History of the United States (1991-present) Part 1

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States was the world's dominant military power and Japan, sometimes seen as the largest economic rival to the U.S., was caught in a period of stagnation. China was emerging as the U.S.'s foremost trading competitor in more and more areas. Localized conflicts such as those in Haiti and the Balkans prompted President Clinton to send in U.S. troops as peacekeepers, reviving the Cold-War-era controversy about whether policing the rest of the world was a proper U.S. role. Islamic radicals overseas loudly threatened assaults against the U.S. for its ongoing military presence in the Middle East, and even staged the first World Trade Center attack, a truck bombing in New York's twin towers, in 1993, as well as a number of deadly attacks on U.S. interests abroad

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After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, theUnited States was the world's dominant military power andJapan, sometimes seen as the largest economic rivalto theU.S., was caught in a period of stagnation. China wasemerging as the U.S.'s foremost trading competitor inmoreand more areas. Localized conflicts such as those inHaitiand the Balkans prompted President Clinton to send inU.S.troops as peacekeepers, reviving the Cold-War-eracontroversy about whether policing the rest of theworld wasa proper U.S. role. Islamic radicals overseas loudlythreatened assaults against the U.S. for its ongoingmilitary presence in the Middle East, and even staged thefirst World Trade Center attack, a truck bombing in NewYork's twin towers, in 1993, as well as a number ofdeadlyattacks on U.S. interests abroad