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Bill Clinton: “A New Democrat”

Bill Clinton: “A New Democrat”. Clinton represented a new group of Dems who hoped to reclaim lost “Reagan Democrats” Agenda as president included: Reduce the size of gov Balance the federal budget Reform welfare & extend healthcare to all Americans Promote economic growth.

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Bill Clinton: “A New Democrat”

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  1. Bill Clinton: “A New Democrat” • Clinton represented a new group of Dems who hoped to reclaim lost “Reagan Democrats” • Agenda as president included: • Reduce the size of gov • Balance the federal budget • Reform welfare & extend healthcare to all Americans • Promote economic growth

  2. Domestic Policy under Clinton • Clinton attempted a bold plan to offer universal health coverage • Defeat allowed for sweeping victories in the ‘94 midterms for Republicans • GOP, led by Newt Gingrich, offered a“ContractwithAmerica” • Clinton undercut GOP agenda by reducing size of the gov & planning for 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

  3. Foreign Policy under Clinton • Encouraged free trade: • North Am Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reduced trade barriers among US, Mexico & Canada • General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade cut tariffs & World Trade Org helped settle trade disputes among 117 nations

  4. Foreign Policy under Clinton • International peacekeeping: • 1993-1995: US troops sent to Somalia to offer food & restore order to civil war • 1999: US & UN sent troops to Bosnia (in former Yugoslavia) to stop Serbian ethnic cleansing

  5. Slobodan Milosevic

  6. 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

  7. Results of the 2000 Election by Voting Precinct George W. Bush • 2000 election was closest since 1960 (Nixon-Kennedy) & only disputed election since 1876 (Tilden-Hayes): • “Hanging” or “dimpled” chads in Florida • SCOTUS ruled in Bush v Gore (2000) to stop FL recount & declare Bush the winner of the election

  8. Key Events in the Bush Presidency • Key events in the Bush years: • 9/11/01 WTC terrorist attacks by fundamentalist Al Qaeda led to invasion of Afghanistan & 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

  9. Global Terrorist Strikes, 1998-2007

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