516 CHApTEr 22 | a ConSerVatiVe tenor | period nine 1980 to the present TopIC II^ |^ an end to history’s end^517517
ApplyIng Ap® Historical Thinking Skills
sKill review Periodization and Comparison
Answer the following question in the form of a complete essay. Use the documents above
and information from your textbook and classwork to support your arguments.
To what extent were the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon a turning point in American domestic and foreign policy when
compared with the twenty-five years before 9/11?
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