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1 CHAPTER 26 THE UNITED STATES IN TODAY S WORLD

2 SECTION 1 THE 1990s AND THE NEW MILLENNIUM

3 Clinton Becomes President 1992 Ross Perot Reform Party The New Democrat Clinton vowed to move away from traditional democrat policies Incorporate both liberal and conservative programs

4 Domestic Issues Health Care Reform Hillary Clinton pushed for this Did not pass but other changes were made Children s Health Insurance Program CHIP Provide insurance for children whose families could not afford it

5 Temporary Assistance for the Needy Families - TANF Provided assistance to families Medical services Day care in and out of home Job training Housing subsidies

6 Family Medical Leave Act Allowed up to 12 weeks without pay for having a baby or family illness

7 AmeriCorps Program put in place by Clinton Improving low income housing Teaching children how to read

8 Gun Control law Required background checks and waiting periods for guns Brady Bill

9 Balanced Budget and Economic Boom Congress was controlled by the Republican Party Clinton was successful in working with the Congress to create a balanced budget After a year the country had a budget surplus! About the time Clinton took office the economy began to rebound Unemployment fell Causing 1. Tax revenues to rise 2. Few people on public aid

10 Welfare Reform 1996 placed limits on how long people could receive benefits Ended the federal guarantee of welfare Gave states block grants Set amounts of federal money they could spend on welfare and other social concerns

11 CRIME AND TERRORISM Crime 1999 Columbine High School 2 students 12 killed, student Copycat crimes

12 Terrorism 1993 Bombs in the WTC 1995 Oklahoma City Federal Office Building Timothy McVeigh 2001 executed 2001 WTC attack by al-qaeda

13 Foreign Policy Changes Cold War- tried to keep tensions low and develop good relations with Russia We did not like all that they were doing and they did not like all that we were doing- EAST EUROPE China Clinton pushed them to install more democratic policies Clinton was more concerned with increasing trade with China Supported a bill that passed which granted China permanent trade rights

14 Worked to end hostile governments in Haiti Military group forced the elected president to step down US sent troops to force military leader out. Yugoslavia / Bosnia Yugoslavia broke apart in Bosnia was one of the new states. Serb militia began ethnic cleansing in Bosnia US helped to negotiate the Dayton Accords Peace between the two groups Kosovo and the Serbs US gets involved again to help....

15 Bosnia 1995 Dayton Accords

16 NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement

17 World Trade Organization Promotes world trade and economic development Regulates trade between member countries Arrange trade agreements Settle disputes between member countries

18 Clinton Gets Reelected in Impeachment Whitewater Development White House Intern Congress approved two articles of impeachment 1. Perjury 2. Obstruction of Justice Clinton was the second president to face a trial in the Senate Senate did not have enough votes to convict missed it by 6 votes!!!

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20 2000 Presidential Election Al Gore George W. Bush Recounts Supreme Court Stop recount and award Bush the Victory Gore won popular vote by 500,000

21 The Bush Administration September 11, 2001 Patriot Act October 2001 Government could investigate any suspicious activity Department of Homeland Security Protect US from another terrorist attack

22 Helped to hide... Osama Bin Laden Founded al-qaeda Blamed for 9-11 Afghanistan

23 War Against Iraq March 2003 Weapons of Mass Destruction Saddam Hussein would not allow UN officials in country to survey Bush expanded the war into Iraq Captured Saddam Hussein He was hanged by his own people after a trial

24 Iraqi War Second Iraqi war Operation Iraqi Freedom Captured Hussein Axis of Evil Iran, Iraq, N Korea Known to sponsor terrorism and suspected of developing WMDs

25 Domestic Agenda No Child Left Behind More accountability for students success Mandatory achievement testing Economic problems ENRON Tax Cut to spur the economy Reelected in 2004

26 2008 Presidential Election John McCain Barack Obama Economic stimulus package End combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan Health Care Package

27 Section 2 The New Global Economy

28 The Shifting Economy Service Sector % Downsizing Many businesses hired part-time employees to help save money on benefits.... Farm and Factories Advances in technology resulted in fewer workers needed to do the same work Hi-tech Industries Bill Gates Founder of Microsoft Silicon Valley Area in California where many computer based industries are located

29 Change and the Global Economy General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT Lowered trade barriers Established the WTO International Competition NAFTA caused the US to lose jobs to other countries Businesses did not have to offer as many benefits or good wages Slowdown Economies all over the world were entering a recession at the turn of the century

30 Section 3 Technology and Modern Life

31 Communication Revolution Internet Classrooms Equipment Telecommute Telecommunications Act of 1996 Removed barriers that had previously prevented one type of communications company from starting up or buying another related one

32 Scientific Advances Enrich Lives Simulation, Robotics, Machine Intelligence Space Exploration International Space Station Genetic engineering Medical Progress

33 Section 4 The Changing Face of America

34 Urban Flight Reasons Overcrowding due to movement to cities for jobs Increased crime rates Decaying housing Suburbs had more space, privacy and security Results City economic base declined Industries moved to the suburbs too Downtown districts fell into disrepair Suburban Living Commute to cities for jobs Telecommute! Competition with cites and other suburbs for businesses

35 Aging America Median age in years older than in 1990 Social Security Living longer Birth rate is decreasing Medicare

36 Immigration Population Changing 1900 mostly from Europe Since 1960s 30% from Asia 50% from Western Hemisphere mainly Mexico Minority-Majority states Immigration Policy Very debated Illegal immigrant population is climbing 2009 estimated 10.8 million Native Americans % lived under the poverty level Attained greater economic independence- casinos Worked through courts to regain lands granted by earlier treaties

37 27 th Amendment Any Congressional pay raises will not go into affect until after the next congressional election

38 Rust Belt

39 Sun Belt

40 Ronald Reagan Republican Cut Taxes Iran-Contra Scandal Sandra Day O Connor Met with Gorbachev Supply-Side Economics Conservative

41 George H.W. Bush - Daddy Republican Desert Storm Berlin Wall torn down Raised taxes Conservative

42 Bill Clinton Democrat Balanced the budget Passed the Brady Bill Almost impeached CHIP Columbine School shooting

43 George W. Bush - Son Patriot Act No Child Left Behind Hanging and Pregnant Chads Focused on protecting from terrorism Cut taxes

44 Barack Obama Democrat Passed the Health Care Act Osama bin Laden Killed Scaled back US military involvement

45 Computers California Silicon Valley

46 Global Warming An increase in average world temperatures over time Could lead to drought and extreme weather conditions

47 September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Pentagon

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