Unit 8 US and the Post-Cold War World

Learning Targets:

• Analyze how the American economy has been impacted by improved global communications, international trade, transnational business organizations, overseas competition and the shift from manufacturing to service industries.
• Describe political, national security and economic challenges the United States faced in the post-Cold War period and following the attacks on September 11, 2001.

► Quizlet Vocabulary Activity

► Khan Academy Lesson: Globalization

► DocsTeach Historical Thinking Exercise: How did the U.S. Justify Military Intervention in Iraq?

► CommonLit Text Analysis: Building a Borderless World