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9.4 Daily Video on AP Classroom

Period 9: 1980-Present, Topic 4- A Changing economy

Student learning objective: Explain the causes and effects of economic and technological change over time.




Discussion Question #1- What explains a regional pattern of union membership in the early twenty-first century as depicted in the maps?

Discussion Question #2- What type of work diminished at the time?

Discussion Question #3- What type of work positions/vocations "replaced" the jobs in the work force? (What type of jobs increased in that era?)

Discussion Question #4- What was a cause of the change?

Discussion Question #5- What was an effect on American people, especially during the Great Recession (of 2009)?

Discussion Question #6- How does 2020-2025 connect, compare or contrast?

Discussion Question #7- Compare or contrast to another time period in American History when the nation's economic focus shifted.

Revisit Student learning objective: Explain the causes and effects of economic and technological change over time.

Upcoming schedule/Remaining Quarter 3 grades:

Thursday, April 3- 1992-2009 Quiz
Friday, April 4- Period 9: 1980-Present MC and SAQ
Monday, April 7- Period 9: Document Based Question (DBQ)
Tuesday, April 8- Period 9: Document Based Question (DBQ)

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