Contextualizing Period 9 (1 janv. 1980 – 1 janv. 2011)

Description:

Political Changes:

1. Reagan Revolution
2. Conservative legacy

Economy & Demography:

1. US economy continued to be world's largest
2. advanced rapidly thanks to new technology
3. US saw shifts in immigration
4. Immigrants coming from Latin America and Asia, like Mexico and China, but in increasing numbers

Foreign Policy Changes:

1. US left as world's only superpower
2. US discovered many more problems overseas
3. 9-11 terrorist attacks
4. War on Terror that continues to this day


Major Trends between 1980-Present:

1. US politics get more polarized and also more conservative
2. US economy becomes more high-tech and less manufacturing
3. More people move to the Sunbelt and to suburbs and cities
4. US gained power overseas b/c of end of Cold War but got into smaller wars overseas as it fought terrorism
5. US continued to get more diverse and attract immigrants from Latin America and Asia

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