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Millennium and Trends

Millennium and Trends. Bush 41. Panama Invasion 1989 – overthrew Manuel Noriega under the indictment of drug trafficking 1 st Gulf War Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait Bush leads a coalition of nations Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf American led forces win quick victory

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Millennium and Trends

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  1. Millennium and Trends

  2. Bush 41 • Panama Invasion 1989 – overthrew Manuel Noriega under the indictment of drug trafficking • 1st Gulf War • Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait • Bush leads a coalition of nations • Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf • American led forces win quick victory • 1st war televised by 24-hour news (CNN) • Highly popular in U.S. • What was the feeling in the middle east? • After war, Bush had extremely high popularity rating, but economic recession in 1991 & 92 caused rating to fall and he loses the 1992 election.

  3. 1990s Political • 1989-1993 George H.W. Bush (41) • 1993-2001 Bill Clinton • 1992 Election • Bush, Clinton, Ross Perot • Perot – 3rd Party (Reform Party) effect • 1994 “Republican Revolution” • Contract with America • Newt Gingrich • 1996 Election • Clinton, Bob Dole, Perot • Partisanship Reemerges

  4. Slick Willy I • Clinton began 1st term fighting for health-care reform • Congress abandoned plan, was part of the cause of the 1994 midterm Republican Revolution • NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement • Negotiated by Bush (41) administration, but passed under Clinton • Removed trade barriers between 3 countries • Oklahoma City bombing 1995– internal terrorists bomb Federal building • Killed 168 people • Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols convicted

  5. Slick Willy II • Surplus • 1998 – 2001, first budget surpluses in 30 years • Why? Clinton? Gingrich? Gramm-Rudman Act effects? • Dot-Com boom • Economy takes off after 1991-2 Recession • Clinton – long period of economic growth while President • 2nd Telfon President • Impeachment • Whitewater investigation – Starr Report • Monica Lewinsky • How was this impeachment much like Johnsons? • Kosovo • US-led NATO forces stop genocide and Civil War

  6. 2000 Election • “The Recount” • Bush v. Gore • Chads, Butterfly ballots

  7. Rise of Terrorism • Roots back to 1979 Iranian Revolution • 1983 Beirut Marine bombings, 1988 Lockerbie American Airliner • 1996 WTC attempt, 1998 American embassies, 2000 U.S.S. Cole • September 11th 2001 – World Trade Center • Al Qaeda • Osama Bin Laden • 2001 Patriot Act • Dept. of Homeland Security • “War on Terror” • 2001 Afghanistan • 2003 Iraq • What are the effects?

  8. Growth of Science and Technology • Continues from WWII • The Digital Revolution • ARPANET • Development of the PC • Microsoft – MS-DOS • Apple – Macintosh • Internet • Medicine and Genetics • Pharmaceutical Advances • Genome Project

  9. Globalization of Industries • U.S. shift from factory jobs to service-industry jobs • More Free-Trade agreements (like NAFTA) • “Outsourcing” of jobs • “Downsizing” • Multi-national corporations • Technology effect on productivity • Globalization protested • World Bank • Environmentalism • Disparity in wealth among nations • “New World Order”

  10. Demographic Changes • Continuing of shift from Rust Belt to Sun Belt • Effect on Electoral College • Shift in populations • 2010 census – 1/3 of counties “dying” • Gentrification of Baby Boomers • “Graying of America” • Effect on Social Security? • Minority-Majority path • Hispanics now largest group of minorities • Growth of Asian-Americans • Immigration issues

  11. America’s role in the World • Emerges out of the 1980s as the lone Superpower. • Led in multiple conflicts • View by others? • China, India, European Union

  12. Debt • After surplus in last years of Clinton’s Presidency, deficits every year since 2001. • Why? • Bush tax cuts – “trickle-down”/supply-side economics • War on Terror • Bailouts/recessions • Growth of government • Future? • Entitlements • Medicare • Social Security • Interest on debt

  13. Federalism Question • Repeating Theme in U.S. History – Power to States or to Federal Government • Past • Federalist and Dem-Republicans • Nullification • Secession • Jim Crow laws • Recent History • Nixon’s New Federalism • Contract with America 1994 • Current / Future • Health Care debate – Obamacare • Same sex unions • Education – NCLB, Common Core • Legalization of marijuana

  14. Reflection Questions • In what ways were President Reagan and Clinton alike? • How did both Presidents Bushes go from an extremely high approval ratings to low approval ratings during their administrations? • What is the impact of the changing industrialization of the world upon the U.S.? • How will the U.S. of 2050 look different from that of today?

  15. Links • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeRRf-kbxeE&list=UUZYs757tACChkS-vjS1m66Q&index=31 – Review video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfhTPaqKEAE – Decade video (7:00)

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