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<\/a><\/p>\nUpdate:<\/strong> Final Four matchups: Energy crisis beat Roe v. Wade; Moon landing beat Iran hostage crisis<\/p>\n Ultimate winner: 1970s energy crisis<\/p>\n On the exam, you should be able to place ANY of these eight events\/terms on a timeline or organize them chronologically, define them, explain their historical context, and argue for the importance of 4 of them when placed in Final 8 match-ups on the exam. As before, you may bring a 3×5 notecard, and the HOT documents book.<\/p>\n And the exam questions ended up like this (yes, all will appear on the exam):<\/p>\n What effect did Watergate have on American culture and politics? In the week after the exam, our focus turns to the Research Paper:<\/p>\n Fri 4\/4 Peer Review Day<\/strong> – Bring your Research Paper Draft<\/strong> to class Mon 4\/7 Right, Left, Liberal, Conservative<\/strong>. Reading and activities = Investigate the 2011 Pew Political Typolog<\/a>y study by reading the report<\/a> (focus on Section 1 pages 1-26), taking the quiz<\/a>, and watching the brief overview video (below). Be ready to talk about the political spectrum and how it’s evolved since the 1980s (and know where you, personally, fit into it).<\/p>\n See also: The American Presidency Projec<\/a>t at UCSB<\/p>\n
\nRoe v. Wade v. Stagflation = winner was Roe v. Wade
\nEnergy crisis v. Watergate = tied!
\nFall of Saigon v. Iran hostage crisis = winner was Iran hostage crisis
\nGay liberation movement v. Moon landing = winner was moon landing<\/p>\n
\nWere Americans metaphorically \u201ctaken hostage\u201d in the 1970s; why or why not?
\nHow did the Cold War change in the 1960s and 1970s?
\nWhat were the new conservatives seeking to \u201cconserve\u201d? How were the ideas of the new conservatives expressed during Reagan\u2019s terms in office?
\nIdentify some key cultural shifts from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, and discuss their origins and\/or consequences.
\nHow were women\u2019s lives changing during this period? Construct an answer that draws on multiple perspectives.<\/p>\n
\n*Update* – the “Test Your Thesis” slide<\/strong> is now posted under the Research Paper tab<\/a> above<\/p>\n