■ Essential QuestionEssential Question:

–To what extent did the Clinton & Bush years deviate from the Reagan era?

■ Warm-Up QuestionWarm-Up Question

–What is the difference between the “New Left” & “New Right”?

The Presidency of Bill Clinton

Clinton Video

Bill Clinton: “A New Democrat”■ Bill Clinton represented a new

group of Democrats who hoped to reclaim lost “Reagan Democrats”

■ His agenda as president included:–To reduce the size of the gov’t –To balance the federal budget–To reform welfare & extend

healthcare to all Americans–To promote economic growth

Domestic Policy under Clinton■ Clinton attempted a bold plan to

offer universal health coverage–The bill’s defeat allowed for

sweeping victories in the 1994 midterms for Republicans

–Repubs, led by Newt Gingrich, offered a “Contract with America”

■ Clinton undercut their agenda by reducing the size of the gov’t & planning for a balanced budget

A return to Reagan-style tax cuts, increased military spending, & limited role of gov’t

“The era of big gov’t is over”—Clinton

Foreign Policy under Clinton■ Clinton encouraged free trade:

–Clinton signed North American North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (initiated under Bush) which reduced trade barriers among USA, Mexico, & Canada

–General Agreement on Tariffs & General Agreement on Tariffs & TradeTrade cut tariffs & the World World Trade OrgTrade Org helped settle trade disputes among 117 nations

Foreign Policy under Clinton■ U.S. international peacekeeping:

–From 1993-1995, U.S. troops were sent to Somalia to offer food & restore order to civil war

–In 1999, the U.S. & UN sent troops to Bosnia (in the former Yugoslavia) to stop Serbian ethnic cleansing

Slobodan Milosevic

Upheaval in the 1990s■ Clinton presided during an

economic boom, but anxiety was prevalent throughout the decade:

–Los Angeles race riots (1992)

–Terrorism at the World Trade Center (1993) & Murrah Federal Center in Oklahoma City (1995)

–Clinton scandals: Whitewater & Monica Lewinsky

The Presidency of George W. Bush

Bush Video

George W. Bush ■ The election of 2000 was the

closest since Nixon-Kennedy in 1960 & the only dispute election since Tilden-Hayes in 1876:–“Hanging” or “dimpled” chads in

Florida–The Supreme Court ruled in

Bush v Gore (2000) to stop the recount & declare Bush the winner of the election

Results of the 2000 Election by Voting Precinct

Key Events in the Bush Presidency■ Key events in the Bush years:

–Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by fundamentalist Al Qaeda led to the invasion of Afghanistan & the hunt for Osama bin Laden

–Bush’s declaration of an “Axis of Evil” in North Korea, Iran, & Iraq

–The invasion of Iraq in 2003 to remove Saddam Hussein

War on Terrorism (7.33)

Global Terrorist Strikes, 1998-2007

The Obama Administration & Current Events Discussion

will occur after the

APUSH Exam on May 8th