The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
President Clinton announces the signing of NAFTA Image retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement#mediaviewer/File:Nafta.jpg President Clinton announces the signing of NAFTA December 8, 1993
Salinas-Bush-Mulroney Image retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement#mediaviewer/File:Nafta.jpg Initialling the Draft North American Free Trade Agreement October 1992
NAFTA Debate Image retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NAFTA_logo.png
U.S. House of Representatives NAFTA Vote U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate 234 – 200 in favor 61 – 38 in favor Republicans: 132-42 in favor Republicans: 34-10 in favor Democrats: 156-102 against Democrats: 28-27 against
Central Historical Question Why was the ratification of NAFTA so contentious?
Bill Clinton Image retrieved from https://www.loc.gov/item/95509403/
Ralph Nader Image retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader#/media/File:Naderspeak.JPG
Pat Buchanan Image retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Buchanan#/media/File:Patrickjbuchanan.JPG