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Global Dangers, Global Challenges, 2001 to the Present. CHAPTER 31. America Under Attack: September 11, 2001, and Its Aftermath. A New Administration, a Day of Horror Confronting al Qaeda in Afghanistan Tightening Home-Front Security War In Iraq, 2003-2004. Map 32.3 The Election of 2004.
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Global Dangers, Global Challenges, 2001 to the Present CHAPTER 31
America Under Attack: September 11, 2001, and Its Aftermath • A New Administration, a Day of Horror • Confronting al Qaeda in Afghanistan • Tightening Home-Front Security • War In Iraq, 2003-2004
Politics and the Economy as a New Century Begins • Economic Reverses and Corporate Scandals • The Republican Domestic Agenda • Campaign Finance Reform and the 2004 Election
Debating Iraq and Confronting Other Global Challenges • The Continuing Struggle in Iraq • Sagging Support at Home • The Bush Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict • America Confronts Growing Nuclear Threats • A Widening Trade Gap and China’s Rising Economic Power • Environmental Hazards Become a Global Concern
Social and Economic Trends in Contemporary America • An Increasingly Diverse People • Upward Mobility and Social Problems in a Multiethnic Society • The “New Economy” and the Old Economy
Map 32.4 Distribution of U.S. HispanicPopulation, by State and by Country of Origin, 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, The Hispanic Population
A Floundering Administration Yields to a Renewed Vision • Mixed Record, Mounting Deficits, and Disaster in New Orleans • Extending Republican Influence: Supreme Court to K Street • A Shifting Political Landscape: The 2006 Election and Beyond • Recession Strikes the U.S. and World Economies • A New Beginning and an Enduring Spirit