Period 9: 1980-Present (Causation) (1 janv. 1980 – 1 janv. 2020)

Description:

Political Polarization:

Cause:

1. Reagan Revolution

Effect:

1. Moved country to conservative right
2. many in 21st century pushed back against conservatives
2. continued to fight for liberal legacy like New Deal and Great Society


Economic Changes:

Cause:

1. US economy moved to a post-industrial basis, focusing more on service-sector and high-tech jobs

Effect:

1. created problems for previous industrial centers like the Rust Belt
2. worsened the country’s economic inequality as the rich got richer and poor and middle class wages stagnated


Demographic Changes:

Cause:

1. Continued immigration from Latin America and Asia

Effect:

1. tension within the US who wondered how to assimilate immigrant groups and to maintain a US identity
2. Women were more involved in the workforce
3. movement to the Sunbelt continued as Midwestern states lost population relative to the rest of the country

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