Ronald Reagan and His Policies: Reaganomics, Iran-Contra Affair, Libya, Cold War
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In this engaging, stations-based way to teach the policies of Ronald Reagan's presidency, students investigate many positive and negative aspects to his legacy to understand his role in American History. Students learn about his 1980 victory over Jimmy Carter, "Reaganomics", "trickle-down economics", the Iran-Contra Affair, the Reagan Doctrine, the Boland Amendments, Sandinistas and Contras, Ayatollah Khomeini, Hezbollah, Nicaragua, Operation El Dorado Canyon, Libya, the 1986 West Berlin bombing, Muammar Gaddafi, the Ending of the Cold War, B-1 bombers, Pershing II missiles, Peacekeeper missiles, the Strategic Defense Initiative, Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev, and much more!
** This resource is included in my Modern America Unit located here!
The included student guide steers student learning on each station, and allows students to determine how the event defines Ronald Reagan's legacy. A final writing assignment is included where students create an obituary on Reagan's contributions to American History, and an 8-question "true/false" quiz is included to help assess student knowledge from the activity!
A teacher key is included, as well as a full Google 1:1 version!
