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The Enduring Vision, Fifth Edition
Paul S. Boyer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Clifford E. Clark, Jr., Carleton College
et al.
Essay Questions
Chapter 31: Beyond the Cold War: Charting a New Course, 1988-1995

  1. Discuss the most important economic, social, and cultural trends in the 1990s. Which had the greatest impact on American life, and why?
  2. Discuss the newest immigrants of the 1980s and 1990s. Who were they? How many came? How well have they done? How have Americans whose ancestors arrived earlier reacted to the newcomers and why?
  3. How did the end of the Cold War shape Bush's foreign policy? Was his response to the "new world order" effective?
  4. Discuss the sharp right turn in American politics in 1994. What short and long term trends was this a response to?
  5. Discuss Clinton's early domestic policy. In what ways was this a continuation of long-term Democratic ideology, and in what ways did Clinton represent a shift in the Democratic Party?


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