Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 30: The Reagan Bush Years

The Republican era of Ronald Reagan and George Bush had to deal with difficult foreign affair events. Reagan dealt with terrorism, including hostage taking and gundowns, particularly from Libya. Bush dealt with aggression on the part of Iraq in its attempt to take over Kuwait. Through map, watching news video, listening to songs of popular artists, and reading the lyrics of songs, all of which were inspired by military retaliatory action taken by the U.S. against the aggressors, the students will gain an understanding of what happened and what various opinions were being expressed at that time in history.