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Chapter 15 – America in the Eighties

 * I. PA History Standards**:

5.2.12.F Evaluate the election process 5.3.12.H Impact of interest groups on the political process 5.4.12.J The role of media in political life 5.4.12.A Impact of international developments on the U.S. Government 5.4.12.C Changes in U.S. freign policy and their impact on future relationships 5.4.12.D How foreign policy is developed and implemented 8.1.12.C(3) Historical interpretations; multiple points of view 8.1.12.C(4) U.S. since 1890: politics 8.3.12.A(1) U.S. since 1890: contributions of political leaders

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 * Chapter 15, Part 1**: Rise of Conservatism and Reaganomics

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__CNN The Eighties__: Ep. 04 Greed is Good

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