Chapter 27 Review Questions

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Chapter 27 Review Questions 1. Why was they year 1989 one of the most momentous in the twentieth century? The year 1989 is the year of the end of the cold war. During this time, all around the world, signs of democracy were causing communism to collapse. Some examples such as the Tiananmen square in China, and the fall of the Berlin wall. The United States during this time was considered a strong capitalist model and even more powerful in globalization. 2. Describe the different visions of the U.S. role in the post-cold war world as identified by President George H. W. Bush and President Clinton. President H.W. Bush viewed the United States as the “international police.” He even went as far as attempting It and sending troops to Panama to overthrow the government. He also launched operation desert storm in Kuwait in attempt to protect the United States oil supplies. President Clinton on the other hand wanted to mainly focus on domestic affairs and long-term solutions to preserving human rights. While Clinton did dispatch the military around the world to protect citizens, many NGO’s also spread across the globe as protectors of human rights. 3. Identify the factors that, in the midst of 1990’s prosperity, increased the levels of inequality in the United States. Despite increasing job opportunities, poor and middle-class Americans were struggling to earn a livable income. Lower class Americans were unable to keep up with the inflation of rising prices. Another factor was the United States choice to outsource jobs to other countries for cheaper labor. The 1994 NAFTA agreement allowed the American companies to expand their businesses beyond the United States. In addition, the war on drugs was targeting minorities and limiting the Hispanics and African Americans due to those convicted and sentenced to prisons. 4. What are the similarities and differences between immigration patterns of the 1990’s and earlier? More immigrants entered the United States in the 1990’s than between 1880 and 1920’s because laws were less strict on letting them in. But people were also fleeing for the same reason. There were economic struggles, people wanting freedom of religion, political problems, and searching for a better life and greater opportunity. In the earlier years, immigration waves were popping up in larger urban areas. But in the 1990’s, many of these immigrants were wealthy and college educated, unlike the usual poor and uneducated. In the past, immigrants were discriminated against for their ethnicity and religion, but the new generation immigrants were coming at a time during diversity being praised. 5. Assess the role of the supreme court in the presidential election of 2000. The Supreme court was called in to assess Florida’s votes to clear any confusion. The Supreme Court called for the recount to be halted, then debated if the recount was constitutional or not. It was decided that a statewide recount would not be carried out equally and it was deemed unconstitutional. Although this decision was only applied to Florida during the election of 2000, the real role as to stopping the recount was to end dragging out the lengthy process.
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