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1. What were the accomplishments and shortcomings of the various Waves of Feminism? (see slides).

2. Did the Cold War really end?  How do you know?

3. What is your general impression of 1990s America? Was it a good decade bolstered by a strong economy, a technology
boom, and relative peace, or, was the economy fragile, the culture shallow, the internet a breeding ground for divisiveness? Was is something else? Explain.

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1. Since the beginning women have been fighting to be seen as capable of everything a man can do. The first wave of feminism occured in the 19th - 20th century where the focus was on gaining the right for women to vote. Seneca Falls Convention led to the 19th Amendment of just that. During the first wave, there was a lack of fighting for minority women's rights. The second wave of feminism took place from the 1960s to the 1980s where women fought from political and social equality which included gender pay gap, birth control, educational equality, outlaw marital rape, and to raise abuse awareness. Although they changed the way society thought about women, it wasn't always for the better as some where thought of as "man-hating women." There have been improvements to some of the areas, but issues in inequality still remain today. The third wave of feminism started in 1991 and could be thought of as still continuing today where women embrace the power that being a woman holds. The third wave fought against workplace sexual harassment and promoted increasing women in positions of power. Women are continuing to stride forward because of the fight from women decades before them, and need to keep fighting for the shortcoming that still occur for the women in decades to come.
2. In 1991, the Cold War ended as the Soviet Union collapsed. With the current war between Russia and Ukraine, I feel the want for the Soviet Union and their beliefs still exist today. Tensions are still high between the countries involved in the Cold War where I don't believe everything was fully resolved.
3. Like many decades the 1990s is a decade fill with a mix of things. There was a time when the economy was thriving then a time when the economy crashed. The rise of technology into homes and being implemented into the daily lives of people influenced the peak of the economy at the time. NAFTA allowed for trade which affected the economy. The culture wars were hot as debates over abortion, gay rights, and mortality arose.

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1. One of the biggest accomplishments of the Waves of Feminism was the passage of the 19th amendment because this basically set the tone for everything that was to come. Another accomplishment of the Waves was Supreme Court cases like Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade which provided woman and couples with rights that they had previously lacked. One thing than can be seen as a both an accomplishment and a shortcoming is woman's upward movement in society; however, their movement is sometimes overshadowed by others groups movement along with the top group growing even farther away from everyone else. The last shortcoming that I am going to address is equal wages because I continue to hear things about the pay gap between men and women although I'm not exactly how prevalent this is.

2. When talking about the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, it definitely ended because the Soviet Union in no longer around. However, when talking about the countries that were apart of the Soviet Union, specifically Russia, the Cold War is yet to end. I know this because of the tension that continues to exist between the Soviet Union and other countries like the United States. This can been seen all throughout the news especially when we look back the past couple of months with the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, yet there is more to the story. Russia also invaded Georgia and annexed earlier in the 21st century, so the tension between Russia and the US is still alive.

3. My general impression of 1990s America is that it was a fairly good decade. One of the big things of the 1990s was NAFTA which proved to be both good and bad for the economy. It was good because it helped to produce free trade, but it was also bad because it opened up out borders to immigrants, and some businesses took advantage of offshoring in order to make their goods for less especially with things like maquilas. There was also a technology boom with things like Apple and Microsoft growing alongside the start up of things like Google and Amazon, and we all know that technology can be both a blessing and a curse. There was peace that existed in the 90s, but there was also things like the third Wave of Feminism and racism was still prevalent in America which led to division in society. Overall, I would say that the 90s was a positive decade that allowed for some more peace and comfort than the decades before it.

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1. Accomplishments of the various Waves of Feminism being one was the Supreme Court cases. The first wave of feminism had occurred in the 19th to 20th century. Which is also when women were then being allowed to have more rights such as being able to vote. There was a second wave where feminism was going on during the 60s to the 80s. During this time there was political and social equality especially in the 60s going into the 70s as I had put into my Research Related Assignment. As well as educational equality and birth control, while the first wave was more of lack of fighting for minority for women's rights. Then the last wave being the third was more of promoting increasing women in positions of power. These women wanted to keep moving forward to fight for more shortcomings. Another shortcoming was equal wages as well.
2. The Cold War had ended because of the Soviet Union. This being so the Soviet Union was no longer around which had happened in the year of 1991. However, while looking at what is going on with Russia and Ukraine at the moment is seems that the want for Soviet Union still exist. This being so because all of the tension being held. This making me believe that there are still yet things that need to be resolved with certain countries that had been involved with the Cold War.
3. The decade of the 90s was full of may different things just like may decades before and after. If I really had to choose however I would say that the decade was good because it had more peace to it than other decades such as the 60s where so much had happened. Honestly I would say that I feel there was good and bad. NAFTA had allowed trade which had been a good thing that NAFTA did but bad because of businesses. There was also technology becoming more involved.

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1. One accomplishment of the Waves of Feminism was the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Other Supreme Court cases also gave women other rights that they had not had before. The second Wave of Feminism occurred in the 1960s to the 1980s and was filled with women fighting for political and social equality. One shortcoming from the Waves of Feminism is equal wages because there is still a pay gap between men and women.

2. The Cold War did end because the Soviet Union collapsed. Although, countries that were a part of the Soviet Union still seem to have a want for the Soviet Union. For example, the war between Russia and Ukraine shows that the beliefs of the Soviet Union are still around.

3. My general impression of 1990s America is a mix of things, but mostly good. NAFTA was good for the economy because it produced free trade. Although, it also hurt America by opening the borders to immigrants and businesses made their goods for less. Another aspect of the 1990s is the progress in technology. It became a part of everyday life for most Americans. Overall, the 1990s were a positive decade.

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1. The accomplishments of the Waves of Feminism include the Roe v. Wade law where women were given the right to reproductive choices in the 70's when the 2nd wave take place. Others include decreasing the gender pay gap, contraceptives, and raising awareness for abuse in all forms as a few accomplishments of the 2nd wave of feminism. More include exploitation of the workplace and overall empowering for being a woman in America. A shortcoming that we are seeing now for the overturn of Roe. V. Wade within the Supreme Court, creating immense backlash from the American people. Others would include the shortcomings of the amount of time that it took for women right's to get to the point it is today and the amount of struggles that non supporters gave within these waves.
2. The Cold War's end solely came to an end between the United States and the Soviet Union. But to say that it completely ended in the 90's is not completely true. From in class conversations we can say that the war is still going on but without America's involvement but within the Ukraine and Russian war where you see Russia trying to take over Ukraine's land. The tension that the war between these two countries has put the world in a frenzy and it continues the conversation on if the Cold War is still present here today in 2022 or if it really ended in the 90's.
3. The 90's is where most of the things I've heard, politically, growing up seemed to take shape. Such as NAFTA or the border situation or even the prohibiting of gays serving in the military. Things that I have been aware of but figured they have been long term debates in America. The 90's had its ups and downs, as would any other decade, and I do believe that it was a time for a strong economy and a time for a change. From what I've read about Clinton's presidency, he was trying to implement change of his own within the promises he was making such as universal health care and welfare reform. But like any other president he got backlash from the opposing side. The time seem to be a tech boom as well as computers entered homes and many Americans were ready for more technology in their homes. So I would say that my impression would be that it was a time for strong economy and a boom.

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1) The big accomplishments of the waves of feminism would be the individuality that they gained from it. Single, successful, women was becoming more and more normalized. This was shown through TV and media. Single parents were more common, and Women were allowed to dress and act more and more how they wanted. Short hair/pixi cuts were way more common, and things along those lines. The downfalls would probably be the fact that prioritizing work became more common, and women started to almost feel like they had to push in work more and more, and less in the previously expected ways for women to live, because it was being pushed more by media. Women almost were shamed more for staying at home and taking care of children. Wage gap, however still continues to be an issue, and while we are extremely close to equality, there is a long way to go not only with women, but with everyone. Many of the shortcomings with Women's rights wont be fixed until the shortcomings with other equality movements are fixed, because of how connected they are.
2) The cold war ended, which you can see by the way that Citizens acted differently compared to how they did before it ended, but the American hatred towards Rusia and the Soviet Union will probably never really go away, because of how much they are portrayed as the bad guys in media. More before, but definitely still now. Not only that, but with the war with Ukraine, it probably made it even worse. On top of that, we will probably always compete to be the first and the best, like what America did during the cold war with technology and the race to the moon. So, while it literally ended, and American's treatment towards the government changed a bit more, those ideas and hatreds may never fully go away.
3)The 90s weren't too different from the 80s. They were more anksty, and individuality became mainstream. America had a democrat president, which hadnt happened in atleast a decade, and he didn't help with Government distrust. The push for equality was still huge, but it wasn't fought by peaceful protests as much as just riots and violence. The economy was strong, and technology started to explode, with cell phones and cable TV. Music was growing more and more, with new genres coming out, showing the ankst, and anti governmental ideas by the citizens. The fight over whether religion should be a big part of politics was still big, and with technology, the polarity grew even more, like it does now.

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1.The accomplishment of the Waves of Feminism was the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed American women the right to vote. This was not just given to these women, these Americans proceeded rioting for their justice until they got their voting rights. The second Wave of Feminism was in the sixties throughout the eighties which was where women were fighting for political and social equality as well.
2. The Cold War did end, because the Soviet Union collapsed. The Soviet Union president wanted to restructure communism instead of replacing it and with this the idea increased into a revolution.
3. My general impression of 1990s America is that it seemed to be a better decade compared to the others in the past. This is because NAFTA was good for the economy. But there are some Americans who believe this hurt America because it opened borders to America which hurt businesses while there were other opinions about this. Aside from that technology also became a big part for homes in which made Americans happy. Therefore, the 1990s in America was a well decade to those Americans.

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1.  The First Wave of feminism focused heavily on earning the right to vote and simply general equality.  This wave came following the abolishment of slavery.  Women felt that if African Americans could be freed, then why not give minorities equal rights.  A large event from this wave was the Seneca Falls Convention.  This convention gained attention and focused heavily on women's rights and equality.  Another large part of the first wave was the  19th amendment that granted women the right to vote.  The second wave focused more on women being contained in their previous roles.  Woman wanted to be politicians and be in the work force and make their own decisions rather than stay at home.  Another large part of this wave was Roe v. Wade.  This case allowed women the right to abortion, which is actually in news headlines right now.  Roe v. Wade was a huge step forward for women.  The third wave focused on how woman were treated in the workplace.  The fourth wave is the present and we still see woman protesting about the protection of their bodies and the wage gap.  There are multiple accomplishments such as the right to vote and the right to an abortion.  A shortcoming of the Waves of Feminism is that the wage gap is still prevalent and the idea of overturning Roe v. Wade is in discussion at the moment.
2.  The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union is over, but the cold war between the US and the middle east.  The United States had been involved in conflicts in the middle east during the Cold War and after it.  Tension remains and the tension may even boil back up as Russia is invading Ukraine.
3. My general impression of the 1990s is that it was a great cultural decade in some aspects, but not necessarily a great decade in terms of political and economic issues. There were immigration issues and feminism issues throughout the 90s that were bad for the culture, but there was also a lot of development. The internet was available now and people were buying computers. There wasn't a ton of peace going on with the mass amount of movements, but the culture certainly developed. Economically the country faced some hardships and politically the country was a mess in my opinion. On the other hand the country was still growing and put itself in a good position for exponential growth heading into the 2000s.

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1. The main accomplishment of the Waves of Feminism was the Roe vs. Wade law in which women were given the right to chose what to do when it comes to reproduction. Others were raising awareness for abuse and gender pay gap. The main short coming was that it took so long for women to get the rights they deserved, and even today we aren't treated equally to men.

2. Not really? It kind of ended, but that was just because the other side stopped attacking so America just decided that they won. There was never an agreement that it was over though, so I guess technically no, it didn't end. They could randomly attack America at anytime and we wouldn't know why, because we decided that we won.

3. My general impression of 1990s America was that is was a time of individuality, booming culture, and angsty teens. The people didn't trust the government, mainly due to there being a democratic president. They also fought for equality and pushed to be different and stand out from the crowd.

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1.The accomplishments of the Waves of Feminism were one of them being the 19th Amendment. This gave women the right to vote. Women were given many more rights that they hadn't had before. Another accomplishment was the pay gap between men and women. Men and women had a large pay gap that was unequal. Once equal pay wages became a thing that pay gap a shrunk a lot more.
2. The Cold war is technically over. However the U.S. has still been in conflicts with the middle east since the end of the Cold War. There is still a lot of back and forth action that goes on. Recently tension has risen drastically due to Russia invading Ukrain.
3. The 1990's aren't really a certain thing. This decade was more of a mixture. NAFTA was a good thing in the 90's. NAFTA produced free trade. However, because of this more imagrants were able to enter the U.S. because the borders were opened up. Technology made a huge leap in the 90's. Unlike the 70's and 80's, technology was used in everyday life. Almost everyone was using technology during the 90's. This changed how America was. This was a good decade. There was not much bad about this decade.

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1.) In the 1990's the term girl power became extremely popular. Women had new oppurtunites and platforms like never before. Women fought for the right to vote, and hold offices and higher up places/jobs in politics and businesses. Equal pay was still an issue and abortions were still a big topic. Women fought for their equality. There was tons of individuality for women, and being a single parent became more and more common.
2.)In 1990 the Berlin wall fell down. the borders were opened and in 1991 the soviet union evetually just went away. So that cold war was to and end. The hate for the soviet union is a lasting thing and may never end up going away. There will always be a competition like balance between the U.S and Soviet Union.
3.)I think the 1990s for most was a time of good music, a boost in technology where lots of people had computers and even phones in all houses. There are both ups and downs for the 90s like most decades such as the ecomony failure. The 90's was a lot like the 80's from what I have read.

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#1)The accomplishments of the waves of feminism was the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment really showed the progress women were making then. The 19th amendment was when it was guaranteed for a woman to vote. Women now had the right to vote at this time. Women were protesting for their rights and for equality and with this amendment they really started to make progress. #2) The cold war had come to an end because the soviet union collapsed, the soviet president had wanted to revamp communism instead of replacing it. He just wanted to make changes to it. #3) I think that the 1990s was that it was a good decade. It's hard to describe the 90s because the 90s was a mixture of things. NAFTA was good for the economy at this time, yet a lot of Americans were still hesitant about this.

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1. The biggest accomplishment from the different waves of feminism through the years had to be when women got the right to vote during the 1st wave of feminism. Them having the right to vote gave them (white women at least) a voice in society they didn't have before. Them getting this right is what got the ball rolling for feminism in the US. The other big accomplishment had to be when Roe v Wade federally legalized abortion during the second wave of feminism. This helped to grant women the right over their own bodily autonomy. (Even though this could be overturned soon, it's still one of the best accomplishments through the waves of feminism). Obviously a shortcoming could be Roe v Wade potentially being overturned soon, because that sets back our current wave of feminism about 40/50 years. Another shortcoming could be the fact that even though there has been this huge presence of feminism and the fight for equal rights in the past 100 years.. women and men still are not paid equally. Feminism in the US still has a long way to go.

2. I don't think the Cold War truly ended. Just because the Soviet Union broke up doesn't mean those tensions are not still there. The threat of communism in the US is no longer like what is used to be, but the threat of nuclear powers still are. The US is still threatened by Russia's weapons just like they were during the Cold War. If these Cold War-like tensions and relationships were not there and did not exist today then maybe US soldiers would be fighting with Ukraine right now.

3. My impression of the 90s was that it was primarily a good time. There were tensions leading up to 9/11 and eventually the wars in the middle east, but there wasn't anything majorly threatening going on since the Cold war had just "ended", things seemed to be more relaxed (of course besides the occasional terrorist attack or mass shooting but in my lifetime that's been the norm). At least the AIDS epidemic came to an end in this decade (although HIV still exists) and the crack epidemic was dwindling. The technology of this decade was ahead of it's time, and even though we know that the quick rise of technology hasn't always been a good thing, I think in the 90s it was a good. The film and music of the 90s was like none other and it nearly defined the decade for pretty much anyone who grew up in that time. Not to mention diversity in the film industry in the 90s, and how much black Americans dominated the music industry both of which I think the representation has gotten worse in more recent years. I'm sure the 90s was a lot more than all of that, but from what I've gathered.. it was a pretty decent decade (decent in terms of someone born in the 21st century).

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1. Women have been fighting for the same rights and rules as men for years. Women would finally get noticed more throughout the years. The first Waves of Feminism started when they were able to have the right of voting. Women would also not get paid as much as men, they changed that making women's pay bigger than what it was. Women's rights and ability to live the same as men has grow from the past.
2. The Cold War did end, the Soviet Union is now not a group but the hate towards certain groups of people are still around, for  example Americans hate towards thee Russia and Soviet. The tension will always be there.
3. Overall I view the 1900s as a decent decade. I feel a lot of history was made and it is very important to remember this time. The people where going crazy for television, goods, and the idea of what it could be later on. This was a curse and a blessing overall, people now take it for granted but I feel this brought some comfort to the people at the time and brought more peace as well.