History 12

PART 2 (2.5 points)

After you've posted your three questions please return to the discussion and for the final two points respond and answer to another student's question they wrote in Part 1.  You do this by clicking "reply" on the students original post.  DUE BY SUNDAY AT NOON.

 Why was free trade important to Clinton in terms of the advancement of America? 

Extra Credit I:   Obama (Up to 2.5 points)

For up to 2.5 points read the document and write a robust paragraph answering the questions I pose below. 

Document43: Obama, Speech in Cairo (2009)

How did President Barack Obama challenge his predecessors' vision on foreign policy (especially George W. Bush)?  What is the role of America in the world? Why do you think he chose to give this speech, his first major speech abroad, in Cairo?  

Extra Credit II: Trump (Up to 2.5 points)

For up to 2.5 points read the document and write a robust paragraph answering the questions I pose below. 

Document 44: Trump, Inaugural Speech (2017) 

What is the main message of President Donald Trump's inaugural address?  What does he mean by "American carnage?" What is the role of America in the world and how was he challenging his predecessors (especially Barack Obama)?