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Into a New Century

Into a New Century. Ch. 24. Bill Clinton. Democrat Elected to first term 1992 Re-elected 1996. NAFTA. North American Free Trade Agreement Called for a gradual removal of trade restrictions among the US, Canada, and Mexico (Free Trade) Supporters… promote economic growth reduce prices

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Into a New Century

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  1. Into a New Century Ch. 24

  2. Bill Clinton Democrat Elected to first term 1992 Re-elected 1996

  3. NAFTA • North American Free Trade Agreement • Called for a gradual removal of trade restrictions among the US, Canada, and Mexico (Free Trade) • Supporters… • promote economic growth • reduce prices • increase exports • encourage economic investment • Opposed… • Would force manufacturers to relocate to Mexico for lower wages and less environmental restrictions • American jobs would be lost • Clinton pushed NAFTA through congress and it went into effect in 1994

  4. Yugoslav Republics • Death of communist leader Tito and the fall of communism broke up the country of Yugoslavia • 4 of the 6 major republics formed their own states • Ethnic and religious hostilities rose and eventually led to civil war • Serbs attacked Bosnians and Croats in an ethnic cleansing • State-sanctioned mass murder, violence, and rape

  5. Yugoslav Republics cont’d • 1995- Clinton encouraged NATO to bomb Serbian strongholds • Dayton Accords- established a federated, multinational Bosnia • Ethnic cleansing ended • 1998- ethnic cleansing and violence flared up in Kosovo • NATO forced Serbs to withdraw from Kosovo

  6. World Trade Center Attack • 1st attack- 1993 • Al Qaeda • Led by Osama bin Laden • Wanted to end American involvement in Muslim countries • exploded a bomb in the World Trade Center • Killing 6, injuring 1000

  7. Murrah Federal Building • April 19, 1995 OKC • Truck bomb destroyed 1/3 of the building • Killing 168 • At the time, the bombing was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history • Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols found guilty • Held militant anti-government views

  8. George W. Bush Republican Elected to first term 2000 Re-elected 2004

  9. Sept. 11, 2001 • 9/11 Timeline Video • 4 commercial passenger airplanes are high jacked • 2 hit the World Trade Centers • 1 hit the Pentagon • 1 crash-landed in a Pennsylvania field • Determined Bin Laden’s al Qaeda network was responsible • Bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders were in Afghanistan where the Taliban gov allowed them to operate terrorist training camps • Bush demanded Bin Laden be turned over to US • Taliban refused • US troops invaded Afghanistan and overthrew the Taliban • Bin Laden escaped

  10. “Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts…Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror…These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed…” -Pres. Bush 9/11/01

  11. Improving National Security • Patriot Act- gives law enforcement broader powers to monitor suspected terrorists • Some felt it violated civil liberties but most American were willing to give up some freedoms for better security • Department of Homeland Security- coordinates security matters among federal, state, and local agencies

  12. AFTER EOI

  13. Invading Iraq • Believed the Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, was building nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons of mass destructions • Operation Iraqi Freedom • March 2003 • American and British forces invaded Iraq • Saddam’s forces and the capital fell • Saddam went into hiding

  14. Bush re-elected 2004 • War continues in Iraq • 2005- Iraq had a new constitution and the beginnings of a democracy • 2006- Saddam tried and executed • Sunnis, Shi’a, and Kurds fought for power • 2007- American troop surge lessened the violence • 2008- Senate Intelligence Committee determined that was no credible evidence of WMD or ties to terrorist groups in Iraq

  15. Financial Crisis • 2007- US economy slid into a recession • Unemployed Americans lost their homes • Foreclosures increased • Housing prices fell, mortgage investments lost their value • Many large banking and investment firms collapsed • 2008- Stock marked plunged • Bank bailout was approved by Bush • Public outrage after executives received $$$$ bonuses • Some believe the bailout prevented a major financial meltdown

  16. Barack Obama Democrat Elected 2008 Re-elected 2012

  17. Obama Takes Action • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act • Stimulus package with tax cuts • aid to state/local gov • funds for infrastructure projects • Healthcare bill • Extends coverage to uninsured • prevents insurance companies from denying coverage to patients with pre-existing conditions • Provides subsidies to help lower income earners buy insurance

  18. Iraq and Afghanistan • Aug. 2010 “The American combat mission in Iraq has ended.” • Iraq was more stable but terrorist violence continued • Some American troops stayed behind in support roles • American military increased in Afghanistan • Hoped to end the Taliban gov • May 2011 bin Laden killed in a secret Navy SEALS operation

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