1. What events led to the end of the Cold War? What impact did the end of the Cold War have on American politics and foreign policy concerns?

References:

The American Yawp, The Triumph of the American Right

PDF – Beyond Watergate: The Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton Years

In Week 7, students should review ¥yond Watergate/n the Sage site.

PDF – The Presidency of Ronald W. Reagan

The US State Department Office of the Historian offers ilestones,!n open resource outlining and describing eras and events from the Founding to the present. In Week 7, students should read all articles in: ilestones: 1981y88: The Presidency of Ronald W. Reagan./p>

Reagan and Gorbachev: “Talking to People, Not about Them,” from the Reagan Library

From the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library, an overview of the relationship between Reagan and Gorbachev.

PDF – The Presidency of George H.W. Bush

Students should read all articles in: ilestones: 1989-1992: The Presidency of George H. W. Bush./p>

Primary Sources

• PDF – “Jerry Falwell, the Rise of the Moral Majority, and the 1980 Election”

A scholarly source by Doug Banwart, Western Illinois Historical Review (2013), gives an overview of Falwellàrise and impact on the 1980 election.

• PDF – The SALT II Treaty

Text of SALT II Treaty, or 2eaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, Together with Agreed Statements and Common Understandings Regarding the Treatyàfollow your instructoràdirections for how to use this resource.

Reagan’s Address to Evangelicals: The “Evil Empire” Speech

Watch and listen to Reaganàaddress to evangelicals (the vil Empire3peech) from March 1983.

• PDF – President Ronald Reagan – Speech in Berlin, June 12, 1987

Students should read the primary sources accessible through Sage, most notably, 2esident Reagan in Berlin./p>

President George H.W. Bush Announces Military Action in the Persian Gulf

Read President Bush’s announcement of military action in the Persian Gulf, January 1991.

• George H.W. Bush’s “Kinder, Gentler Nation/Read My Lips” Speech

Read the text of George H. W. Bushàénder, Gentler Nation/Read My Lips3peech.

Reagan’s Address to the Nation about the Tax Reform Act

Watch and listen to Ronald Reaganàaddress to the nation about the Tax Reform Act, October 1986

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2. What are some of the different types of crime scene reconstruction and the technology associated with each? What are some of the potential flaws in crime reconstruction? What are the pros and cons of forensic animation?  Should they be used in court? Research an unsolved crime and create a reconstruction using information from the week and outside research.  Do you agree or disagree with your peer’s assessment of the crime scene?

References:

Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction Subcommittee. (2021). Guiding principles for crime scene investigation and reconstruction. Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science. 

Crime Scene Reconstruction. (2016). In S. Constantakis (Ed.), World of Forensic Science (2nd ed., Vol. 1, pp. 181-183). Gale. Click on åt Full Text from Gale eBooks&or the entire article. An overview of crime scene reconstruction.

Geldenhuys, K. (2021). Crime scene reconstruction: Tells the true story. Servamus Community-Based Safety & Security Magazine, 114(8), 34ù. 

Crime Scene Reconstruction Services in California (n.d.). Difference between crime scene reconstruction and crime scene processing. EvidenceRoom.net.  

• Modern Forensic. (2021). 5 stages of reconstruction of crime sce