1. America’s History Eighth Edition America: A Concise History Sixth Edition CHAPTER 31 Confronting Global and National Dilemmas 1989 to the Present Copyright © 2014 by Bedford/St. Martin’s James A. Henretta Eric Hinderaker Rebecca Edwards Robert O. Self

3. I. America in the Global Economy A. The Rise of the European Union and China 1. Europe 2. China

8. I. America in the Global Economy B. An Era of Globalization 1. International Organizations and Corporations 2. Financial Deregulation

10. I. America in the Global Economy C. Revolutions in Technology 1. Digitization 2. World Wide Web

12. II. Politics and Partisanship in a New Era A. An Increasingly Plural Society 1. New Immigrants 2. Multiculturalism and Its Critics

18. II. Politics and Partisanship in a New Era B. Clashes over “Family Values” 1. Abortion 2. Gay Rights 3. Culture Wars and the Supreme Court

20. II. Politics and Partisanship in a New Era C. The Clinton Presidency, 1993 – 2001 1. New Democrats and Public Policy 2. The Republican Resurgence 3. Clinton’s Impeachment

23. II. Politics and Partisanship in a New Era D. Post-Cold War Foreign Policy 1. The Breakup of Yugoslavia 2. America and the Middle East

26. III. Into a New Century A. The Ascendance of George W. Bush 1. Tax Cuts 2. September 11, 2001

29. III. Into a New Century A. The Ascendance of George W. Bush (cont.) 3. The Invasion of Iraq 4. The 2004 Election

32. III. Into a New Century B. Violence Abroad and Economic Collapse at Home 1. Crisis management 2. The 2008 election

33. III. Into a New Century C. The Obama Presidency 1. “Remaking America”

35. III. Into a New Century C. The Obama Presidency (cont.) 2. War and Instability in the Middle East 3. Climate Change 4. Electoral Shifts