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Preview:Preview: “A renewed wave of immigration in the last “A renewed wave of immigration in the last decades of the century was only one way in which global decades of the century was only one way in which global ties increased both diversity in the United States and the ties increased both diversity in the United States and the nation’s interdependence with the rest of the world. The rise nation’s interdependence with the rest of the world. The rise of the Internet signaled a revolution in global of the Internet signaled a revolution in global communications and commerce as well.”communications and commerce as well.”

The Highlights:The Highlights: The New ImmigrationThe New Immigration The Clinton Presidency: Managing a New Global The Clinton Presidency: Managing a New Global OrderOrder The Clinton Presidency on TrialThe Clinton Presidency on Trial The United States in a Networked WorldThe United States in a Networked World Multiculturalism and Contested American Multiculturalism and Contested American IdentityIdentity

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The New ImmigrationThe New Immigration

The New Look of America-Asian The New Look of America-Asian AmericansAmericans– Prosperous newcomersProsperous newcomers– Blue-collar AsiansBlue-collar Asians– Asian downward mobilityAsian downward mobility

The New Look of America-LatinosThe New Look of America-Latinos– The Dominicans of Washington The Dominicans of Washington

HeightsHeights– East Los AngelesEast Los Angeles

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Illegal ImmigrationIllegal Immigration– Immigration and Control Act of 1986Immigration and Control Act of 1986– By 1996, the illegal population of By 1996, the illegal population of

Latinos stood at about 5 million Latinos stood at about 5 million peoplepeople

Links with the Home CountryLinks with the Home Country– By 1992, amount of funds sent By 1992, amount of funds sent

worldwide was so great it was worldwide was so great it was surpassed in volume only by the surpassed in volume only by the currency flows of global oil tradecurrency flows of global oil trade

– Banda Banda musicmusic

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Religious DiversityReligious Diversity– Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic beliefsBuddhist, Hindu and Islamic beliefs– Catholic Churches increasingly Catholic Churches increasingly

celebrated mass in both English and celebrated mass in both English and SpanishSpanish

“The global nature of the new immigration also reshaped the religious faiths of America”(1110).

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Clinton: Ambitions and CharacterClinton: Ambitions and Character– Clinton agendaClinton agenda– Don’t ask; don’t tellDon’t ask; don’t tell– WhitewaterWhitewater

The New World DisorderThe New World Disorder– Clinton hoped to pay less attention Clinton hoped to pay less attention

to foreign affairsto foreign affairs– Americans in HaitiAmericans in Haiti

The Clinton Presidency: Managing a New Global Order

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Yugoslavian TurmoilYugoslavian Turmoil– Conflicts in Bosnia and CroatiaConflicts in Bosnia and Croatia– Dayton Accords (1995)Dayton Accords (1995)– Intervention in KosovoIntervention in Kosovo

Middle East PeaceMiddle East Peace– Middle East peace negotiationsMiddle East peace negotiations– The new global “world order” would The new global “world order” would

be difficult to maintainbe difficult to maintain

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Global Financial DisorderGlobal Financial Disorder– Thai crisis sets off an Asian Thai crisis sets off an Asian

recessionrecession– Financial crisis at homeFinancial crisis at home

“The effects from a calamity in one area of the world rippled outward in unpredictable ways. In 1997 and 1998 a series of shocks nearly brought the world financial system to its knees”(1115).

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The Clinton Presidency on The Clinton Presidency on TrialTrial Recovery without ReformRecovery without Reform

– Clinton programClinton program– NAFTANAFTA– Health care reformHealth care reform

The Conservative Revolution RebornThe Conservative Revolution Reborn– The Contract with AmericaThe Contract with America– Government shutdownGovernment shutdown– Welfare reformWelfare reform

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Conservatives and the Feminist Conservatives and the Feminist AgendaAgenda– UAW v. Johnson ControlsUAW v. Johnson Controls– Contrasting views of feminismContrasting views of feminism

ScandalScandal– The Lewinsky affairThe Lewinsky affair– ImpeachmentImpeachment– AcquittalAcquittal

The Politics of SurplusThe Politics of Surplus– Social security crisisSocial security crisis– Defeat of nuclear test ban treatyDefeat of nuclear test ban treaty

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The United States in a The United States in a Networked WorldNetworked World

The Internet RevolutionThe Internet Revolution– The Galactic Network and ARPANETThe Galactic Network and ARPANET– The personal computerThe personal computer– The World Wide Web and E-commerceThe World Wide Web and E-commerce

American Workers in a Two-Tiered American Workers in a Two-Tiered EconomyEconomy– Wage stagnationWage stagnation– Diverging income levelsDiverging income levels– Effects of prosperityEffects of prosperity

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Multiculturalism and Multiculturalism and Contested American Contested American IdentityIdentity African Americans and the African Americans and the

Persistence of the Racial DividePersistence of the Racial Divide– Rodney King and the Los Angeles Rodney King and the Los Angeles

riotsriots– Complexity of the riotsComplexity of the riots– The O.J. Simpson caseThe O.J. Simpson case

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African Americans in a Full-African Americans in a Full-Employment EconomyEmployment Economy– Inner-city renewalInner-city renewal– Proposition 209 against affirmative Proposition 209 against affirmative

actionaction– Persistent povertyPersistent poverty

Global Pressures in a Multicultural Global Pressures in a Multicultural AmericaAmerica– Proposition 187 and illegal aliensProposition 187 and illegal aliens– English as an official languageEnglish as an official language

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