Do Now

• Respond to the following questions in your notebook– 1. What are some reasons that nations in the 21st

century have become increasingly dependent on one another?

– 2. In what ways does technology affect society worldwide?

– 3. What are ways to foster cooperation among nations?

Question of the Week

• To what extent has conflict defined the Middle Eastern region in the modern era? Give three examples.

Post Vietnam Politics

• 1970s-1980s

BILL cLINTON Gets Elected to the White House

• Election of 1992 -President Bush cannot convince public he

can pull the nation out of recession and create jobs

-Third party candidate Ross Perot takes away votes from Republican party

-Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas is the first baby boomer president.

- Clinton considered a conservative liberal

Clinton’s Domestic Policies

• Health Care Reform– Pledges affordable health care especially for the

uninsured– First lady spearheads team to create plan– Plan is controversial, does NOT get voted on.

Clinton’s Domestic Policies

• Balanced Budget and Economic Boom- Clinton and Republican Congress agree

on legislation that will balance the budget- Federal budget has surplus; used to pay

off national debt- Economy booms; unemployment drops;

stocks soar, tax revenues rise

Foreign Policy Challenges

• Clinton supported giving China permanent trading rights with the U.S.

• Wants North American Free Trade Agreement– Free trade between Canada, US and Mexico– Critics fear losing jobs in the US to Mexico

Partisan Politics and Impeachment

• Clinton and Republicans clash over budget• Federal government shuts down for several

weeks in winter of 1995-1996• Budget standoff and a strong economy help

Clinton get re elected in 1996

Partisan Politics and Impeachment

• Clinton Impeached – Accused of improperly using money for 1984’s governors

race– Accused of lying under oath about an improper

relationship with a White House staffer– House approves impeachment articles on the grounds of

perjury and obstruction of justice– Trial in January of 1999; Acquitted by the senate– Only the second president to be impeached– Clintons’ impeachment is a prime example of partisan

politics in Congress

Textbook work

• Read pages 862 to 866 in your text book and take notes. STOP @ THE BUSH ADMINSTRATION.

Us v. Them

• Read 3 of the bullet points leading up to pg. 9 in pairs and write down what you find in common with them.

• As a class, read pgs 12-15 and take notes on “Us vs. Them”.

• Homework: From each of the basics listed, list an example from either the packet, or life.