Lesson 8: The Triumph of Conservatism

• What were the major policies of the Nixon administration on social and
economic issues?
• How did Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affect popular trust in the
government?
• In what ways did the opportunities of most Americans diminish in the 1970s?
• What were the roots of the rise of conservatism in the 1970s?
• How did the Reagan presidency affect American aims at home and abroad?

affirmative action
busing
reverse discrimination
Title IX
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
détente
My Lai massacre
Pentagon Papers
War Powers Act
Vietnam Syndrome
Watergate
oil embargo
stagflation
deindustrialization
Sunbelt
Helsinki Accords
deregulation
Three Mile Island
Camp David Accords
neoconservatives
Reagan Revolution
Reaganomics
Iran-Contra affair

HS.SS.2D - 2D. Use disciplinary and interdisciplinary lenses to evaluate the characteristics and causes of local, regional, and global problems; instances of such problems in multiple contexts; and challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address these problems over time and place.
HS.SS.3B - 3B. Analyze how historical contexts and enduring themes shaped and continue to shape people’s perspectives.

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To develop background knowledge on American History
DOK levels 1 & 2

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Students will be given an outline to base their notes on

Class Discussion, Primary Source Activities, SAQ Practice

Chapter 26 Outline & Textbook, Primary Source Materials