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PresidentsPresidents
George H. W. Bush (Rep)1989-1993– Dan Quayle
Bill Clinton (Dem) 1993-2001– Al Gore
George W. Bush (Rep) 2001-2009– Dick Cheney
Barack ObamaJoe Biden
BUSH I – Economy BUSH I – Economy
“No New Taxes?”Raised taxes to pay down debtBy 1992 U.S. was in recessionSavings and Loan Scandal
– Taxpayer Bailouts – (Remember-Reagan Deregulation)
Civil RightsCivil Rights
Flag burning 1989Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
Rodney King Race Riots 1992
Events AbroadEvents Abroad
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
Soviet Union Breakup (1992)
Invasion of Panama (1992) – troops sent to capture dictator and drug lord Manuel Noriega
Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War
Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invades Kuwait
Bush sends troops to Saudi Arabia with UN authorization (Desert Shield) 1990
½ million Americans and Allied Coalition bomb Iraq and send ground troops into Kuwait (Desert Storm) January 1991
Cease-fire ordered in February but Saddam remained in power
Aftermath of Persian Gulf WarAftermath of Persian Gulf War
Harsh UN Sanctions imposed“No Fly Zone” establishedShiite (south) rebellion and later Kurdish (north)rebellion crushed by Iraqi Army
“Gulf War Syndrome”
1992 Election1992 ElectionClinton v Bush v Ross Perot Perot – Billionaire oil man ran strong independent campaign– Fiscal discipline
Bad economy, Perot siphoning conservatives and Clinton’s charisma sinks Bush
Clinton Domestic IssuesClinton Domestic IssuesDon’t Ask Don’t Tell ‘93Family Medical Leave Act ‘93Brady Bill ‘93Welfare to Work
Clinton Domestic IssuesClinton Domestic Issues
Health-care reform – proposes universal health coverage – advocated by Hillary – rejected in Congress
Contract With AmericaContract With America 1994 Congressional elections – Newt Gingrich: Contract w/America Conservative talk shows, NRA Republicans win majority – leads to “Gov’t Shutdown” in 1995
Reelected in ’96 Clinton takes Republican issues of welfare reform and balanced budget
Foreign IssuesForeign Issues NAFTA 1994 – North American Free Trade Agreement lowered tariffs between U.S., Canada and Mexico
Foreign IssuesForeign Issues Election of Mandela Somolia- Black Hawk Down Ethnic Cleansing in former Yugoslavia
– Bosnia: Muslims, Serbs, Croats 1995 Kosovo: Serbian troops massacre ethnic Albanians
NATO bombing forces Serbians to withdraw from Kosovo
Impeachment (1998)Impeachment (1998)
Clinton lied under oath about affair (Perjury)
Special Prosecutor appointed to investigate
Charged with perjury and obstruction of justice
Acquitted by Senate
The 2000 ElectionThe 2000 Election Most bitterly contested election in 100 years
Gore/Lieberman– Moderate populism– Shadow of Clinton
Bush/Cheney– “Compassionate Conservative”
Roughly ½ of eligible voters went to polls
Voting irregularities Florida
2000 Election 2000 Election
One of the closest in historyCame down to FloridaRecount of ballots orderedSupreme Court ruled to end recount
Bush lost popular vote but won the election
Domestic IssuesDomestic Issues
Tax cutsTax cutsTax cutsNo Child Left Behind – increased student and teacher accountability but did not provided funding for mandates
Attempted to “privatize” Social Security
Foreign IssuesForeign IssuesSeptember 11, 2001- U.S. attacked by multinational terrorist group Al-Qaida
Got Liberties?Got Liberties?
PATRIOT ACTBush Administration critics have accused Bush of violating Americans’ Constitutional rights tapping phones and computers
Bush argues that warrantless wiretapping is necessary to protect against terrorism and is within his executive authority
Foreign IssuesForeign Issues
Creation of Department of Homeland Security
Bush orders invasion of Afghanistan shortly after to pursue Al-Qaida and Osama Bin-Laden
Bush announces “War on Terror”Bush Doctrine – “preemptive war” = right to attack anyone who might possibly be thinking about maybe sometime in the future if they can possibly think about attacking us
Invasion of Iraq 2003Invasion of Iraq 2003
Bush administration tied 9/11 attacks, Bin Laden and Al Qaeda to Iraq and Saddam Hussein– No ties, no links
Global terrorist threat and “Axis of Evil”
Remake the Middle East into pro-Western democracies favorable to the US
“Mission Accomplished” War dragged on…Where’s Bin Laden? Several trillion dollars
Foreign IssuesForeign Issues
Invasion of Iraq (2003) – to find WMD…I mean remove Saddam…I mean establish democracy…well, we’re there we need to finish the job
Saddam is deposed, civil war and violence has ensued
Al-Qaida LATER had presence in Iraq
ObamaObama
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009– (Stimulus Package)
Health Care ReformAffordable Care Act 2010 (“Obamacare”)
Affordable Care Act Cases 2012 “Congressional Taxation Power”
Scarcity of Energy ResourcesScarcity of Energy Resources – – War? Recession? Global Warming? War? Recession? Global Warming?
Alternative Sources?Alternative Sources?
Major Issues In Modern WorldMajor Issues In Modern World
Terrorism – by organizations or nations
Growth of multinational corporations – too much wealth and influence? Has led to outsourcing but increased global trade
Longer life spans – how to support aging population