FACING THE PROMISES AND CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION

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FACING THE PROMISES AND CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION

SINCE 1989

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> How have globalization and international terrorism changed the focus of U.S. domestic and foreign policy since the end of the Cold War? Chapter 31 explores the changing nature of American politics and foreign policy from 1989 to the present. It examines the end of the Cold War during the presidency of George H. W. Bush; the domestic and foreign policies of the Clinton administration; the George W. Bush administration’s departures from previous U.S. policy in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and the first term of Barack Obama.

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Nike store, Chongqing, China. A man walks past a Nike factory store in Chongqing, China, in January 2011. Imagine China via AP Images.

> How did the United States respond to the end of the Cold War and tensions in the Middle East?

> How did President Clinton seek a middle ground in American politics?

> How did President Clinton respond to the challenges of globalization?

> How did President George W. Bush change American politics and foreign policy?

> What obstacles stood in the way of President Obama’s reform agenda?

> Conclusion: How have Americans debated the role of the government?