week 5

Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States. He was both beloved and despised.

Consider the following question: Is Reagan overrated or underrated as a president?

Choose three topics from the list below to make your case whether Reagan is overrated or underrated:

• Economic policies
• Principles of the New Right
• Iran Contra affair
• Ending the Cold War
• Cutting the size of the government
• Attempted assassination
• Hostages coming home
• Supply-side economics

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper using three topics to support your opinion that Reagan was either overrated or underrated. Use two additional sources other than your textbook. Primary sources are available through the University Library and the Archives of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/).

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

PRESENTATION

Resources: Moving On, MySearchLab

Complete the Cold War 1945-1990 presentation using Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® software or another multimedia tool, such as Prezi. The main presentation must include 4 to 5 slides that do the following:

• Provide an overview of the Cold War.
• Summarize how international affairs contributed to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War.
• Conclude the Cold War.

Incorporate maps, images, and video from MySearchLab and from outside sources.

Use two sources other than your textbook and include speaker notes with the presentation slides
Create a title page, an introduction slide, references slide, and a visual template to use on each slide throughout the presentation. The title, introduction, and references slides do not count towards the 4 to 5 slide requirement.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.