Unit 7: Preparing for the Future | American Republic

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 Chapter 25: Recovery, Cold War, and Coexistence

• Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech—Audio recording of Churchill’s speech that popularized the term “iron curtain”
• Jackie Robinson's Final Interview, Oct. 18, 1972—Last interview of the man who broke the racial barrier in baseball
• Edward R. Murrow—describes his contributions and career in broadcasting
• Harry S. Truman—Print and audio clips from major Truman speeches, including justification for Korean War
• The Korean War (Korean-War.com | Truman Museum & Library)—Overview of theKorean War, including background, timeline, personnel, equipment, etc.
• The Cold War Museum—Site organized by the Cold War decades from the 1940s to the 1990s

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Chapter 26: The 1960s: The Nation in Crisis

• Battlefield Vietnam—Overview of Vietnam War history, tactics, weapons, photos, etc.
• American Experience: Vietnam Online—Llinks to maps, primary sources, a timeline, personnel, etc.
• The Watergate Story—Site detailing the history of the Watergate scandal by the newspaper that broke the story; primary documents, audio/video clips of testimony, photos, etc.
• American Experience: George Wallace—Overview of George Wallace and his political career

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Chapter 27: Rise of the Right

• American Experience: Jimmy Carter—Overview of the life and political career of Jimmy Carter
• Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library—An in-depth look Reagan’s life, presidency and on-going impact
• Contract with America—Text of the contract in 1994
• The Impeachment of President Clinton—A detailed overview of the Clinton impeachment with links to related court documents and articles
• The Impeachment Trial of President William Clinton 1999—Variety of documents and summaries detailing the history of the Clinton impeachment

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Chapter 28: Bridge to the 21st Century

• Contract with America 10 year anniversary—Provides historical summary of the contract and detailed summaries the ten bills it incorporated
• The Impeachment Trial—PBS Newshour coverage of the Clinton impeachment trial votes and commentary on the outcome
• Clinton Accused—Links to photos from the impeachment and trial, with chronological coverage and analysis

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Chapter 29: A New Millennium

• 2000 Presidential General Election Results—Federal Election Commission results by popular and electoral vote, by individual state
• The Election of 2000—A blow-by-blow account of the disputed 2000 presidential election
• September 11 News.com—Extensive photographic coverage of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States
• Military Photos and Videos - Afghanistan—Extensive photographic coverage of the war in Afghanistan, especially focusing on the military equipment used
• The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom—Extensive photographic coverage of the war in Iraq
• Hurricane Katrina—Video news series on Hurricane Katrina