Critical Thinking Questions
- What factors led to the Great Recession?
- How have conservatives fared in their efforts to defend “American” culture against an influx of immigrants in the twenty-first century?
- In what ways are Barack Obama’s ideas regarding the economy, education, and the environment similar to those of Bush, his Republican predecessor? In what ways are they different?
- How successful has the United States been in achieving its goals in Iraq and Afghanistan?
- In what ways has the United States become a more heterogeneous and inclusive place in the twenty-first century? In what ways has it become more homogenous and exclusive?
