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Why did George H.W Bush have a hard time winning re-election?
Third party split the vote & he broke a promise against raising taxes
What was the biggest issue for Clinton at the beginning? How did he want to solve it?
National Debt;
Increase taxes & cut military spending
What position was Hilary Clinton given in administration? Was she successful?
Healthcare Reform;
No
What did Clinton do to improve families?
More maternity leave
What did Clinton do to improve education?
Americorps
What was the Brady Bill?
What other legislation did he do in this area?
Gun Control: waiting period & background checks
Assault Weapons Ban
Why did the 1990’s see the rise of advocacy groups?
Decrease in military spending
What were the major issues for social advocacy groups?
What were the 2 things being argued by the 2nd advocacy battle?
Abortion & LGBT Rights;
Gay Marriage & Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (military)
Which of the following is true about Newt Gingrich’s role in Clinton’s balanced budget in the 1990’s?
Proposed it & got it voted on
What was Newt Gingrich’s plan called?
What did it entail?
“Contract With America”
Balance Budget 2. Lower Taxes 3. Welfare Reform 4. Lower Crime
What gave Clinton a victory over the Republicans & why?
A vote on government spending;
To create fear
Was there a welfare reform?
Yes
What was the problem with domestic terrorism in the U.S?
Greater fear of the government taking away rights
Who was Timothy McViegh?
Did the Oklahoma City bombing
Why did Clinton win his 2nd re-election?
The opponent was a boring republican: Bob Dole
What was the Monica Lewinsky scandal?
What happened because of it?
Sex with an intern;
Clinton got impeached
How did immigration change?
1952: allowed refugees fleeing communism
1965: No national quotas
1980: “Refugee” definition changed to a broader meaning
Large number of refugees came into the country after 1959 for what reason?
They were fleeing communism
Who were the Rooftop Koreans?
What was the reason they became prominent?
Koreans defending their property from L.A. Riots;
They were inspiring
Why was Somalia a problem for the U.S?
They showed the weakness of the U.S
was the intervention in Haiti successful & why?
No, Haiti is poor & unequipped
Why did Clinton become involved in Bosnia & Kosovo?
Ethnic Cleansing occurred there, Clinton wanted to stop it
Why did the U.S establish “No-Fly” zones over Iraq?
Wanted to protect The Kurds from being ethnically cleansed
What measures did Clinton do to gain peace in the Middle East?
Was it successful?
Brought together Palistanian & Isralian leaders;
Not successful
How did computers create globalism in the 1990’s?
The Internet
What was the North American Free Trade Organization?
What was the fear of it?
Trade between the U.S, Canada, & Mexico;
Loss of Jobs
Why did the U.S help create the European Union?
To stop European fighting
What were the benefits of the WTO?
What were the negatives?
New markets & increase in trade;
Lack of control
Why was China’s entry to the WTO difficult?
They had to open up their economy
What were the fears to the environment in 90’s?
How are they different from the 70’s?
Global Warming VS
Global Cooling
Was Clinton Successful on the environment?
Why?
No, because The Senate killed & didn’t ratify his treaties
Why did Al Gore lose the 2000’s election?
Hanging chads were left on the ballots
Why was the government’s oversite in the Enron/Worldcom collapsing a problem?
There was more distrust in corporations
Why did Al-Qaeda attack the U.S on 9/11?
The U.S was viewed as weak;
U.S troops in Arabia on Holy Islamic Sites
U.S was corrupting their culture
What caused more violence in Iraq?
U.S fired Sunni army soldiers
What happened to Al-Qaeda in Iraq?
ISIS
Why was Barack Obama successful in the 2008 election?
Previously a Senator for 4 years
Charismatic
Was a black man
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