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Chapter 15: 1968-1980 Inquiry Organizer
How did a fracturing of the liberal consensus shape politics and culture between 1968 and 1980?
In this organizer
- Lesson3
- Narrative12
- Primary Source8
- Point-Counterpoint1
- Decision Point1
Compelling question
How did a fracturing of the liberal consensus shape politics and culture between 1968 and 1980?
Chapter objectives
- Students will explain the triumph and decline of the liberal consensus over the welfare state and the rise of the conservative movement.
- Students will analyze how different groups in American society fought for equality and rights.
Supporting questions and resources
The filter narrows the resources under every question. Each card opens the resource.
Supporting question 1
How did Nixon’s presidency and Watergate affect U.S. politics and society?
- NarrativeRichard Nixon Opens Diplomatic Relations with China
- NarrativeRichard Nixon and Watergate
- Decision PointBarbara Jordan and Watergate
- Primary SourceNixon Tapes: The “Smoking Gun” Tape, 1972
- Primary SourceBarbara Jordan, Speech on Impeachment, July 25, 1974
- Primary SourceHerblock, Watergate Cartoons, 1973-1974
Supporting question 2
How did foreign and domestic crises affect U.S. society from 1968 to 1980?
- LessonVietnam War DBQ
- Point-CounterpointDid U.S. Media Provide Fair and Accurate Coverage of the Tet Offensive?
- NarrativeKent State
- NarrativeThe 1973 Oil Crisis and Its Economic Consequences
- NarrativeJimmy Carter and the Iran Hostage Crisis
- NarrativeJimmy Carter and the “Malaise” Speech
- Primary SourceJimmy Carter, “Malaise” Speech, July 15, 1979
- NarrativeThe Controversy over Busing
Supporting question 3
How did different groups in society fight for equality and rights?
- Primary SourceArt as Protest: Images from the United Farm Workers of America, 1973-1978
- NarrativeCésar Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and the United Farm Workers
- NarrativeAmerican Indian Activism and the Siege of Wounded Knee
- NarrativeThe Birth Control Pill
- NarrativePhyllis Schlafly and the Debate over the Equal Rights Amendment
- NarrativeThe Gay Liberation Movement
- Primary SourceMusic as Protest: “We Shall Overcome”
- Primary SourceNational Organization for Women (NOW), Bill of Rights, 1968
- Primary SourceIndians of All Tribes, Alcatraz Proclamation, 1969
- Chapter 15 Introductory Essay: 1968-1980
- Neil Armstrong and the Moon Landing Narrative
- LessonThe New York Blackout of 1977
- LessonUnit 7 Civics Connection: Modern Liberalism, Limited Government, and Rights
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