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Lesson Objectives: Upon completion of this lesson, students should be able to: – Analyze U.S. foreign policy efforts since 1970 – Identify the issues involved in the U.S. economy since 1970 ————————————————————– Identifications: Read Digital History (texbook tab): 1970-2000, “The Past Three Decades: Years of Crisis—Years of Triumph,” http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=19&smtid=2 (Links to an external site.) and the 21st Century, “The 21st Century,” http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=20&smtid=2 (Links to an external site.) In preparation for the final exam, define: Watergate, Stagflation, Détente, Reaganomics, Persian Gulf War ————————————————————– Essay Question: Read the Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents since 1973, https://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/inaug.asp (Links to an external site.) Do the Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents since 1973 demonstrate a general turn toward conservatism? Explain by identifying which values are associated with conservatism and which are not.