clinton and bush
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Clinton and Bush
“You know, everybody
makes mistakes
when they are
president.”
“America will never
seek a permission
slip to defend the security of
our people.”
Clinton in OfficeDefeated Bush Sr. by being a New
Democrat (moderate)Al Gore was his Vice PresidentPassed the Family Medical Leave Act
giving full time employees 12 unpaid weeks to recover from illness, childbirth or help a family member heal
Created a budget surplusReformed welfareFailed to get a bill passed for universal
healthcareOklahoma City bombed by domestic
terroristsColumbine High School shootings
The Fall of ClintonBeat out conservatives to
win re-electionClinton’s opposition came
from Republican Newt Gingrich
Balanced the budget and reduced the deficit…economy was back on track
Impeachment: Clinton was accused of having an affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but was not removed from office
Clinton and Foreign Policy America joined the North
Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to remove trade restrictions between Canada, US and Mexico
Helped provide food for famine and support to war torn Somalia
Helped bring about an end to ethnic cleansing in Kosovo
Clinton tried to get Israel and Palestine under Yasir Arafat to sign peace agreement…unsuccessful
Election of 2000Bush beats Al Gore and Joe
Lieberman (first Jew) in a highly contested election in which Florida recounted their ballots because the race was so close…in the end the Supreme Court decided the race in Bush vs. Gore
Cut taxesPassed No Child Left Behind
that held schools accountable and penalized those that did not reach standards and improved teacher quality
Extended Medicare to cover prescription drugs for senior citizens
Al-QaedaAl-Qaeda’s goal was to
end American involvement in Muslim countries
led by Osama bin Laden exploded a bomb under the World Trade Center in 1993
Militant group responsible for many terrorist attacks directed toward Americans
America learns that the fight against terrorism will not be easy
America Under AttackFirst time since
Pearl HarborSeptember 11,
2001: terrorists hijacked planes, flew them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon
America rallied together just has it had done after Pearl Harbor
The War on TerrorAl-Qaeda and Osama
bin Laden were behind attacks …hiding in Afghanistan under the Taliban which allowed for them to train terrorists…US invades Afghanistan and overthrew Taliban in 3 months…bin Laden escaped
Improving Security
Efforts were made to prevent further attacks
Patriot Act allows law enforcement to monitor suspected terrorists
Department of Homeland Security: addition to president’s cabinet that would coordinate domestic security matters
Heightened airport security led to restrictions on liquids and electronic devices
Bush Doctrine: Bush’s foreign policy that promoted aggression to secure America from terrorists attacks, deals with preemptive strikes (perceived and inevitable threats to America)
The War in IraqBush suspected that Saddam Hussein
was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
Bush believed that Iraq, along with Iran and North Korea were “axis if evil” that threatened America and the world
Congress allowed Bush to use military force in Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom…Baghdad fell and Hussein was later captured
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