OST BootcampThe United States in the Post-Cold War Era (1991-Present)

Multiple Select

Throughout its history, the United States has had to confront serious challenges.

Identify the challenges faced by the United States since the September 11th 2001 attacks.

• Maintaining a balance of power with the Soviet Union.

• Countering the use of terrorism.

• Competing in the space race.

• Balancing national security and civil liberties

• Responding to instability in the Middle East

Multiple Choice

In recent years, print advertisements for some US fast food chains have featured text written in multiple languages. One reason for this trend has been an increase in

• segregation of ethnic groups.

• immigration to the United States.

• Urbanization and suburbanization.

• emigration from the United States.

Match

Since 1990, the United States has experienced changes to its economy. Identify the consequences for each change.

• Change:

  Technologies such as the personal computer, internet, and mobile phones become common.

• Change:

  Competition from overseas producers leads to increasing trade deficits.

• Change:

  Producers increasingly import parts from their factories in other countries.

Global communication improve

US shifts from manufacture to service

Transnational business organizations

• Global communication improve

• US shifts from manufacture to service

• Transnational business organizations