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1. What events led to the end of the Cold War? What impact did the end of the Cold War have on American politics and foreign policy concerns?
References:
The American Yawp, The Triumph of the American Right
PDF – Beyond Watergate: The Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton Years
In Week 7, students should review “Beyond Watergate” on the Sage site.
PDF – The Presidency of Ronald W. Reagan
The US State Department Office of the Historian offers “Milestones,” an open resource outlining and describing eras and events from the Founding to the present. In Week 7, students should read all articles in: “Milestones: 1981–1988: The Presidency of Ronald W. Reagan.”
Reagan and Gorbachev: “Talking to People, Not about Them,” from the Reagan Library
From the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library, an overview of the relationship between Reagan and Gorbachev.
PDF – The Presidency of George H.W. Bush
Students should read all articles in: “Milestones: 1989-1992: The Presidency of George H. W. Bush.”
Primary Sources
A scholarly source by Doug Banwart, Western Illinois Historical Review (2013), gives an overview of Falwell’s rise and impact on the 1980 election.
Text of SALT II Treaty, or “Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, Together with Agreed Statements and Common Understandings Regarding the Treaty”; follow your instructor’s directions for how to use this resource.
Reagan’s Address to Evangelicals: The “Evil Empire” Speech
Watch and listen to Reagan’s address to evangelicals (the “Evil Empire” speech) from March 1983.
Students should read the primary sources accessible through Sage, most notably, “President Reagan in Berlin.”
President George H.W. Bush Announces Military Action in the Persian Gulf
Read President Bush’s announcement of military action in the Persian Gulf, January 1991.
Read the text of George H. W. Bush’s “Kinder, Gentler Nation/Read My Lips” speech.
Reagan’s Address to the Nation about the Tax Reform Act
Watch and listen to Ronald Reagan’s address to the nation about the Tax Reform Act, October 1986
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2. What are some of the different types of crime scene reconstruction and the technology associated with each? What are some of the potential flaws in crime reconstruction? What are the pros and cons of forensic animation? Should they be used in court? Research an unsolved crime and create a reconstruction using information from the week and outside research. Do you agree or disagree with your peer’s assessment of the crime scene?
References:
Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Subcommittee. (2021). Guiding principles for crime scene investigation and reconstruction. Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science.
Crime Scene Reconstruction. (2016). In S. Constantakis (Ed.), World of Forensic Science (2nd ed., Vol. 1, pp. 181-183). Gale. Click on “Get Full Text from Gale eBooks” for the entire article. An overview of crime scene reconstruction.
Geldenhuys, K. (2021). Crime scene reconstruction: Tells the true story. Servamus Community-Based Safety & Security Magazine, 114(8), 34–79.
Crime Scene Reconstruction Services in California (n.d.). Difference between crime scene reconstruction and crime scene processing. EvidenceRoom.net.
- Modern Forensic. (2021). 5 stages of reconstruction of crime sce
