In 48 episodes, John Green will teach you the history of the United States of America! This course is based off of the 2013 AP US History curriculum. By the end of the course, you will be able to: * Identify the context and causes of historical developments throughout recorded US history * Explain the similarities and differences between historical developments * Understand the complexity of the American and national identity and values * Describe how social structures, politics, power, and culture influence each other and historical developments * Contextualize and complicate the common narratives of US history that explain the present
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In which John Green teaches you about what is often called the Reagan Era. Mainly, it covers the eight years during which a former actor who had also been governor of the state of California was president of the United States. John will teach you about Reagan's election victory over the hapless Jimmy Carter, tax cuts, Reagan's Economic Bill of Rights, union-busting, and the Iran-Contra among other things. Learn about Reagan's domestic and foreign policy initiatives, and even a little about Bonzo the Chimp. Hey teachers and students - Check out CommonLit's free collection of reading passages and curriculum resources to learn more about the events of this episode. Ronald Reagan signaled a shift to conservative values on the role of government, discussed in his "Time for Choosing" Speech: https://www.commonlit.org/texts/from-a-time-for-choosing-speech America turned to President Reagan for comfort in times of tragedy, including following the Challenger Disaster: https://www.commonlit.org/texts/ronald-reagan-on-the-challenger-disaster Chapters Introduction: The Reagan Era 00:00 Reagan's Election in 1980 1:00 Reagan's Supporter Base 1:41 Reagan's Vision of "Freedom" 2:21 Lowered Tax Rates 4:00 Mystery Document 4:20 Supply-Side/Trickle-Down Economics 5:31 Government Spending in the Reagan Era 6:36 1980s Wall Street 7:20 Growing Economic Inequality 8:17 Reagan's Moderate Policies 8:59 Reagan & the End of the Cold War 9:49 The Iran Contra Affair 12:22 Credits 13:47 Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/ CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids