HIS 245 Discussion Post

The end of the Cold War brought many changes in American foreign and domestic policies. Technically, the world was no longer living in fear of the United States and Russia engaging in a nuclear war with one another. As the Soviet Union collapsed, many of the nations under Soviet control turned toward creating their own democracies. The demise of the Soviet Union left the United States as the lone superpower, and Americans had to reevaluate their nation’s priorities and policies accordingly.

In your initial post, identify and explain one example of change in the domestic or foreign policies of the United States that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, focusing on the era between 1989 and 2000. Why was that change significant?