THE BUSH AND CLINTON YEARS 1989-2000
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THE BUSH AND CLINTON YEARS 1989-2000 BEYOND THE COLD WAR: TO EXAMINE WHAT FOREIGN & DOMESTIC ISSUES FACED THE U.S. AFTER THE COLD WAR BY TRACING ADMINISTRATION ATTEMPTS TO RESPOND TO & RESOLVE SUCH ISSUES
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THE BUSH AND CLINTON YEARS 1989-2000. BEYOND THE COLD WAR: TO EXAMINE WHAT FOREIGN & DOMESTIC ISSUES FACED THE U.S. AFTER THE COLD WAR BY TRACING ADMINISTRATION ATTEMPTS TO RESPOND TO & RESOLVE SUCH ISSUES. ELECTION 1988. BUSH/QUAYLE – REP. NOM - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE BUSH AND CLINTON YEARS
1989-2000BEYOND THE COLD WAR:
TO EXAMINE WHAT FOREIGN & DOMESTIC ISSUES FACED THE U.S.
AFTER THE COLD WAR BY TRACING ADMINISTRATION ATTEMPTS TO RESPOND TO
& RESOLVE SUCH ISSUES
ELECTION 1988O BUSH/QUAYLE – REP. NOMO “A KINDER, GENTLER NATION”
BUT USED NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING TO DISCREDIT OPPONENTS
O JACKSON & RAINBOW COALITIONO JJ RAN WELL IN PRIMARIES ON
DRUGS & POOR PLATFORM, BUT NOT IN CA OR NY
O DUKAKIS/BENTSEN – DEM. NOMO “THIS ELECTION IS NOT ABOUT
IDEOLOGY IT’S ABOUT COMPETENCE”
O ‘BUSH 54% VOTE, DEMS RETAINED CONGRESS & MOST STATE LEGISLATURES
END OF THE COLD WARO WALL CAME DOWNO GERMANY REUNITED & OTHER
SOVIET BLOC COUNTRIES FOLLOWED SUIT
O 25% REDUCTION IN STRATEGIC NUCLEAR ARSENALS: START I (START II IN ’93 RUSSIA W/D 2002)
O JAMES BAKER ENSURED SECURITY OF NUKES IN RUSSIA & NEWLY INDEPENDENT AREAS
O RESOLUTION OF OTHER COLD WAR ISSUES: NICARAGUA, INVASION OF PANAMA, PHILIPPINES
O SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEIDO MANDELA RELEASED 1990O TIANANMEN SQUARE 1989
PERSIAN GULF WAR 1991
O US SUPPORT OF IRAQ AGAINST IRAN IN ‘80’S
O HUSSEIN VIEWED KUWAITI LEADERS AS WESTERN PUPPETS
O 8/2/90 INVADED OIL RICH KUWAIT: BUSH’S RESPONSE OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
O BUSH BUILT CONGRESSIONAL, UN & PUBLIC CONSENSUS: OBJECTIVE REMOVE IRAQ FROM KUWAIT BY 1/15/91
O ECONOMIC SANCTIONSO 1/16/91 6 WEEK AIR WAR –
OPERATION DESERT STORMO 2/23 GROUND TROOPS
UNDER SCHWARZKOPF SUCCESSFUL IN DEFEATING IRAQI RESISTANCE
DOMESTIC ISSUESPLATITUDES SUBSTITUTED FOR POLICES
O REAGAN TAX CUTS HIT HOME
O S&L DEBACLE: RISING INTEREST RATES, DEREGULATION, RECESSION & 600 BANKS FAILED
O DEFICIT & MILITARY SPENDING SKYROCKETED “READ MY LIPS, NO NEW TAXES” PROMISES MADE & BROKEN
O RECESSION 1990 EXPOSED INNER CITY ISSUES – RODNEY KING RIOTS
O NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
LEGISLATION & SUPREME COURT
O AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 1990 BARRED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST DISABLED PERSONS IN HIRING OR ED.
O ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD MIXED: EXXON VALDEZ ’89
O CLEAN AIR ACT 1990 – AUTO EMISSIONS
O 2 APPTS. TO THE BENCHO DAVID SOUTER & CLARENCE
THOMAS: ANITA HILL’S REVELATIONS
O PLANNED PARENTHOOD V. CASEY – UOPHOLD ROE BUT 24 HR WAITING PERIOD LEGAL
ELECTION 1992O BUSH’S RATINGS BELOW 50% DURING RECESSIONO CLINTON GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS & AL GORE
SENATOR TNO H. ROSS PEROT INDEPENDENT FROM TEXASO 43 TO 38% POPULAR VOTE – PEROT 19% BEST SINCE
BULL MOOSEO CONGRESSIONAL RACES: 38 AA & 17 HISPANICS
WON SEATSO CA. 1ST TO SEND 2 WOMEN TO SENATE B. BOXER & D.
FEINSTEINO IL ELECTED 1ST FEMALE A.A. SENATOR C. MOSELEY
BRAUN
FIRST TERM DOMESTIC
POLICY
O FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
O OMNIBUS BUDGET BILL: CUT TAXES ON LOW INCOME FAMILIES, RAISED THEM ON 1.2% RICHEST AMERICANS, TAX CUTS FOR SMALL BUS.
O BRADY BILL – 5 DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR GUN PURCHASE
O DON’T‘ ASK, DON’T TELLO HEALTH CARE DISASTERO MIDTERM ELECTIONS
REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDEO NEWT GINGRICH &
CONTRACT WITH AMERICA
ELECTION 19962ND TERM
DOMINATED BY SCANDAL &
IMPEACHMENT
SECOND U.S. PRESIDENT TO BE
IMPEACHED BUT NOT CONVICTED
O PEROT 3RD PARTY O REPUBLICAN SUCCESS
IN ‘94 & CONTRACT W/ AMERICA
O CLINTON RIDING ECONOMIC WAVE & STABLE WORLD STAGE
O WELFARE REFORM PASSED EARLIER IN 1996
O FIRST TIME SINCE FDR DEM. WON RE-ELECTION
O REPUBLICANS HELD ONTO CONGRESS
FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGESO USE U.S. POWER WISELY AS SOVIET POWER DECLINES
O BALKANS: DAYTON ACCORDS 1995 CEASEFIRE DOESN’T LASTO RUSSIA INVADED CHECHNYAO START 2 – CUT LONG RANGE NUKE ARSENAL IN HALF
O PROMOTE ISRAEL & PALESTINIAN PEACEO OSLO ACCORDS – ROAD MAP TO PEACE, ARAFAT & RABIN TO
DCO RABIN ASSASSINATED 1995
O RESPOND TO SECURITY THREATS NAMELY NUKES & TERRORISTSO INDIA, PAKISTAN DIDN’T SIGN ‘68 NON-PROLIFERATION; NK
DIDO 93 WTC BOMBING, 95-96 BOMBINGS US MILITARY
INSTALLATIONSO 98 US EMBASSIES IN NAIROBI & TANZANIAO 2000 COLE ATTACKED
ELECTION 2000 THE CASE OF THE
HANGING CHAD
O ELECTION HINGED ON FLORIDA
O IT’S GORE – NO IT’S BUSH
O LET’S WAIT FOR ALL THE BALLOTS TO BE COUNTED
O LET’S HAVE A RECOUNT- TOO CLOSE TO CALL
O BUSH V GORE – SUPREME COURT DECISION GAVE ELECTION TO BUSH
