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2001-Present

CREATED EQUAL

JONES WOOD MAY BORSTELMANN RUIZ

CHAPTER 30 A Global Nation for the New Millennium

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“And what if they were to move again? Maybe to Juarez or Tijuana? What then? Do I have to chase my job all over the world?”

Balbina Duque Granados, worker at assembly plant in Matamoros, Mexico

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TIMELINE

9/11/2001 The United States attacked: World Trade Center and PentagonOctober 2001 The U.S. retaliates by attacking Afghanistan, home of the Taliban and

training grounds for Al Qaeda recruitsUSA Patriot Act passed

2003 Lawrence v. Texas: Supreme Court overturns state laws banning private homesexual behavior

March 19, 2003 U.S. forces invade IraqNovember 2004 George W. Bush elected president

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A GLOBAL NATION Overview

The George W. Bush AdministrationAmerica’s Place in a Global EconomyThe Stewardship of Natural ResourcesThe Expansion of American Popular Culture

AbroadIdentity in Contemporary America

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THE GEORGE W. BUSH ADMINISTRATION

The President and the War on Terrorism

Security and Politics at HomeThe War in IraqThe Election of 2004

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The President and the War on Terrorism

Came to the presidency as a son of a former president, oilman, baseball team owner, and Texas governor

September 11, 2001 defined his first term as president.

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Security and Politics at Home

The USA Patriot Act passed Congress in October 2001 with little debate

Department of Homeland SecurityEconomics: promotion of private sector and

reduction in social program spendingTax cutsEnvironment agenda advised by industry, and

loosening of federal regulationsOpposition to same-sex marriage

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The War in IraqMarch 2003: U.S. invades Iraq

Without UN support, and a deeply divided national opinion

Reasons given: weapons of mass destruction and links to Al QaedaAfter U.S. troops entered Iraq no weapons of mass

destruction found, and the 9/11 Commission and Senate Intelligence Commission does not find link to Al Qaeda

Reshaping of Middle East?

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The War in Iraq

Successful military endeavor: initial invasion overpowered Saddam’s forces in 4 weeks

Looting of institutions, museumsIncreased death tolls of Americans

and IraqisInsurgency and terrorism

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The Election of 2004Bush buoyed by perception of strong

defenseDemocratic party fielded many candidates

in primaries and caucusesHoward Dean, John Edwards, Al Sharpton,Wesley

Clark, Joe Lieberman, Carol Mosely Braun, Richard Gephardt, Dennis Kucinich, and John Kerry

Kerry v. BushLong and negative campaignNarrow popular vote margin, and 136,000 votes in

Ohio—presidency goes to Bush

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AMERICA’S PLACE IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY

The Logic and Technology of GlobalizationFree Trade and the Global Assembly LineWho Benefits from Globalization?

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The Logic and Technology of Globalization

Computers increase American productivity

Internet, faxes, cell phones: Global communication

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Free Trade and the Global Assembly Line

The positives Access to the best goods at lowest prices Work and wages provided to developing nations

The negative views Only the powerful, wealthy nations benefit Environmentalists warn of pollution due to unregulated globalization Unions decry the loss of American jobs Human Rights activists cite grim working conditions of developing

nations workers

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Who Benefits from Globalization?

The Stock Market and investorsAmerican consumers pay lower prices

for many productsCredit card providers

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THE STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Ecological Transformation in the Twentieth Century

PollutionEnvironmentalism and Its Limitations

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Ecological Transformations

Population growth: 1990s America increases by 33 million

The Environment affected byCommercial loggingMiningWater consumptionEnergy consumption

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Pollution

Greenhouse gases, the ozone, global warming, and the automobile

Chemical production, poisonous chemicals, heavy metals, and plastic

Nuclear waste

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Environmentalism and Its Limitations

A partisan view of the environmentRepublican: use natural resources to produce wealth and raise

the standard of livingDemocratic: more sympathetic to preservation of the

environment

The Americans’ view Support of strong antipollution laws and preservation of

public landsThe world’s largest consumer of energy provided mainly by

fossil fuels

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THE EXPANSION OF AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE ABROAD

A Culture of Diversity and EntertainmentU.S. Influence Abroad Since the Cold WarResistance to American Popular Culture

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A Culture of Diversity and Entertainment

Hollywood, CNN, and MTVIndividual choice, freedom of speech, and

large spending habitsSports mania

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U.S. Influence Abroad Since the Cold War

American culture, food, music, language, entertainment spreads throughout the world

America remains the main military superpower

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Resistance to American Popular Culture

The “slow food” movement in FranceNationalism: ethnic, religious, and national

identities found more meaningfulMuslim fundamentalists

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IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA

Negotiating Multiple IdentitiesSocial Change and Abiding

DiscriminationStill an Immigrant Society

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Negotiating Multiple Identities

Affirmative Action and “reverse discrimination”The blurring of the race lines and the mapping

of the human genome in 2001The U.S. Census of 2000 and racial categories: the ability to

choose more than one race

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Social Change and Abiding Discrimination

The desegregation of America 1/3 of black middle class and many participate in the political arena Black culture found throughout American arts

American women More women work outside of the home 1/3 of students of medical and law schools are women 1998: 1 in 3 girls play sports in high school

Gay men and Lesbians portrayed in movies and TV; active in politics

Native Americans: increase in population of over a million

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Still an Immigrant Society

1 in 10 Americans born abroad15% from Europe26% from Asia51% from Latin America and the CaribbeanEstimated 6 million undocumented Latino workers