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Chapter 27 LAUNCHING THE NEW MILLENNIUM. Section 1: Clinton’s First Term Section 2: Clinton’s Second Term Section 3: Society in the 1990s Section 4: George W. Bush’s Presidency Section 5: September 11, 2001: A Day That Changed the World. Section 1: Clinton’s First Term. Objectives:.
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Chapter 27LAUNCHING THE NEW MILLENNIUM Section 1: Clinton’s First Term Section 2: Clinton’s Second Term Section 3: Society in the 1990s Section 4: George W. Bush’s Presidency Section 5: September 11, 2001: A Day That Changed the World
Section 1: Clinton’s First Term Objectives: • How did the 1992 presidential election differ from other recent elections? • What led to the Republican comeback in the 1994 congressional elections? • How did regional conflicts and terrorism affect the world? • How successful was the United Nations in maintaining world peace after the Cold War ended?
Section 1: Clinton’s First Term Differences in the election of 1992 • high voter turnout • success of Ross Perot • record number of female candidates
Section 1: Clinton’s First Term Causes of the Republican comeback in 1994 • slow economic recovery • early failures of Clinton administration • Whitewater investigation • Republican Contract with America
Section 1: Clinton’s First Term Regional conflicts and terrorism • Conflicts in Eastern Europe grew increasingly ugly. • UN efforts in Somalia not effective. • Israel and the PLO officially recognized each other, but more violence followed. • Americans died in domestic and international terrorist attacks.
Section 1: Clinton’s First Term UN attempts to keep the peace after end of Cold War • successful in Cambodia • mixed results in Somalia • success in El Salvador • failure to end ethnic conflicts in Bosnia
Section 2: Clinton’s Second Term Objectives: • What issues affected the 1996 presidential election? • What domestic issues shaped President Clinton’s second term? • What led to the impeachment of President Clinton, and what was the outcome? • Why did NATO launch air strikes against Yugoslavia in 1999?
Section 2: Clinton’s Second Term Issues in 1996 • economic prosperity • divisions within the Republican Party • Republican failure to enact Contract with America measures • Republican attempts to cut social and environmental programs • Republicans’ responsibility for government shutdown • Clinton’s claiming of the middle ground
Section 2: Clinton’s Second Term Domestic issues in Clinton’s second term • economic boom • stock market rising • low unemployment • low inflation • race relations
Section 2: Clinton’s Second Term Clinton’s impeachment • Independent counsel’s investigation expanded to include a civil sexual harassment suit against Clinton. • House decided that Clinton committed perjury in his testimony regarding his relationship with White House intern. • Clinton impeached by House of Representatives. • Senate acquits Clinton, but Americans distrust him. • Congress let the independent counsel law expire.
Section 2: Clinton’s Second Term Air strikes against Yugoslavia NATO launched air strikes in an attempt to end the atrocities and mass murders that Serbians were committing against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
Section 3: Society in the 1990s Objectives: • What events shaped the space program in the 1990s? • What issues arose surrounding technology in the 1990s? • How did U.S. popular culture affect the rest of the world? • How did immigration change in the 1990s? • What issues affected family life in the 1990s?
Section 3: Society in the 1990s Shaping the space program • end of the Cold War • photography from the Hubble Telescope • joint U.S.-Russian project aboard space station Mir • Shannon Lucid’s 188 days aboard Mir • John Glenn’s flight as the oldest American in space
Section 3: Society in the 1990s Technology issues • free-speech rights on the Internet • fear that humans will become obsolete • lack of access of the poor to computers • Y2K bug • ethics of human cloning
Section 3: Society in the 1990s U.S. popular culture • American entertainment, food, and fashions spread overseas, aided by the Internet. • Many of the exports seemed to support materialistic values. • People in other countries often dismayed because they wanted to preserve their own culture and values.
Section 3: Society in the 1990s Changes in immigration • High proportion of immigrants came from Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America. • Asian immigrants often had more schooling than native-born Americans. • The number of skilled workers allowed to immigrate each year was doubled. • Foreign investors were given special visas. • U.S. border control was strengthened. • Non-citizens were prevented from receiving welfare.
Section 3: Society in the 1990s Issues affecting family life • rising number of single-parent households • rising number of families in which both parents work outside the home • working parents’ need for affordable day care • passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act
Section 4: George W. Bush’s Presidency Objectives: • What factors shaped the development of the global economy? • How did the environment and population growth concern people in the 1990s? • How was the 2000 presidential election unusual? • What domestic and international issues did George W. Bush face?
Section 4: George W. Bush’s Presidency Development of the global economy • multinational corporations such as ITT and GM • trading blocks such as NAFTA and the European Union
Section 4: George W. Bush’s Presidency Environmental and population concerns • nuclear power • consumption of fossil fuels • need for alternative energy sources • effect of population growth on the environment
Section 4: George W. Bush’s Presidency Presidential election of 2000 • disputed election • court cases • lengthy time before winner announced • winner’s lack of majority in popular votes • new president the son of a president
Section 4: George W. Bush’s Presidency Domestic issues facing Bush • bringing the nation together after the election • education and tax reform • Democratic majority in the Senate International issues • missile defense system • response to changing relationships among nations
Section 5: September 11, 2001: A Day That Changed the World Objectives: • How was the United States attacked on September 11, 2001, and how did Americans respond? • How did the events of September 11 affect the economy? • What immediate steps did U.S. leaders take to find those responsible and bring them to justice?
Section 5: September 11, 2001: A Day That Changed the World The September 11 attack • Passenger jet crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. • Fifteen minutes later, a second airliner crashed into the south tower. • Soon after, a third plane crashed into the Pentagon. • The south tower collapsed, followed by the north tower.
American response to the attack • Rescue workers from across the nation came to help in New York. • Congress approved a relief package. • The American public donated money and gave blood.
Section 5: September 11, 2001: A Day That Changed the World Effects of 9/11 on the economy • New York Stock Exchange closed for four days, then suffered one of its worst weeks ever. • Airlines suffered heavy financial losses; thousands laid off. • Damage done estimated at $25 billion. • Tourism declined. • Consumer confidence fell.
Section 5: September 11, 2001: A Day That Changed the World Bringing the attackers to justice • FBI initially identified 19 hijackers, who were later linked to Osama bin Laden. • Assets of groups tied to terrorism frozen. • International coalition against terrorism formed. • Missile and bomb attacks aimed at Taliban and al Qaeda camps.