Ronald Reagan." Sept. 27, 2014. YouTube, Brian Solonge.
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CNN Larry King Live. "Ronald Reagan talks about getting shot." Chrislllcube, Sept. 5, 2008. (3 min 24 secs.)
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Ronald Reagan as George Gipp in "Knute Rockne: All American," (1940). YouTube, Rajahaan, Sept. 10, 2011. (1 min)
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University of Notre Dame. "True Story of George Gipp." YouTube, Fighting Irish Digital Media Archive, July 20, 1999, (4 min).
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