Review of the 1970s + Overview of 1980s + Reaganomics + Budget Deficits/Surpluses

Today the 8th Graders:

• Welcomed back national traveler Wingboy
• Discussed some of the concepts he missed last week
• Discussed some of the key developments of the 1980s
• Analyzed basic aspects of Reaganomics
• Analyzed a graph showing budget deficits/surpluses from Carter to Reagan
• Began an online quiz over the 1970s, found at the bottom of this page: The Seventies - CNN Series

Assignments for Tuesday

• Finish the Online Quiz over The Seventies - CNN Series
• Read items 4-6 on the 1980s found in the Online Textbook:

1. The Reagan Years
2. "Morning in America"
3. Reaganomics
4. Foreign and Domestic Entanglements
5. Life in the 1980s
6. The End of the Cold War

The Seventies - CNN Series - Web Page
The Eighties - CNN Series - Web Page
The Eighties - NBC News Special - 50:24