Reflections by the River: Expo '74 | A World's Fair in Spokane, Washington with an Environmental Theme

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History-Social Science

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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

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Reflections by the River: Expo '74 | A World's Fair in Spokane, Washington with an Environmental Theme

The year was 1974. The US was in the thick of the Cold War, and President Richard Nixon welcomed the world to Spokane. KSPS’s Reflections by the River: Expo 74 looks at the vision, the people, and the monumental effort that turned a dream into a world-class reality.

With these video segments and accompanying learning guide, students will use primary sources to study the development of the environmental movement in the 1970s and how Expo '74 achieved its environmental theme of "Celebrating Tomorrow’s Fresh New Environment."

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PBS Learning Media