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1 Clinton and globalization

2 Technology! Competition and fear during WWII will create the first computer Transform everyday life! Medical Science Communication Satellites Internet Economy and Globalization 1954- IBM creates commercial computer Silicon microprocessor = personal computers possible Service Sector expands Organized Labor declines

3 Clinton Election- 1992 Domestic Policies/Affairs
Family Medical Leave Act Oklahoma City Bombing 168 casualties and more then 800 injuries Columbine 12 casualties and 24 wounded Election- Federal deficit, recession, Hussein still in power, Bush raised taxes Approval rating low for Bush Clinton said he was a “New Democrat”- compromise Medical leave act- 12 weeks unpaid leave for birth of baby

4 Clinton Opposition 1996 presidential election- Scandal
Newt Gingrich- Contract With America Republicans win control of congress in 1994 1996 presidential election- Scandal Whitewater Development Corp. and Impeachment Congressional term limits, reduce federal bureaucracy, balanced budget amendment, large tax cuts, increase in defense spending, and welfare reform Re election- Clinton adopts some conservative beliefs Reform welfare, harsher prison sentences, more money for law enforcement Won re-election Impeachment- White house intern- Clinton denied under oath they had an affair Lying under oath is illegal- oops! Impeachments trial- passed in the house acquitted in the Senate

5 Global politics and Economy
Free Trade and Globalization European Union (EU)- free trade bloc NAFTA- north Atlantic free trade agreement- 1994 World Trade Organization (WTO) European Union (EU)- free trade bloc NAFTA- north Atlantic free trade agreement- 1994 Removal of trade restrictions among the US, Canada and Mexico Worried some jobs would go to Mexico World Trade Organization (WTO) Negotiate trade agreements, settle disputes and enforce compliance Led to creation of the World Bank

6 Haiti Bosnia Middle East Foreign Affairs Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Terrorism Haiti- Elected Jean-Bertrand, coup overthrows him, US sends in troops to restore him to power Bosnia- Ethnic cleansing- state sanctioned murder and violence Serbs attacked Bosnians and Croats Clinton encourages NATO to bomb Serbian strongholds First NATO combat Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Multiple power changes made it hard to find peace Terrorism 1993 al Qaeda bomb in World Trade Center Car bombs at US embassies killed 225 people 2000 USS Cole- 17 sailors died

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