1975 to 2001 (SS5H7)

President Jimmy Carter Daily Diary, September 17, 1978, Jimmy Carter Library and Museum.

SS5H7 Trace important developments in America from 1975 to 2001.

• Describe the collapse of the Soviet Union, including the role of Ronald Reagan.

• Describe the events of September 11, 2001, and analyze their impact on American life.

• Explain the impact of the personal computer and the Internet on American life

Suggested Collections

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs (Georgia State University. Special Collections)

• Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library (Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies)

• Georgia’s Political Heritage Program (University of West Georgia)

• President Jimmy Carter Daily Diary (Jimmy Carter Library)

• WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection (Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection)

Suggested Searches (DLG)

• Soviet Union, 1975-2017

• Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States 

• Ronald Reagan

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in mass media 

• Patriot Day, Georgia

• Microcomputers

• Computers

• Data Processing

• Internet

• Internet in education--Georgia

Suggested Searches (DPLA)

• Soviet Union (1975-1991)

• Soviet-US Relations

• Glasnost

• Perestroĭka

• Ronald Reagan

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

• United Airlines Flight 93 Hijacking Incident, 2001

• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence

• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in mass media 

• Patriot Day 

• Microcomputers

• Data processing

• World Wide Web

• Internet

• Internet users--United States--Statistics

• Internet--Social aspects

• Internet--Political aspects

• Internet in education

Historic Georgia Newspapers

• Newspapers, 1975 to 2001

Suggested DPLA Primary Resource Sets and Exhibits

• Attacks on American Soil: Pearl Harbor and September 11

• Rise of Conservatism in the 1980s

NGE Articles

• GALILEO

• Jimmy Carter (b. 1924)

• Rosalynn Carter (b. 1927)

Georgia Public Broadcasting Resources

• The Lowdown | How 9/11 Changed America: Four Major Lasting Impacts Lesson Plan

• NOVA Online | Reflections on the 9/11 Memorial

• Ronald Reagan: 60-second Presidents

• Teaching Tough Topics: September 11th

• Video: The Computer Industry

• The White House: Inside Story | 9-11 at the White House

Posters and Postcards

• SS5H7 poster

• SS5H7postcard