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Chapter 32:Chapter 32:The Age of GlobalizationThe Age of Globalization

The Age of GlobalizationThe Age of Globalization

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HighlightsHighlights

A Resurgence of PartisanshipA Resurgence of Partisanship The Economic BoomThe Economic Boom Science and Technology in the New Science and Technology in the New

EconomyEconomy A Changing SocietyA Changing Society A Contested CultureA Contested Culture The Perils of GlobalizationThe Perils of Globalization Turbulent PoliticsTurbulent Politics

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A Resurgence of PartisanshipA Resurgence of Partisanship

– William Jefferson ClintonWilliam Jefferson Clinton

Launching the Clinton Launching the Clinton PresidencyPresidency– North American FreeNorth American Free

Trade Agreement (NAFTA)Trade Agreement (NAFTA)– Failure of Health-Care Failure of Health-Care

ReformReform

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Bill ClintonBill Clinton (Library of Congress)(Library of Congress)

A Resurgence of PartisanshipA Resurgence of Partisanship

The Republican ResurgenceThe Republican Resurgence

The Election of 1996The Election of 1996– Clinton versus Clinton versus

DoleDole

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The Election of 1996The Election of 1996

A Resurgence of PartisanshipA Resurgence of Partisanship

Clinton Triumphant and EmbattledClinton Triumphant and Embattled– Budget SurplusesBudget Surpluses– Monica LewinskyMonica Lewinsky– ImpeachmentImpeachment– KosovoKosovo

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A Resurgence of PartisanshipA Resurgence of Partisanship

The Election of 2000The Election of 2000– George W. Bush George W. Bush

versus Al Goreversus Al Gore– FloridaFlorida– The Supreme The Supreme

Court’s DecisionCourt’s Decision

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The Election of 2000The Election of 2000

A Resurgence of PartisanshipA Resurgence of Partisanship

The Second Bush PresidencyThe Second Bush Presidency– Bush Tax CutsBush Tax Cuts

The Election The Election of 2004of 2004

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The Election of 2004The Election of 2004

The Economic BoomThe Economic Boom

From “Stagflation” to GrowthFrom “Stagflation” to Growth– New Business PracticesNew Business Practices– Technology IndustriesTechnology Industries

DownturnsDownturns

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The Economic BoomThe Economic Boom

The Two-Tiered EconomyThe Two-Tiered Economy– Rising Income InequalityRising Income Inequality– Growing Poverty RatesGrowing Poverty Rates

GlobalizationGlobalization

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George W. BushGeorge W. Bush (The McGraw-Hill Companies, (The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc./Jill Braaten, Photographer)Inc./Jill Braaten, Photographer)

Science and Technology in Science and Technology in the New Economythe New Economy

The Digital RevolutionThe Digital Revolution– Development of the PCDevelopment of the PC

The InternetThe Internet– ARPANETARPANET– World Wide WebWorld Wide Web

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Science and Technology in Science and Technology in the New Economythe New Economy

Breakthroughs in GeneticsBreakthroughs in Genetics– Human Genome ProjectHuman Genome Project

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A Changing SocietyA Changing Society

A Shifting PopulationA Shifting Population

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The American Birth Rate, 1960-2010The American Birth Rate, 1960-2010

A Changing SocietyA Changing Society

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Total Immigration, 1960-2010Total Immigration, 1960-2010

A Changing SocietyA Changing Society

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Sources of Immigration, 1995-2010Sources of Immigration, 1995-2010

A Changing SocietyA Changing Society

African Americans in the Post-Civil African Americans in the Post-Civil Rights EraRights Era– Economic Progress for African AmericansEconomic Progress for African Americans– The “Underclass”The “Underclass”

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A Changing SocietyA Changing Society

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Comparison of Black and White Occupational Distribution, 2005Comparison of Black and White Occupational Distribution, 2005

A Changing SocietyA Changing Society

Modern Plagues: Drugs and AIDSModern Plagues: Drugs and AIDS– AIDS EpidemicAIDS Epidemic

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A Contested CultureA Contested Culture

Battles over Feminism and AbortionBattles over Feminism and Abortion– ““Right-to-Life” MovementRight-to-Life” Movement– ““Pro-Choice” MovementPro-Choice” Movement

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A Contested CultureA Contested Culture

The Growth of EnvironmentalismThe Growth of Environmentalism– Environmental ActivismEnvironmental Activism

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The Perils of GlobalizationThe Perils of Globalization

Opposing the “New World Order”Opposing the “New World Order”– Critics of InterventionCritics of Intervention– Globalization ProtestedGlobalization Protested

Defending OrthodoxyDefending Orthodoxy– Rise of Islamic FundamentalismRise of Islamic Fundamentalism

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The Perils of GlobalizationThe Perils of Globalization

The Rise of TerrorismThe Rise of Terrorism– Origins of TerrorismOrigins of Terrorism

The War on TerrorismThe War on Terrorism– Al QaedaAl Qaeda

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The Perils of GlobalizationThe Perils of Globalization

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Crises in the Middle EastCrises in the Middle East

The Perils of GlobalizationThe Perils of Globalization

The Iraq WarThe Iraq War

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Turbulent PoliticsTurbulent Politics

The Unraveling of the The Unraveling of the Bush PresidencyBush Presidency

The Election The Election of 2008of 2008

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The Election of 2008The Election of 2008

Turbulent PoliticsTurbulent Politics

The Obama PresidencyThe Obama Presidency– International RelationsInternational Relations– Political GridlockPolitical Gridlock

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