Short Answer (25 points) 2. How did the Vietnam War change U. S. politics and culture? In your answer, provide three examples.

3. How did the Reagan Administration define freedom during the 1980s? In your answer, provide two responses from the reading.

4. Briefly explain what was achieved in the Space race and why the U. S. felt it was a necessary component of the Cold War

Rate the presidency of Richard Nixon. Is his presidency a failure or success? Why or why not? In your answer, be sure to provide specific examples that back up your point and how his time in office impacted the country.

2. Rate the presidency of Bill Clinton. Is his presidency a failure or success? Why or why not? In your answer, be sure to provide specific examples to back up your point and how his time in office affects the country during that time as well as today.

3. Why are the 1980s referred as the “second Gilded Age”? Does this trend continue into the 1990s? Why or why or not? Be sure to include examples from the reading to back up your response.

4. During the Cold War, the U. S. positioned itself as the beacon of freedom and democracy to the world as opposed to Communism from the USSR. In what ways did the U. S. live up to that and in what ways did they fall short? Your answer should include aspects of the Civil Rights push domestically as well as foreign policy issues.

5. Explain how U. S. Cold War policy backfires in the 1970s, 80’s, and 21st century. Why is this important when examining the relationship the United States has with other countries?