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Analyze how cultural conservatives defined freedom. What arguments did they make in defense of freedom? How valid were their arguments?

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Question 2

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                        Premises: USA Patriot Act
Rwandan genocide
Iraq War
Gulf War
Oslo Accords
Bush Doctrine
Balkan Crisis
Guantánamo Bay

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                        Premises: Tiananmen Square
Velvet Revolution
NAFTA
Glass-Steagall Act
welfare
Oslo Accords
"freedom revolution"
Operation Desert Storm
Walmart
multiculturalism
genocide

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                        Premises: Hillary Clinton
Ross Perot
Janet Reno
Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Manuel Noriega
Ralph Nader
Pat Robertson
Saddam Hussein
Kenneth Lay
Newt Gingrich

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Question 5

Thinking back to previous chapters, explain how the culture wars of the 1990s caused Americans to rethink the definition of American nationality, just as the Alien Act, Irish immigration of the antebellum era, and the new immigrants of the turn of the twentieth century had done in the past.

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Question 6

George W. Bush commented in his 2001 inaugural address that America had gone out into the world to protect, not to possess, and to defend, not to conquer. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give examples to support your position.

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Question 7

Discuss the experience of African-Americans in the 1990s. What were the gains and/or losses for blacks in terms of freedom and equality in America at the end of the twentieth century?

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Question 8

Chronicle the story of Native Americans over the past fifty years. How have they been left outside the definitions of freedom and equality, and how have they petitioned to gain those freedoms?

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Question 9

Eric Foner argues that the attacks of September 11 raised questions about the optimal balance between security and freedom. Explain what the author means by this. Pay special attention to the ways in which the definition of liberty had changed during the twentieth century. Also, explain why Bush continued to talk about freedom after the attacks.

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Question 10

Analyze the foreign policy of the Clinton administration. Did Bill Clinton's philosophies and strategies differ substantially from those of George H. W. Bush? If so, how?

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Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Compare the stock market boom of the 1990s with that of the 1920s. What fueled the markets in each decade? Who participated in the market in each decade? Why did each market's proverbial bubble burst?

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Question 12

Evaluate the rights revolution that began in the 1950s. Your ought to chronicle the various Supreme Court decisions and the legislation that enlarged the rights of various Americans. How successful was this revolution by 2000?

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Question 13

Fully discuss and examine the limitations placed on freedom after September 11. Then compare the surrounding circumstances with those during both the McCarthy era and World War I. What is the balance between security and freedom during war? Does the Constitution protect citizens' rights during wartime? Should dissent be equated with lack of patriotism? Why, or why not?

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Question 14

In the 1970s, the U.S. economy began to shift away from manufacturers. Deindustrialization continued into the 1990s. Explain why this was so and who was affected by this shift. What were the benefits and other consequences of this shift?

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-What was unique about the 2000 presidential election?

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Quiz 27: From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

Analyze how cultural conservatives defined freedom. What arguments did they make in defense of freedom? How valid were their arguments?

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Thinking back to previous chapters, explain how the culture wars of the 1990s caused Americans to rethink the definition of American nationality, just as the Alien Act, Irish immigration of the antebellum era, and the new immigrants of the turn of the twentieth century had done in the past.

George W. Bush commented in his 2001 inaugural address that America had gone out into the world to protect, not to possess, and to defend, not to conquer. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give examples to support your position.

Discuss the experience of African-Americans in the 1990s. What were the gains and/or losses for blacks in terms of freedom and equality in America at the end of the twentieth century?

Chronicle the story of Native Americans over the past fifty years. How have they been left outside the definitions of freedom and equality, and how have they petitioned to gain those freedoms?

Analyze the foreign policy of the Clinton administration. Did Bill Clinton's philosophies and strategies differ substantially from those of George H. W. Bush? If so, how?

Evaluate the rights revolution that began in the 1950s. Your ought to chronicle the various Supreme Court decisions and the legislation that enlarged the rights of various Americans. How successful was this revolution by 2000?

In the 1970s, the U.S. economy began to shift away from manufacturers. Deindustrialization continued into the 1990s. Explain why this was so and who was affected by this shift. What were the benefits and other consequences of this shift?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -What was unique about the 2000 presidential election?