Identity

How did demographic and economic changes in American society affect popular debates over American national identity?

Work, Exchange,

and Technology

How did the shift to a global economy affect American economic life? How did scientific and technological developments in these years change how Americans lived and worked?

Peopling

How did increased migration raise questions about American identity and affect the nation demographically, culturally, and politically?

Politics and

Power

How successful were conservatives in achieving their goals? To what extent did liberalism remain influential politically and culturally?

America in the

World

How did the end of the Cold War affect US foreign policy from 1990 onwards ?  How did the attacks of September 2001 impact America’s role in the world ?

Environment

and Geography

How did debates over climate change and energy policy affect broader social and political movements?

Ideas, Beliefs,

And Cultures

How did technological and scientific innovations in areas such as electronics, biology, medicine, and communications affect society, popular culture, and public discourse? How did a more demographically diverse population shape popular culture?