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Beyond the Cold War

Beyond the Cold War. Chapter 26. Foreign Affairs. Invasion of Panama (1989) Bush ordered an invasion to capture General Manuel Noriega for trial for drug smuggling and money laundering. The Gulf War Saddam Hussein, dictator of Iraq

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Beyond the Cold War

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  1. Beyond the Cold War Chapter 26

  2. Foreign Affairs • Invasion of Panama (1989) • Bush ordered an invasion to capture General Manuel Noriega for trial for drug smuggling and money laundering. • The Gulf War • Saddam Hussein, dictator of Iraq • Iraq invaded its wealthy neighbor Kuwait on August 2, 1990 because of an oil dispute. • The U.S. dispatched troops to Saudi Arabia to prevent Iraq expansion. • Desert Shield

  3. The Gulf War • The U.N. authorized the use of force to dislodge Iraq from Kuwait. • By January 1991, Bush had put together a 28 nation coalition • Operation Desert Storm • Air attack began on January 17 against Baghdad • Ground attack began on February 24 and lasted only 4 days • Cease fire on February 28 • 148 U.S. combat deaths / 145 noncombatant. • Saddam Hussein remained in power.

  4. Recession and Downsizing • Bush seemed unbeatable • Approval rating – 91% • Bush was an expert in foreign policy; however, the Cold War was over. • Bush begins the process of downsizing the military. • Private businesses also began “restructuring” and “downsizing” • Economic recession • Bush administration assured Americans that the recession would be short and self-correcting. • “Peace dividend”

  5. More Controversy • Clarence Thomas Hearings • Bush nominates for Supreme Court • African American and a Conservative • Former employee Anita Hill accused Thomas of sexual harassment • Thomas was confirmed in the Senate by a 52 to 48 margin. • North American Free Trade Agreement • Bush negotiated NAFTA with Canada and Mexico • Tariff reductions would open up foreign markets to American industries. • Organized labor favored barriers against cheaper foreign products that might cost U.S. jobs. • Passed in 1993.

  6. The Election of 1992 • George Bush (Rep) • Bill Clinton (Dem) • Moderate Governor of Arkansas • Stressed economic issues to win over working-class whites and blacks. • Made extensive use of polls to shape his stance on issues.Flip-flopped on controversial issues.“Slick Willie” • Personal Character • Chronic adulterer • Dodged the draft in Vietnam • Ross Perot (Independent) • Candidate of the Reform Party • Wealthy Texan

  7. “It’s the Economy…”

  8. The Clinton Presidency • Health care reform plan • Government subsidized health care • Hillary Clinton • Failed to muster the necessary support of Congress and the public. • Comprehensive economic program • Tax hikes for corporations and for individuals in higher tax brackets. • Increased “investment” in public works and in education, skills, health, and welfare. • Very controversial; narrowly passed. • “Don’t ask; don’t tell” policy for the military

  9. The Clinton Presidency on Trial • The Conservative Revolution Reborn • Midterm elections of 1994 • Newt Gingrich (R-Speaker of the House in 1995) • The “Contract with America” • Welfare reform • Government shutdown • Scandals • Whitewater fraud (S & L scandal) • Paula Jones – Sexual harassment • Monica Lewinsky affair (White House intern) • Impeachment for perjury(1998) • Acquittal (1999)

  10. The Clinton Presidency:The New World Disorder • Middle East Peace • Middle East peace negotiations • 1993 agreement between Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasir Arafat to restore Palestinian self-rule in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. • Rabin assassinated in 1995.

  11. The Clinton Presidency:The New World Disorder • Americans in Haiti (1995) • Coup against Democratically-elected Jean-Bertrand Aristide. • Jimmy Carter sent to Port-au-Prince to negotiate • U.S. troops landed without opposition • Yugoslavian Turmoil (The Balkans) • Ethnic and religious conflicts in Bosnia and Croatia • Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian or Albanian Muslims • NATO launched air strikes in 1995. Peacekeeping mission. • Intervention in Kosovo • Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic asserted Serbian control through martial law. • NATO launched air strikes in 1999

  12. Significant Events 1986 Immigration and Control Act 1992 Rodney King verdict; Clinton elected  1993 NAFTA passed  1994 Republicans win control of Congress  1995 Oklahoma City bombing  1996 California passes Proposition 209  1998 Lewinsky scandal  1999 Senate acquits Clinton of impeachment charges

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