Contemporary+Society

1. Answer the following questions using you textbook or internet sources.
 * Assess the goals and results of the **Reagan Revolution**.
 * Describe America’s response to post-Cold War tensions. List what each president did in terms of foreign policy during his presidency.
 * George H.W Bush**
 * Bill Clinton**
 * George W. Bush**
 * Identify factors and explain the effects of tensions between unity and diversity in the United States and in the world today.
 * Assess factors affecting the current U.S. and global economy.

2. The events since September 11, 2001 have forcefully, and unfortunately, made students very aware of the connection between world events and their daily lives. Have students conduct interviews with members of their family or friends on the following events: Interview questions might include:
 * Assassination of John F. Kennedy
 * Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
 * Resignation of Richard Nixon
 * Bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building
 * Kent State University
 * Space Shuttle Columbia
 * September 11 Attack on the World Trade Center
 * When this happened, did you think it was a historically significant event? Why or why not?
 * What were you doing when you found out about this?
 * Where did you get your information about this event?
 * What do you think is the lasting importance of this event?

3. Using the following list of headline events, create a timeline. In addition, identify the events they feel: a) Best represents the War on Terrorism b) Event that should have made Americans realize a threat c) Event that the student remembers the most about d) Event the student remembers the least about. e) find a picture that illustartes the event


 * Headline Events**
 * Iranian Students Takeover U.S. Embassy
 * U.S. Embassy in Beirut Bombed
 * 261 U.S. Marines Killed in Beirut Barracks Explosion
 * Car Bomb explodes at U.S. Embassy in Kuwait
 * U.S. Soldier’s Hangout Bombed in Madrid
 * 22 Killed When VW Explodes at Rhein-Main Gate
 * Achille Lauro Hijacked
 * TWA Flight 840 Incident Kills Four
 * 259 Killed over Lockerbie, Scotland
 * Two C.I.A. Agents Shot Entering Headquarters Building
 * World Trade Center Bomb kills 6, Injures over 1,000
 * Car Bomb kills 7 Americans in Riyadh
 * Khobar Towers Hit; 19 Servicemen Killed; Over 500 Injured
 * .S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania Attacked
 * //U.S.S. Cole// Explosion Kills 17 Sailors
 * World Trade Center Hit by Two Passenger Planes, Pentagon Also Hit