1. Warm Up 5.
What social issues does Run-D.M.C mention in their song, “Its Like That”? What might be the cause of those issues, why?

2. Reagan: Foreign and Domestic

3. I. US Involvement in Nicaragua
1981: Reagan charged that Nicaragua was a Soviet outpost,
Sent aid to Contras fighting the Sandinista government
Congress banned military aid when CIA officials acted without approval of congress

4. II. End of the Cold War
Reagans decision to expand defense spending pushed the economy of the Soviet Union to the brink of collapse
INF Treaty (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty)
Arms-control treaty allowed both nations to conduct inspections of the other

5. III. Urban Crisis White flight continued through the 1970s and 1980s
Poor people and racial minorities dealt with unemployment, deteriorating schools, and crumbling infrastructures

6. Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation
How did Reaganomics impact inner city communities?
Why did young African Americans turn to selling drugs in the 1980s?
Who did the media demonize when discussing the problem of crack cocaine in America?