Chapter 27 LAUNCHING THE NEW MILLENNIUM

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Chapter 27LAUNCHING THE NEW MILLENNIUM

• Section 1 Clintons First Term
• Section 2 Clintons Second Term
• Section 3 Society in the 1990s
• Section 4 George W. Bushs Presidency
• Section 5 September 11, 2001 A Day That Changed
  the World

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Objectives
Section 1 Clintons First Term

• How did the 1992 presidential election differ
  from other recent elections?
• What led to the Republican comeback in the 1994
  congressional elections?
• How did regional conflicts and terrorism affect
  the world?
• How successful was the United Nations in
  maintaining world peace after the Cold War ended?

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Differences in the election of 1992
Section 1 Clintons First Term

• high voter turnout
• success of Ross Perot
• record number of female candidates

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Causes of the Republican comeback in 1994
Section 1 Clintons First Term

• slow economic recovery
• early failures of Clinton administration
• Whitewater investigation
• Republican Contract with America

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Regional conflicts and terrorism
Section 1 Clintons First Term

• Conflicts in Eastern Europe grew increasingly
  ugly.
• UN efforts in Somalia not effective.
• Israel and the PLO officially recognized each
  other, but more violence followed.
• Americans died in domestic and international
  terrorist attacks.

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UN attempts to keep the peace after end of Cold
War
Section 1 Clintons First Term

• successful in Cambodia
• mixed results in Somalia
• success in El Salvador
• failure to end ethnic conflicts in Bosnia

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Objectives
Section 2 Clintons Second Term

• What issues affected the 1996 presidential
  election?
• What domestic issues shaped President Clintons
  second term?
• What led to the impeachment of President Clinton,
  and what was the outcome?
• Why did NATO launch air strikes against
  Yugoslavia in 1999?

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Issues in 1996
Section 2 Clintons Second Term

• economic prosperity
• divisions within the Republican Party
• Republican failure to enact Contract with America
  measures
• Republican attempts to cut social and
  environmental programs
• Republicans responsibility for government
  shutdown
• Clintons claiming of the middle ground

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Domestic issues in Clintons second term
Section 2 Clintons Second Term

• economic boom
• stock market rising
• low unemployment
• low inflation
• race relations

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Clintons impeachment
Section 2 Clintons Second Term

• Independent counsels investigation expanded to
  include a civil sexual harassment suit against
  Clinton.
• House decided that Clinton committed perjury in
  his testimony regarding his relationship with
  White House intern.
• Clinton impeached by House of Representatives.
• Senate acquits Clinton, but Americans distrust
  him.
• Congress let the independent counsel law expire.

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Air strikes against Yugoslavia
Section 2 Clintons Second Term

• NATO launched air strikes in an attempt to end
  the atrocities and mass murders that Serbians
  were committing against ethnic Albanians in
  Kosovo.

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Objectives
Section 3 Society in the 1990s

• What events shaped the space program in the
  1990s?
• What issues arose surrounding technology in the
  1990s?
• How did U.S. popular culture affect the rest of
  the world?
• How did immigration change in the 1990s?
• What issues affected family life in the 1990s?

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Shaping the space program
Section 3 Society in the 1990s

• end of the Cold War
• photography from the Hubble Telescope
• joint U.S.-Russian project aboard space station
  Mir
• Shannon Lucids 188 days aboard Mir
• John Glenns flight as the oldest American in
  space

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Technology issues
Section 3 Society in the 1990s

• free-speech rights on the Internet
• fear that humans will become obsolete
• lack of access of the poor to computers
• Y2K bug
• ethics of human cloning

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U.S. popular culture
Section 3 Society in the 1990s

• American entertainment, food, and fashions spread
  overseas, aided by the Internet.
• Many of the exports seemed to support
  materialistic values.
• People in other countries often dismayed because
  they wanted to preserve their own culture and
  values.

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Changes in immigration
Section 3 Society in the 1990s

• High proportion of immigrants came from Asia, the
  Caribbean, and Latin America.
• Asian immigrants often had more schooling than
  native-born Americans.
• The number of skilled workers allowed to
  immigrate each year was doubled.
• Foreign investors were given special visas.
• U.S. border control was strengthened.
• Non-citizens were prevented from receiving
  welfare.

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Issues affecting family life
Section 3 Society in the 1990s

• rising number of single-parent households
• rising number of families in which both parents
  work outside the home
• working parents need for affordable day care
• passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act

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Objectives
Section 4 George W. Bushs Presidency

• What factors shaped the development of the global
  economy?
• How did the environment and population growth
  concern people in the 1990s?
• How was the 2000 presidential election unusual?
• What domestic and international issues did George
  W. Bush face?

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Development of the global economy
Section 4 George W. Bushs Presidency

• multinational corporations such as ITT and GM
• trading blocks such as NAFTA and the European
  Union

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Environmental and population concerns
Section 4 George W. Bushs Presidency

• nuclear power
• consumption of fossil fuels
• need for alternative energy sources
• effect of population growth on the environment

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Presidential election of 2000
Section 4 George W. Bushs Presidency

• disputed election
• court cases
• lengthy time before winner announced
• winners lack of majority in popular votes
• new president the son of a president

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Domestic issues facing Bush
Section 4 George W. Bushs Presidency

• bringing the nation together after the election
• education and tax reform
• Democratic majority in the Senate
• International issues
• missile defense system
• response to changing relationships among nations

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Objectives
Section 5 September 11, 2001 A Day That Changed
the World

• How was the United States attacked on September
  11, 2001, and how did Americans respond?
• How did the events of September 11 affect the
  economy?
• What immediate steps did U.S. leaders take to
  find those responsible and bring them to justice?

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The September 11 attack
Section 5 September 11, 2001 A Day That Changed
the World

• Passenger jet crashed into the north tower of the
  World Trade Center.
• Fifteen minutes later, a second airliner crashed
  into the south tower.
• Soon after, a third plane crashed into the
  Pentagon.
• The south tower collapsed, followed by the north
  tower.

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American response to the attack

• Rescue workers from across the nation came to
  help in New York.
• Congress approved a relief package.
• The American public donated money and gave blood.

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Effects of 9/11 on the economy
Section 5 September 11, 2001 A Day That Changed
the World

• New York Stock Exchange closed for four days,
  then suffered one of its worst weeks ever.
• Airlines suffered heavy financial losses
  thousands laid off.
• Damage done estimated at 25 billion.
• Tourism declined.
• Consumer confidence fell.

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Bringing the attackers to justice
Section 5 September 11, 2001 A Day That Changed
the World

• FBI initially identified 19 hijackers, who were
  later linked to Osama bin Laden.
• Assets of groups tied to terrorism frozen.
• International coalition against terrorism formed.
• Missile and bomb attacks aimed at Taliban and al
  Qaeda camps.