c. 1991-Today:
The Culture Wars
Essential Questions
- What actions did the US take abroad during the George H.W. Bush presidency?
- Describe why the US got involved in the Persian Gulf War.
- How did Bill Clinton win the 1992 election? How did he reshape Democratic Party politics?
- How have technological changes and globalization transformed the American economy?
- What were the successes and failures of the Clinton presidency?
- Why did NATO intervene in the Bosnian Genocide?
- Why was Clinton impeached?
- Describe why the outcome of the 2000 Presidential Election was so controversial.
- In what ways was the 2008 Presidential Election so groundbreaking?
- What led to the emergence of the Tea Party faction of the Republican Party?
- Why did protesters Occupy Wall Street? Who are the 99%? Who are the 1%?
- What caused the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner and what has been the national reaction to these deaths?
- Why has there been an prominent re-emergence of the KKK and Neo-Nazis?
- In what ways has the Trump Administration been an unusual presidency?
Learning Objectives
You will learn:
- How scandals influenced the Bill Clinton administration and the political development of the nation
- How, why and to what extent a consumer based economy flourished in the United States in the 1990’s
- Why Americans moved to the Sunbelt at the end of the 20th Century and how this movement affected other regions of the United States
- How and to what extent the development of new technologies impacted the American economy at the end of the 20th and start of the 21st century
- How hurricanes and human responses to such disasters have influenced patterns of migration and settlement
- How and why the 2000, 2008, and 2016 presidential campaigns and elections significantly changed American politics and society
- How and why an economic recession took place in the early 21st Century and how the recession affected the American economy, politics and culture
- How and why federal legislation, executive actions, and court decisions in the late 20th and early 21st centuries concerning various elements of health care reform, privacy, and other issues led to disputes over the extent of permissible taxation, the relationship between the federal government and the states, and the Commerce Clause
- How and to what extent international trade policies and tariffs of the 20th and 21st Centuries, and the related domestic controversies surrounding them, shaped the economic development and foreign policy of the United States
- How national political leaders have expressed their perceptions of the “American Dream” during times of prosperity or crisis
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Digital History Textbook
The Past Three Decades: Years of Crisis - Years of Triumph
This chapter examines the impact of the collapse of Communism on international stability; the resurgence of the American economy during the 1990s; and the presidencies of Ronald Regan, George Bush and Bill Clinton.
The Persian Gulf War
The Clinton Presidency
Entering a New Century
The 21st Century
This chapter examines the disputed election of 2000; the presidency of George W. Bush; and the American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.
The Disputed Election of 2000
The Presidency of George W. Bush
September 11, 2001
This chapter examines the impact of the collapse of Communism on international stability; the resurgence of the American economy during the 1990s; and the presidencies of Ronald Regan, George Bush and Bill Clinton.
The Persian Gulf War
The Clinton Presidency
Entering a New Century
The 21st Century
This chapter examines the disputed election of 2000; the presidency of George W. Bush; and the American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.
The Disputed Election of 2000
The Presidency of George W. Bush
September 11, 2001