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Chapter 41: America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2004

Examine the ideas and politics of Bill Clinton in relation to the changed ideological climate of the 1990s. Consider how Clinton attempted to steer a middle course between the more aggressively conservative Republicans and his own partys traditional liberal base on issues like welfare, social security, civil rights, and the environment.

REFERENCE: James MacGregor Burns and Georgia Sorenson, Dead Center: Clinton-Gore Leadership and the Politics of Moderation (1999).

Compare and contrast the foreign policy of distinct eras in American history; first, that of the beginning of the twentieth century (e.g., under the presidencies of McKinley, Roosevelt, and Wilson), second, that of the end of the twentieth century (e.g., under the presidencies of George H. Bush and Bill Clinton), and third, that of the beginning of the twenty-first century (e.g., under the presidency of George W. Bush).

REFERENCE: John B. Judis, The Folly of Empire (2004).