1. INTO A NEW CENTURY
CHAPTER 29 - sECTION 1

2. COMPUTER & TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTIONS
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3. WHAT WE WILL LEARN TODAY:
How have technological changes & globalization transformed the American economy?

4. TECHNOLOGY CHANGES AMERICAN LIFE Welcome to the “Information Age”
The development of the microchip and the microprocessor has made it possible for the development of the personal computer.
Entrepreneurs that helped accelerate the use of computers:
STEVE JOBS
APPLE COMP.
BILL GATES
MICROSOFT
JEFF BEZOS
AMAZON.COM
Welcome to the “Information Age”
Computers, cellphones, s, and instant messaging became the tools to access information.

5. TECHNOLOGY CHANGES AMERICAN LIFE
Satellite technology that was originally developed for the military transitioned to cable television and cellular telephones.
By the 1980s, the Internet, or World Wide Web, had been born, reaching the general public by the 1990s.
The Internet became the world’s largest database of information where scientists and scholars can share information.
2013 HOUSEHOLDS W/COMPUTER: 84%
2013 HOUSEHOLDS W/INTERNET: 75%

6. A CHANGING AMERICAN ECONOMY
Globalization – The process by which national economies, politics, cultures, and societies mix with those of other nations around the world.
Globalization and e-commerce have helped companies do global business and/or become multinational corporations.
With the production of services increasing faster than the production of goods, some believe the U.S. now as a service economy.
Service Economy – An economic system focused on the buying and selling of services.

7. 10 MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS

8. WHAT WE
LEARNED TODAY:
How have technological changes & globalization transformed the American economy?

9. INTO A NEW CENTURY
CHAPTER 29 - sECTION 2

10. THE CLINTON PRESIDENCY
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11. What were the successes and failures of the Clinton presidency?
WHAT WE WILL
LEARN TODAY:
What were the successes and failures of the Clinton presidency?

12. THE 1992 ELECTION BILL CLINTON DEMOCRAT GEORGE BUSH REPUBLICAN
Bill Clinton was the governor of Arkansas. He widened his appeal during the election by calling himself a “New Democrat.”
Clinton moved to the political center by adopting liberal and conservative views.
Ross Perot was a Texas billionaire who led a self-funded independent party.
BILL CLINTON
DEMOCRAT
GEORGE BUSH
REPUBLICAN
ROSS PEROT
INDEPENDENT
WHO WON THE
ELECTION?

13. CLINTON'S DOMESTIC POLICIES
Clinton signed the Family Medical Leave Act, raised minimum wage, increased access to college loans, and expanded tax credits for higher education.
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – Law guaranteeing most full-time employees workweeks of unpaid leave each year for personal or health reasons.
Clinton appointed his wife, Hillary, to look into a program that could guarantee healthcare for all Americans, but never found the needed support.
Maybe we can fix healthcare too?

14. CLINTON'S DOMESTIC POLICIES
In 1993, Clinton oversaw the passage of the Brady Bill, which placed a five-day waiting period on sales of handguns.
The bill also required a background check on the buyer as well.
PRESS SECRETARY JAMES BRADY
UNDER PRESIDENT REAGAN

15. THE REPUBLICAN'S GALVANIZE
The Democrats had controlled the House of Rep. for 58 of the previous 62 years. Republicans rallied around Newt Gingrich and his Contract with America.
Goals of the Contract for America
Balanced Federal Budget
Welfare Reform
Tax cuts for middle-income families
Decreased federal bureaucracy
Goals of the Contract for America
Balanced Federal Budget
Welfare Reform
Tax cuts for middle-income families
Decreased federal bureaucracy
Term limits for members of Congress
Goals of the Contract for America
Balanced Federal Budget
Welfare Reform
Tax cuts for middle-income families
Goals of the Contract for America
Balanced Federal Budget
Goals of the Contract for America
Balanced Federal Budget
Welfare Reform
Goals of the Contract for America
The Republicans showed up in the 1994 elections and were able to win control of the House of Representatives.
Uh-Oh!

16. SCANDALS, IMPEACHMENT, & TRIAL
Bill Clinton dodged scandals from his first days in office:
Sexual Harassment Suit (Paula Jones)
Whitewater Real Estate Scandal
Eventually, Clinton was investigated by Kenneth Starr who failed to uncover any conclusive evidence of Clintons’ guilt. During his prosecution Starr began investigating Clinton’s relationship with a WH intern (Monica Lewinsky).
Clinton denied under oath that the two did not have an affair. Eventually, he admitted that he lied. Starr recommended impeachment. Impeachment process started, but was acquitted.
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”

17. TERRORISM & TROUBLING TIMES
In 1993 – a terrorist group called al Qaeda exploded a bomb in the WTC, killing 6 and injuring thousands.
Osama bin Laden formed al Qaeda with the purpose of ending American involvement in the Middle East.
Al Qaeda set off car bombs at American embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, Tanzania.
In 2000, they even bombed the USS Cole – killing 17 American sailors.

18. TERRORISM & TROUBLING TIMES MEMORIAL: FIELD OF EMPTY CHAIRS
In 1995, a truck-bomb explosion outside the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which left 168 people dead and hundreds more injured.
MEMORIAL: FIELD OF EMPTY CHAIRS
The blast was set off by anti-government militant Timothy McVeigh, who in 2001 was executed for his crimes.
Until September 11th, 2001, the Oklahoma City bombing was the worst attack to take place on U.S. soil.

19. TERRORISM & TROUBLING TIMES
Serbians (Eastern Orthodox) attacked Bosnian (Muslims) and Croats (Catholic).
SLOBODAN
MILOSEVIC
Ethnic Cleansing - Systematic effort to purge an area or society of an ethnic group through murder or deportation.
In 1995, Clinton encouraged NATO to bomb Serbian strongholds, which helped bring about a cease-fire.
In 1998, violence started again in Kosovo and NATO intervened once again and forced Serbs to withdraw from Kosovo.

20. TERRORISM & TROUBLING TIMES
In 1999 – two teens went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School, killing 13 people and wounded 20 others before committing suicide.
The shooting prompted a national debate on gun control and school safety and an investigation to determine what motivated the gunmen.

21. COMPETING IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was passed and allowed for free trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
SUPPORTERS
OPPONENTS
Create a free trade zone in North America.
Would force American manufacturers to relocate to Mexico – where wages were lower and environmental controls were not as strict.
Create economic growth, reduce prices, increase exports.
Hundreds of thousands of American jobs would be lost.
Encourage economic investments.
Environmental pollution would increase.
SUPPORTERS
OPPONENTS
Create a free trade zone in North America.
Would force American manufacturers to relocate to Mexico – where wages were lower and environmental controls were not as strict.
Create economic growth, reduce prices, increase exports.
Hundreds of thousands of American jobs would be lost.
SUPPORTERS
OPPONENTS
SUPPORTERS
OPPONENTS
Create a free trade zone in North America.
Would force American manufacturers to relocate to Mexico – where wages were lower and environmental controls were not as strict.

22. COMPETING IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY
Bill Clinton signed a total of 270 free trade agreements which included:
1. General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (GATT)
2. World Trade Organization (WTO)
The main goal of many of these agreements was to push for reduced tariffs to promote free trade.
Critics complain that these agreements favored business interests over environmental concerns and workers’ rights.

23. What were the successes and failures of the Clinton presidency?
LEARNED TODAY:
What were the successes and failures of the Clinton presidency?

24. INTO A NEW CENTURY
CHAPTER 29 - sECTION 3

25. THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY
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26. WHAT WE WILL LEARN TODAY:
What was the impact of Bush’s domestic agenda and his response to the terrorist attack against the U.S.?

27. AN ELECTION CONTROVERSY
The 2000 Election ended up in a controversy between the candidates – Al Gore and George W. Bush.
The election was very close and came down to who would win the state of Florida.
BUSH
GORE
Florida was so close that the state had a recount, which declared that the states’ winner was Bush.
Gore sues and the Supreme Court stated that the recounts needed to cease and declared that Bush was the…
WINNER

28. AN ELECTION CONTROVERSY
The 2000 Election ended up in a controversy between the candidates – Al Gore and George W. Bush.
The election was very close and came down to who would win the state of Florida.
BUSH
GORE
Florida was so close that the state had a recount, which declared that the states’ winner was Bush.
Gore sues and the Supreme Court stated that the recounts needed to cease and declared that Bush was the…
WINNER

29. BUSH'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA
Bush’s domestic priority was education.
Congress supported Bush and passed NCLB, which called for improving teacher quality and for making information about schools more readily available to parents.
No Child Left Behind Act – Aimed at improving the performance of schools, particularly sanctions against schools not reaching performance standards.
Bush pushed a $1.3 trillion tax cut through Congress. He believed the tax cuts would stimulate the economy, but it also increased the federal budge deficits.

30. THE U.S. IS ATTACKED WAR ON TERRORISM
Shortly before 9am on Sept. 11th, 2001 the U.S. was attacked by a foreign enemy for the first time since Dec. 7th, 1941 (Pearl Harbor).
2 planes hit the World Trade Towers.
1 plane hit the Pentagon.
1 plane was heading to the Capitol or White House, but crashed in a PA field.
Everyone agreed that the priority should be find and prosecute the people behind 9/11. Bush called this a…
WAR ON TERRORISM

31. AMERICA'S WAR ON TERRORISM
The U.S. quickly determined that Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network were behind the Sept. 11th attacks.
Bin Laden was believed to be hiding out in Afghanistan and was killed in Pakistan by U.S. Navy Seals in 2011.
Bush believed that there was an “Axis of Evil” in the world (Iraq, Iran, North Korea).
Congress authorized Bush to use American military force against Iraq to:
Search for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)
Topple Saddam Hussein’s oppressive regime.

32. AMERICA'S WAR ON TERRORISM
Following September 11th, Congress approved of the following:
Patriot Act – Gives law enforcement broader powers to monitor suspected terrorists and detain or deport aliens who were associated with terrorist groups.
Department of Homeland Security – A new Cabinet-level position to coordinate domestic security matters among a number of federal, state, and local agencies.

33. WHAT WE
LEARNED TODAY:
What was the impact of Bush’s domestic agenda and his response to the terrorist attack against the U.S.?