Since 1993 Americans have faced new forms of globalization, new technologies, and new modes of warfare. President Bill Clinton was one of the presidents that had to deal with the challenges facing the post-Cold War world. He incorporated globalization as the key to economic prosperity and showed his eagerness to promote and defend the U.S national security. As globalization impacted the nation by bringing new opportunities and posing additional challenges. It promoted international cooperation and free trade among nations. However, globalization brought many problems like rapid industrialization, water pollution, climate change, and the destruction of primeval forests. Globalization thrust American business outward, bringing a new population of immigrants to the United States.
Immigration also made an impact on the American Society since 9/11. Since the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, which repealed discriminatory as the country experience a wave of immigration comparable to the turn of …show more content…
This tragedy arouse concern about safety, vigilance and privacy. Shortly after the attack President George W. Bush declared a “War on Terrorism” with a goal to bring bin Laden to justice and prevent future terrorist attacks. Bush acted decisively as he dispatched U.S troops to Afghanistan, whose Taliban leaders were refusing to turn over Osama bin Laden and other terrorists operating training centers in the country. As the military involvement in Afghanistan still continues in today’s century, and will forever turn into the longest-running war in the U.S history. On the home front, the war on terror prompted passage of the country’s new generation of policies like the Patriot Act, prioritizing national security and defense, often at the expense of civil