Essential Question Question To what extent did the

■ Essential Question: Question –To what extent did the Clinton & Bush years deviate from the Reagan era? ■ Warm-Up Question –What is the difference between the “New Left” & “New Right”?

The Presidency of Bill Clinton Video

Bill Clinton: “A New Democrat” ■ Bill Clinton represented a new group of Democrats who hoped to reclaim lost “Reagan Democrats” ■ His agenda as president included: –To reduce the size of the gov’t –To balance the federal budget –To reform welfare & extend healthcare to all Americans –To promote economic growth

A return to Reagan-style tax cuts, increased Domestic Policy under Clinton military spending, & limited role of gov’t ■ Clinton attempted a bold plan to offer universal health coverage –The bill’s defeat allowed for sweeping victories in the 1994 “The era offor big. Republicans gov’t is over” midterms —Clinton –Repubs, led by Newt Gingrich, offered a “Contract with America” ■ Clinton undercut their agenda by reducing the size of the gov’t & planning for a balanced budget

Foreign Policy under Clinton ■ Clinton encouraged free trade: –Clinton signed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (initiated under Bush) which reduced trade barriers among USA, Mexico, & Canada –General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade cut tariffs & the World Trade Org helped settle trade disputes among 117 nations

Foreign Policy under Clinton ■ U. S. international peacekeeping: –From 1993 -1995, U. S. troops were sent to Somalia to offer food & restore order to civil war –In 1999, the U. S. & UN sent troops to Bosnia (in the former Yugoslavia) to stop Serbian ethnic cleansing

Slobodan Milosevic

Upheaval in the 1990 s ■ Clinton presided during an economic boom, but anxiety was prevalent throughout the decade: –Los Angeles race riots (1992) –Terrorism at the World Trade Center (1993) & Murrah Federal Center in Oklahoma City (1995) –Clinton scandals: Whitewater & Monica Lewinsky

The Presidency of George W. Bush Video

Results of the 2000 Election Voting Precinct George W. by. Bush ■ The election of 2000 was the closest since Nixon-Kennedy in 1960 & the only dispute election since Tilden-Hayes in 1876: –“Hanging” or “dimpled” chads in Florida –The Supreme Court ruled in Bush v Gore (2000) to stop the recount & declare Bush the winner of the election

Key Events in the Bush Presidency ■ Key events in the Bush years: –Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by fundamentalist Al Qaeda led to the invasion of Afghanistan & the hunt for Osama bin Laden –Bush’s declaration of an “Axis of Evil” in North Korea, Iran, & Iraq –The invasion of Iraq in 2003 to remove Saddam Hussein

War on Terrorism (7. 33)

Global Terrorist Strikes, 1998 -2007

The Obama Administration & Current Events Discussion will occur after the APUSH Exam on May 8 th