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Chapter 16: 1980-Present Inquiry Organizer
How does the American experiment play out in the foreign and domestic policy of modern America?
Compelling question
How does the American experiment play out in the foreign and domestic policy of modern America?
Chapter objectives
- Students will examine the ongoing debate about the scale and scope of the role of government by examining the conservative challenge to the New Deal liberal order.
- Students will explain the causes of the end of the Cold War and ensuing changes and continuities in American foreign policy.
- Students will explore the significant social and economic changes caused by deindustrialization, globalization, new technology, and the role of government.
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