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Summer Assignment

Mr. Bryant

PERIOD 9: 1980-present

AP US

Themes / Essential Questions
Identity / How did demographic and economic changes in American Society affect popular debates over American national identity?
Work, Exchange,
and Technology / How did the shift to a global economy affect American economic life? How did scientific and technological developments in these years change how Americans lived and worked?
Peopling / How did increased immigration raise questions about American Identity and affect the nation demographically, culturally, and politically?
Politics and
Power / How successful were liberal and conservative groups at achieving their goals? To what extent did liberalism and conservatism remain influential politically and culturally?
America in the
World / How did the end of the Cold War affect American foreign policy? How did the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 impact America’s role in the world?
Environment and
Geography / How did debates over climate change and energy policy affect broader social and political movements?
Ideas, Beliefs,
and Cultures / How did technological and scientific innovations in areas such as electronics, biology, medicine, and communication affect society, popular culture, and public discourse? How did amore demographically diverse population shape political culture?
Historiography / How have various historians interpreted and viewed this period in history? How has periodization differed? How has historiography increased your ability to understand, interpret, analyze, and synthesize the major developments of this period?
  1. Read the Conservative Challenge, 1980-Present and complete questions 1-13. Responses must be typed. The reading is posted at my webpage and located @ the APUS Notes page.
  1. Primary Sources/ Directions: All of the following links are posted at my webpage andlocated @ the APUS Notes page. Complete a two page summary that includes the following:
  • Type a summary that utilizes each source
  • Explains and responds to the essential questions listed for this unit (all essential questions may not be applicable).
  • Utilizes the APUS themes in the response.

Note: You may have to do outside research to complete this task.

Carter – Energy Crisis Speech

The Supply-Side Gospel

Bruce Springsteen – Born in USA-

Reagan Tear Down This Wall Speech

Bush – A Thousand Points of Light

Neil Young – Keep on Rocking in the Free World