lecture 18: the american military
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From Cold War to War on
TerrorThe United States and Its Military
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Ending the Cold War
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What Ended the Cold War?
• Mikhail Gorbachev, 1985• Glastnost and
Perestroika• Poland, 1989• USSR dissolved, 1991
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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, 1979
• The Soviet Union’s “Vietnam”
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Chernobyl Disaster, 1986
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What Next?
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The US as World Police
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations
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Bacevich, “The New American Militarism”
• Scope and cost• Willingness to use force• New aesthetic of war• All-volunteer army
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ReadingAmerican Empire?
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Globalization
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Free Trade• NAFTA, 1992
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Outsourcing• Outsourcing is the consequence of free trade• The US economy is increasingly centered on
services• Union membership has declined dramatically• The decline of Detroit,
http://www.weather.com/travel/modern-ruins-abandoned-detroit-photos-20130715
• New technologies and Silicon Valley
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The Globalization of American Culture
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The War on Terror
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September 11, 2001
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New Technology
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American Empire?• The Soldier (military)• The Missionary (cultural)• The Merchant (economic)