Jimmy Carter’s Crisis of Confidence or Malaise Speech Primary Source Analysis

Description

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter addressed the nation with his Crisis of Confidence Speech. Better known as the Malaise Speech, the speech focused on two things – the crisis he saw that America was facing and 6 points containing his proposed energy policies. In this activity, students will examine the full text of Carter’s speech and complete two doodle primary source analysis pages.

Don’t want your students to analyze the entire speech? An editable PowerPoint transcript is included so you can customize the reading to best fit your students and class.

What’s included:
✅ Full transcript of Carter’s speech
✅ Editable transcript of Carter’s speech
✅ Doodle Analysis Pages
✅ Answer Key

This primary source analysis fits perfectly into any lesson on Jimmy Carter and the 1970s. It’s the perfect jumping off point for a lesson on Carter’s energy policies and his last two years in office.

What’s included in the download:
⭐️Full transcript of Carter’s Crisis of Confidence/Malaise Speech (6 pages, uneditable PDF)
⭐️Editable transcript of Carter’s Crisis of Confidence/Malaise Speech (PowerPoint format, 6 pages)
⭐️Doodle Analysis Pages (2 pages, uneditable PDF)
⭐️Answer Key (2 pages, uneditable PDF)

✅Check out the preview to get a closer look at what’s included!

✨This resource is included in the following larger bundles:✨
* U.S. History 1877 to Present Bundle
* U.S. History Mega Bundle: Exploration to Present

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