The economic successes, foreign policy achievements, and personal foibles of Bill Clinton, and how he managed to remain relatively popular despite a Republican resurgence and reaction against him
The fundamental economic changes that led to the "dot.com" boom of the 1990's and the creation of a two-tiered economy, in which the affluent and educated of all races prospered while the lower classes got further behind
The history of the digital revolution, and its effects on the segmentation of American culture
The major issues and outcomes of the "culture wars" of the 1980s and 1990s
The continued domestic problems facing America in the global age, including drug addiction, homelessness, AIDS, environmental hazards, and a deprived underclass
The economic transformations and political protests occasioned by globalization
The dramatic events of September 11, 2001 and their effect on American foreign policy and self-perception
The decline of the Bush presidency and the election cycle of 2008
A thorough study of Chapter Thirty-two should enable the student to understand the following:
The accomplishments and challenges faced by the Clinton administration
The motivations animating the Clinton impeachment and his subsequent acquittal
How George W. Bush won the most controversial presidential election in American history
The reasons for the economic boom of the 1990s and the ensuing recession of 2001-2002
The impact of the personal computer and the Internet on the American economy and culture
The new developments in genetic research and scientific discoveries about the human body
The fundamental changes in the American and world economy after 1970
The widening gulf between economically successful African Americans and the urban black underclass
The troublesome issues of drugs, AIDS, homelessness, abortion, and global warming still facing the American polity
The growing threat of fundamentalist terrorism, the shock 9-11 posed to American life, and the foreign policy response of the George W. Bush administration
The 2004 elections and the subsequent downward spiral of the Bush presidency
The historic 2008 election, which included Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama as candidates for the presidency
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