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The 1990s
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William Jefferson Clinton President 1993-2000 Governor of Arkansas Centrist Budget surplus Economic good times Deal with GOP congress
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Election of 1992 Clinton and Gore Won less than 50% of popular vote Still won electoral H. Ross Perot won 19%
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Domestic Policy Healthcare Reform -Hillary Economy -raised taxes -cut federal budget deficit
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The Republicans Contract with America Newt Gingrich -Speaker of the House Control Congress
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Foreign Policy Sent troops to -Haiti -change its gov’t -Somalia -Black Hawk Down -former Yugoslavia -genocide
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Trade NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement Remove tariffs and trade barriers Pro - increase trade Con - lose jobs to Mexico
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Scandals Whitewater -failed real estate project -improper getting and use of loans Sexual harassment -Paula Jones Monica Lewinsky -intern
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Impeachment To bring charges against -lying under oath -influencing testimony Andrew Johnson Not convicted
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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
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Waco April 1993 David Koresh Branch Davidians Cult Waco, Texas 51 day standoff with FBI/ATF Ended in large fire – 84 dead
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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
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Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols
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Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial
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OJ Simpson Trial Famous football player “The Juice” Murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman
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The Chase 5 days after murder low-speed car chase on LA freeway White Bronco
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OJ Simpson Trial Trial on TV-8 months 9 days Domestic abuse/race relations October 3, 1995 –not guilty
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Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Harvard Hermit in Montana Manifesto Wanted to slow down science and technology Mail bombs -3 dead, injured 23
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Unabomber Cabin
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Columbine April 20, 1999 School shooting in Littleton, Colorado Two seniors -Eric Harris -Dylan Klebold Killed 14 students and one teacher
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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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