Viewers learn about Ronald Reagan's conservative platform, abilities as a communicator, and implementation of trickle-down economics. The video places a heavy emphasis on major economic shifts of the period and the lasting effects of such policies, as well as the main causes behind the end of the Cold War.

Concepts

ronald reagan, united states presidents, john green, social security

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Additional Tags

ronald reagan, crash course world history, john green, trickle down economics, supply side economics, social security, deregulation, end of the cold war, social studies

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Classroom Considerations

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• Learners should be familiar with such economic programs as Social Security and Medicare, as well as a variety of basic economic principles

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Speaks to the rise of conservatism in general and the notion of what is freedom in the United States
• Directly quotes primary source material with a speech by Ronald Reagan
• Great cross-curricular connections between United States history and economics

Cons

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.9-10.5 SL.11-12.3 SL.11-12.5 RH.11-12.7