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Chapter 16: 1980-Present Inquiry Organizer

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.
Supporting Question 1: How have debates on the scale and scope of government continued from 1980 into the present day? Resources:

Supporting Question 2: What were the causes of the end of the Cold War, and what new challenges has the United States encountered in its foreign policy? Resources:

Supporting Question 3: How have deindustrialization, globalization, new technology, and the role of government affected U.S. society? Resources:

Additional Resources:

Unit 8 Essay Activity How does the American experiment play out in the foreign and domestic policy of modern America? Option A: Explain the effects of the end of the Cold War on U.S. foreign policy. Option B: Explain the effects of the War on Terror on U.S. society. Through this inquiry, students will evaluate primary and secondary sources to explain the factors that contributed to new and old challenges to U.S. foreign and domestic policy from 1980 to the present day. Ultimately, students will use the primary and secondary sources in this chapter to practice constructing an essay, in AP Long Essay Question format, demonstrating their skills in explaining historical casusation. Students should be evaluated using the AP Rubric.. Assess students’ progress in understanding the compelling question for this chapter by assigning the Unit 8 Essay Activity.

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