President Ronald Reagan Teaching Resources :: 145

CNN

Cnn: The Reagan Years: The Making of a President

For Students 9th - 10th

Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan Years", this site traces the events of Reagan's early life. From his job as a young sports commentator to his fame as a Hollywood actor that would eventually lead him into his first elected...

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Library of Congress

Loc: Herblock's Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th

Historically significant collection of political cartoons featuring U.S. Presidents from Library of Congress online teacher-student resources.

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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Week of August 1 2016: Hinckley, States Tightened Use of the Insanity Plea

For Students 9th - 10th

The insanity ruling that sent President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin John Hinckley, Jr., to a government psychiatric hospital rather than prison was handed down 34 years ago, but its repercussions still affect hundreds, if not...

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Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: 1980 Reagan vs. Carter vs. Anderson

For Students 9th - 10th

"Are you better off today than you were four years ago?"View presidential campaign advertisement from the 1980electionthat included the slogans"The Time Is Now for Strong Leadership" and "Re-Elect President Carter on November 4"....

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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Admiral William Crowe

For Students 9th - 10th

Learn about the 1985 nomination of William Crowe Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the administration of President Ronald Reagan.

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Digital History

Digital History: The Gipper

For Students 9th - 10th

Brief biographical history of President Ronald Reagan.

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US National Archives

Docs Teach: President Reagan and the Cold War: Vision and Diplomacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th

See how Ronald Reagan's rhetoric evolved from his speech calling the Soviet Union an "evil empire" to his signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty by examining photographs and documents.

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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911 2004)

For Students 9th - 10th

This resource provides a biography of Ronald Wilson Reagan, a former actor and governor of California, who became a two term president of the United States in 1980.

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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Reagan Years

For Students 5th - 8th

A brief overview of the decade of the 1980s dominated by the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

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Curated OER

Reagan Against American Flag Backdrop

For Students 9th - 10th

This article, from National Public Radio, not only documents the funeral ceremonies for former president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004 CE) but also provides a wonderful account of Reagan's life and presidency. Also included are audio clips of...

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Curated OER

Reagan Delivers State of the Union Address

For Students 9th - 10th

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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: "Morning in America"

For Students 5th - 8th

Read about the mood of the United States people in 1980, and see how Ronald Reagan's agenda reflected that mood.

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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1980

For Students 9th - 10th

Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 1980 won by Republican candidate, Ronald Reagan.

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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1984

For Students 9th - 10th

Online resource that provides statistical electoral data on the presidential election of 1984 won by Republican candidate, Ronald Reagan.

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Digital History

Digital History: The Reagan Revolution in Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th

By the end of Reagan's second presidential term, the US was a much different country than it had been when he became president in 1980. During his 8 years in office, Reagan accomplished many things, some good and some bad, and definitely...

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Digital History

Digital History: Reaganomics

For Students 9th - 10th

This on "Reaganomics," President Reagan's economic policy during his two presidential terms in the 1980s, discusses his laissez-faire approach and tax-cutting, which contributed to the economic recovery of that period.

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: Period 9: 1980 Present: Reagan and Conservatism

For Students 9th - 10th

A quick check of comprehension over Reagan and conservatism.

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Curated OER

Ronald Reagan Sworn in as President in 1981

For Students 9th - 10th

At this site from BBC News, you can explore the death of an American president through the eyes of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). This site offers the reader extensive information about former president Ronald Reagan including...

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