AP U.S. History / Unit 9: Period 9: 1980–Present
9.7 Causation in Period 9
Notes
Causes and effects: conservatism reshaped politics; the Cold War's end changed foreign policy; technology and globalization transformed the economy; 9/11 reshaped security policy.
Practice
A cause of growing income inequality since 1980:
Economic change.
The end of the Cold War led to:
Unipolar moment.
The 9/11 attacks caused:
War on Terror.
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