Unit 15: Into the 21st Century

Lessons

Chapter 41 - America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2004 (Course Notes)
Chapter 42 - The American People Face a New Century (Course Notes)

How has the United States responded to post-Cold War foreign policy challenges of religious and ethnic conflicts, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and terrorism?
To what extent have economic equality and social freedoms improved since 1992?
How have technological developments transformed American life since 1992?
Why was Bill Clinton considered a "centrist" Democrat?
What factors transformed the American economy in the 1990s?
Why did the Iraq War prove controversial?
What were the major domestic challenges the Bush administration faced, and how did it respond to those challenges?
To what extent did the Obama administration represent a change from the foreign and domestic policies of the George W. Bush administration?

No project will be assigned for this unit.