How did the Cold War shape the American economy, society and politics from 1945 to 1992?

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Entering a New Century,
1992-2013

Chapter 29

The Clinton Years

  • The Opening Round
  • NAFTA
  • GATT
  • AIDS
  • Federal support became available
  • “Contract with America”
  • Called for reduced federal spending and support for family values
  • 1994 elections

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  • The Comeback
  • Won the 1995 “battle of the budget”

  • Clinton’s Second Term
  • Set a centrist agenda
  • Balanced Budget Act
  • Taxpayer Relief Act

The Clinton Years

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  • Clinton’s Foreign Policy
  • Worked to reduce trade barriers
  • Enhance global economic stability
  • Middle East
  • Continued efforts to ease tensions
  • Dayton Agreement
  • Ethnic cleansing

The Clinton Years

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Economy and Society in the 1990s

  • A Revitalized Economy
  • 1992 started to climb out of recession
  • One of the longest period of sustained economic growth in the nation’s history
  • Began slowing again in 2001
  • Rapid growth in information technology
  • This was only the beginning

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Economy and Society in the 1990s

  • Rich, Poor, and in Between
  • more people forced into service industries
  • wages were lower
  • benefits scarce
  • Medical expenses
  • One of the country’s fastest rising costs

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  • Women, Family, and the Culture War
  • Dramatic changes in family structure
  • Feminization of poverty
  • Abortion remained one of the most divisive issues
  • 1996 Defense of Marriage Act

Economy and Society in the 1990s

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  • Judicial Restraint and the Rehnquist Court
  • Conservatives and most Republicans believed the Supreme Court needed to practice judicial restraint
  • Modified many of the principles of the Warren Court

The Clinton Years

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New Agendas and Challenges

  • The 2000 Election
  • Democrat Al Gore
  • Texas Governor Geroge W. Bush
  • Controversy over results

  • Establishing the Bush Agenda
  • Tax cuts
  • Education reform

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  • Charting New Foreign Policies
  • Republicans believed Clinton had been too interested in international cooperation
  • Weakened the nation’s power

New Agendas and Challenges

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  • An Assault Against a Nation
  • September 11, 2001
  • Among Democrats and Republicans, efforts were made to minimize political rhetoric and support the president
  • Al-Qaeda
  • Saddam Hussein in Iraq

New Agendas and Challenges

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War and Politics

  • War on Terrorism
  • Al-Qaeda
  • Osama bin Laden
  • Coalition-building efforts

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War and Politics

  • Iraq and Politics
  • Saddam Hussein
  • “shock and awe”
  • Iraq became a new kind of war zone

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War and Politics

  • Bush’s Second Term
  • Hurricane Katrina
  • Troop surge

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  • Economic Crisis and Obama
  • Obama won 2008 election
  • 53% of popular vote
  • TARP

  • The Politics of Filibuster
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  • Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act

War and Politics

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  • Republican Resurgence
  • Tea Party movement
  • Gridlock and Election of 2012
  • Budget Control Act
  • Mitt Romney – Republican candidate
  • “fiscal cliff”
  • Obama re-elected
  • 51% of vote

War and Politics

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