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The United States and the Post-Cold War World (1991 to the present)

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How did globalization and the digital revolution transform the American economy and daily life?

Explain globalization and the digital revolution, including free trade, the shift from manufacturing to services, deindustrialization, the internet, and their effects on American workers (Ohio's Learning Standards for Social Studies, American History, The Post-Cold War World).
A standard-level answer on globalization and the digital revolution for Ohio's American History EOC: free-trade agreements like NAFTA, the rise of multinational corporations, the shift from manufacturing to a service economy, deindustrialization and the Rust Belt, and the internet and computers, with their effects on American workers.
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How does Ohio's modern story fit the national experience of deindustrialization, diversity, and political importance?

Explain Ohio's place in modern America, including deindustrialization and the Rust Belt, the shift to a service economy, growing diversity, and Ohio's role as a politically pivotal state (Ohio's Learning Standards for Social Studies, American History, The Post-Cold War World).
A standard-level answer on Ohio in modern America for Ohio's American History EOC: the state's deindustrialization and Rust Belt struggles, the shift to a service and technology economy, growing diversity, and Ohio's role as a politically pivotal swing state, tying the Ohio thread to the national post-Cold War story.
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How did movements for equality continue and expand after the 1960s?

Explain the continuing movements for equality after the 1960s, including the women's movement, Latino, Native American, and disability rights, and the immigration that reshaped American society (Ohio's Learning Standards for Social Studies, American History, Social Transformations in the United States).
A standard-level answer on social movements after the 1960s for Ohio's American History EOC: the continuing women's movement and Title IX, the United Farm Workers and Latino rights, the American Indian Movement, disability rights and the ADA, and the demographic change from the 1965 Immigration Act.
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Why did American politics turn more conservative from the 1980s onward, and what was the debate over the role of government?

Explain the conservative turn in American politics, including Reaganomics, the debate over the size of government, taxes, social welfare, and environmental regulation (Ohio's Learning Standards for Social Studies, American History, Social Transformations in the United States).
A standard-level answer on the conservative turn for Ohio's American History EOC: the reaction against the Great Society, the rise of Ronald Reagan, Reaganomics and tax cuts, deregulation, the debate over the size of government and social welfare, and the lasting argument over the role of government.
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How did the Cold War end, and what did it mean for the United States?

Explain the end of the Cold War, including detente, Reagan's policies, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the collapse of the Soviet Union (Ohio's Learning Standards for Social Studies, American History, The Cold War and the Post-Cold War World).
A standard-level answer on the end of the Cold War for Ohio's American History EOC: detente and the arms race, President Reagan's military buildup and diplomacy, Gorbachev's reforms, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and the United States as the sole superpower.
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How did the September 11 attacks and the war on terror reshape American foreign and domestic policy?

Explain the September 11 attacks, the war on terror, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the balance between national security and civil liberties (Ohio's Learning Standards for Social Studies, American History, The Post-Cold War World).
A standard-level answer on the war on terror for Ohio's American History EOC: the September 11, 2001 attacks, the global war on terror, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security and the Patriot Act, and the debate between national security and civil liberties.
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