What were the sources of the American economic recovery of the 1980s and 1990s? Who benefited from it and who did not, and why was that the case?

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1. What were the sources of the American economic recovery of the 1980s and 1990s? Who benefited from it and who did not, and why was that the case?

2. Define globalization. Why did it occur? What has been its impact in different parts of the world?

3. What were the main issues in the various culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s? Why were those struggles so intense?

4. Explain how, having lost the popular vote in 2000, Bush nevertheless became president.