Review Questions

1. Question

   How did George H. W. Bush respond to threats to U.S. interests as the Cold War came to an end? (“Domestic Stalemate and Global Upheaval: The Presidency of George H. W. Bush”)

2. Question

   How did President Clinton seek a middle ground in American politics? (“The Clinton Administration’s Search for the Middle Ground”)

3. Question

   What were the costs and benefits to the United States of globalization in the 1990s and early 2000s? (“The United States in a Globalizing World”)

4. Question

   What impact did the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, have on U.S. foreign and domestic policies? (“President George W. Bush: Conservatism at Home and Radical Initiatives Abroad”)

5. Question

   What obstacles stood in the way of Obama’s reform agenda? (“The Obama Presidency: Reform and Backlash”)