The 1990s. William Jefferson Clinton President 1993-2000 Governor of Arkansas Centrist Budget surplus Economic good times Deal with GOP congress.

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The 1990s

William Jefferson Clinton President Governor of Arkansas Centrist Budget surplus Economic good times Deal with GOP congress

Election of 1992 Clinton and Gore Won less than 50% of popular vote Still won electoral H. Ross Perot won 19%

Domestic Policy Healthcare Reform -Hillary Economy -raised taxes -cut federal budget deficit

The Republicans Contract with America Newt Gingrich -Speaker of the House Control Congress

Foreign Policy Sent troops to -Haiti -change its gov’t -Somalia -Black Hawk Down -former Yugoslavia -genocide

Trade NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement Remove tariffs and trade barriers Pro - increase trade Con - lose jobs to Mexico

Scandals Whitewater -failed real estate project -improper getting and use of loans Sexual harassment -Paula Jones Monica Lewinsky -intern

Impeachment To bring charges against -lying under oath -influencing testimony Andrew Johnson Not convicted

Rodney King and LA Riots March 1991 Arrest and beating of King by 4 white police officers Millions saw it on TV Racial profiling Jury found officers not guilty Three days of riots 54 dead

Waco April 1993 David Koresh Branch Davidians Cult Waco, Texas 51 day standoff with FBI/ATF Ended in large fire – 84 dead

Oklahoma City Bombing April 19, 1995 Timothy McVeigh Angry about what had happened at Waco Truck bomb explodes outside federal building 168 dead – 19 children

Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols

Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

OJ Simpson Trial Famous football player “The Juice” Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman

The Chase 5 days after murder low-speed car chase on LA freeway White Bronco

OJ Simpson Trial Trial on TV-8 months 9 days Domestic abuse/race relations October 3, 1995 –not guilty

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Harvard Hermit in Montana Manifesto Wanted to slow down science and technology Mail bombs -3 dead, injured 23

Unabomber Cabin

Columbine April 20, 1999 School shooting in Littleton, Colorado Two seniors -Eric Harris -Dylan Klebold Killed 14 students and one teacher

Information Age Computers -smaller and more personal – microchip Internet -developed for Pentagon -WWW – U of Illinois -made world smaller – end of communism -worry about impact on society

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