Posted: September 18th, 2017

American History Short Answer

This assignment involves you answering one of the following questions with your response due by 11:55 PM Eastern Time Friday

Your initial answer to the question should be between 250 – 300 words long. Include references and citations where necessary to ensure proper credit and documentation of your sources. You are welcome to include references in addition to the course textbook, just ensure that you use proper documentation. Please let me know if you have any questions / concerns regarding Chicago Style format.

1. What were the sources of the American economic recovery of the 1980s and 1990s? Who benefited from it and who did not, and why was that the case?

2. Define globalization. Why did it occur? What has been its impact in different parts of the world?

3. What were the main issues in the various culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s? Why were those struggles so intense?

4. Explain how, having lost the popular vote in 2000, Bush nevertheless became president.