america confronts the post-cold war era, 1992-2004
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America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2004. Bell Ringer. Did president’s Reagan and Bush #1 resolve the issues of a Cold War American society? Provide examples. Objectives. Identify efforts to reform the U.S. post-Cold War. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2004
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Bell Ringer
• Did president’s Reagan and Bush #1 resolve the issues of a Cold War American society? Provide examples.
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Objectives
• Identify efforts to reform the U.S. post-Cold War.
• Describe Bill Clinton’s foreign and domestic policies during both terms.
• Analyze the influence of terrorism on the American landscape.
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Bill Clinton – the First Baby Boomer President
• Dems/Reps platform look to America post-Cold War
• False start seen in “don’t ask, don’t tell”, health care, terrorism
• Reform seen with federal deficit, anticrime
• “Contract with America” brings a promise of new government
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Bill Clinton Again
• Clinton becomes first re-elected Dem.
• Economic good-time brings good business with some sacrifice
• “Whitewater” and Lewinski presented jaded image of the president– 2nd to be impeached
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G-Dub, Dub-ya: 2000-2004
• Election question brings voting counts “too close to call”
• Bush takes on hot topics in 2000
• Patriotism, division comes as a result of 9/11
• Political focus in 2004 comes as a result of terrorism
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The American People Face a New Century
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Bell Ringer
• Discussion sheet of questions related to the new century.
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Objectives
• Describe the evolution of the American economy in the 21st century.
• Evaluate the influence of a changing population on society and the economy.
• Discuss the opportunities for change in the 21st century America.
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Economic Revolution
• White-collar jobs are outsourced
• Science propels the economy
• Rich get richer, widens income gap
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Changing Population
• Female rights grow in a new era• Families alter into different forms• Aging population presents social,
economic problems• New immigration prompted old
reasons• Latinos become an important
minority• Americans notice “new
isolationism”• Cultural catchword = ethnic pride
diversity multiculturalism
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The American Prospect
• Environmental concerns cloud Americas future
• Americans seek to resolve cultural conflict
• Opportunities in America present open doors