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America and Globalization (1990-Present)
Unit 10B AP U.S. History
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Fundamental Questions
Evaluate to what extent the Vietnam conflict marked a turning point in American foreign policy between 1945 and the present. Evaluate how the end of the Cold War maintained continuity and fostered change in American foreign policy. Evaluate to what extent late 20th century and 21th century globalization impacted American cultural and social identity.
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Election of 1988 George H.W. Bush (R) Michael Dukakis (D) Campaign
“Read my lips. No new taxes.” Dukakis in the Tank Willie Horton ad
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George H.W. Bush (R) (1989-1993) American with Disabilities Act (1990)
Recession ( ) Savings and Loan Crisis 27th Amendment (1992) Foreign Developments Persian Gulf War (1991)
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George H.W. Bush (R) (1989-1993) End of Cold War
Iron Curtain Falls Germany Berlin Wall falls (1989) and Reunification (1990) Eastern Europe Poland and Solidarity Soviet Union Dissolution (1991) START I (1991) and START II (1993) China and Tiananmen Square (1989)
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H.W. Bush & End of Cold War (1989-1993) Panama and Persian Gulf War and Somalia
Operation Just Cause ( ) Invasion of Panama Operation Desert Storm (1991) Iraq invaded Kuwait Coalition victory over Iraq Operation Restore Hope ( ) Somalia Continued through Clinton administration
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Election of 1992 Bill Clinton (D) George H.W. Bush (R)
H. Ross Perot (Reform Party)
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Bill Clinton (D) ( ) North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (1994) Republican Revolution (1994) Contract with America Newt Gingrich Welfare Reform Act (1996) Lewinski Scandal and Impeachment Social and Cultural Developments Internet Foreign Developments Bosnia
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Election of 1996 Bill Clinton (D) Bob Dole (R)
H. Ross Perot (Reform Party)
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Bill Clinton (D) (1993-2001) Foreign Policy
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (1993) Bosnia ( ) Globalization World Trade Organization (WTO) World Bank International Monetary Fund (IMF) Group of 8 (G-8) Foreign Policy Shifter, 1994 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Election of 2000 Al Gore (D) George W. Bush (R)
Ralph Nader (Green Party) Bush v. Gore (2000)
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George W. Bush (R) (2001-2009) Conservative Agenda 9/11
Bush Tax Cuts (2001, 2003) NCLB (2001) 9/11 USA PATRIOT Act Hurricane Katrina (2005) Great Recession ( ) Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) Foreign Developments War on Terror Afghanistan Iraq
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George W. Bush (R) (2001-2009) War on Terror
9/11 Bush Doctrine Afghanistan Iraq Homeland Security USA PATRIOT Act
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Election of 2004 George W. Bush (R) John Kerry (D)
Howard Dean** - Democratic Caucus in Iowa
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Roberts Court (2005-Present)
Citizens United v. FEC (2010) McDonald v. Chicago (2010) National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (2012) United States v. Windsor (2013)
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Election of 2008 Democrat Republican Barack Obama John McCain
Primary vs. Hillary Clinton Republican John McCain Sarah Palin Great Recession
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Barack Obama (D) (2009-2017) Great Recession (2007-2009)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) “Obamacare” Tea Party and 2010 Mid-Term Elections Social and Cultural Developments Gay Rights Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Same-sex marriage and DOMA Foreign Developments Arab Spring ISIL
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Great Recession and Recovery
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Contemporary Labor Developments
Taft-Hartley Act (1947) AFL-CIO (1955) United Farm Workers (UFW) United Farm Workers Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta Labor Unions Weaken PATCO Strike (1981) NAFTA (1994) Right-to-Work States Outsourcing
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Election of 2012 Barack Obama (D) Mitt Romney (R)
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Obama and Today’s World (2009-Present)
Death of Osama bin Laden Iraq Ended occupation Afghanistan Taliban resurgence Arab Spring Egypt Libya Syria Ukraine Crimea One’s Bullseye Cannot Rescure Obama’s Record Financial Times, May 2012
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Civil Rights Hispanics
Hernandez v. Texas (1954) Chicano Movement El Movimiento La Raza Unida Cesar Chavez Viva la Causa Si Se Puede Bilingual Education Coral Way Elementary (1963) Bilingual Education Act (1968) Political Gains Sonia Sotomayor - first Hispanic Supreme Court justice (2009)
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Civil Rights Natives American Indian Movement (AIM) (1968)
Civil rights organization for native property rights and cultural preservation and restoration Indian Self-Determination Act (1975) Sports team references Washington Redskins
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Civil Rights LGBT Gay Liberation Movement AIDS Setbacks Achievements
Stonewall Riots (1969) AIDS Setbacks Anita Bryant and Save Our Children (1977) Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (1993) Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (1996) Achievements Lawrence v. Texas (2003) Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
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Contemporary Immigration
Pushes Escape communism, violence Pulls Seek American Dream Immigration Policies Immigration Act of 1965 Eliminated 1920s quota laws Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986) Penalties for illegal immigration employment Illegal immigrants before 1982 granted residency
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Contemporary Society and Culture Multiculturalism
Melting Pot Americanization and assimilation of diverse cultures Salad Bowl Cultural mosaic Promotion of cultural diversity Contemporary nativism American exceptionalism English Language Amendment
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Contemporary Society and Culture Environmental Movement
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (1962) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (1970) Earth Day - April 22 Fossil Fuels Oil Natural gas/fracking Coal Alternative Fuel Sources Nuclear Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986), and Fukushima (2011) Solar energy Electric hybrids Global Warming/Climate Change Human impact on CO2 levels
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Contemporary Society and Culture Health
Medical Breakthroughs Polio Vaccine and Jonas Salk (1955) CAT Scan (1971) MRI (1971) Stem cell therapy (1998) Epidemics HIV/AIDS Cancer Obesity
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Contemporary Society and Culture American Family and Lifestyle
Graying of America 1/8th of Americans are 65 or older (2000) Life expectancy is 78 years old (2012) Baby boomers retiring and impact on Social Security American Family Nearly 50% divorce rates Single parenthood Different forms of family Education 1 in 4 of year olds a 4-year college graduate Internet
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Contemporary Society and Culture Technology and the Future
Automation Internet World Wide Web Genetics DNA structure (1953) Human Genome Project
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Election of 2016 Republicans Donald Trump Democrats Hillary Clinton
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