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Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator
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About This Video
Few presidents have connected with the American people like Ronald Reagan did. Through a combination of persuasion and policy, our 40th president turned a depressed nation into a confident one. Scott Walker, former governor of Wisconsin and president of Young America's Foundation, explains how he did it.
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Standards Met in Ohio
- AMH.9-12.23.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDescribe how the United States tried to contain communism during the Cold War
- AMH.9-12.23.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify a communist country and a democratic country from the Cold War era.
- AMH.9-12.24.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify people who were influential during the Cold War.
- AMH.9-12.25.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain how Korea and/or Vietnam exemplified the policy of containment during the Cold War.