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• Balanced Budget
– Welfare was limited (Under Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunities)
The Election of 1996
• Republicans
– Bob Dole
• Democrats
– Clinton (Al Gore, The Creator Of The Internet, as VP)
Clinton’s Second Term
• Technology and wireless communication
flourished
• Inflation fell to 2%
• The price of houses quadrupled
• Unemployment was the lowest ever
IMPEACHMENT
Clinton was indicted and impeached for perjury
and obstruction of justice in the end of the
year 1998
The Lone Superpower in a New Century
Disputed Election of 2000
• Democratic
– Al Gore (THE CREATOR OF THE INTERNET!!!!!)
• Republican
– George W. Bush
• Bush vs. Gore
– Made George Bush president, deciding the much
sought after, fought over, and disputed election
The Rise of Southern Republicans
• Southern conservatives took over congress
• The south was entirely conservative
• Conservatives dominate!!
Domestic Policies and Problems
• Republican Tax Cut
– 1.35 trillion tax cut
• Education Reform
– No Child Left Behind
– But what about No Child Left Bored To Death?
• Recession of 2001
– Dow Jones fell 38%
– $400 billion annual deficit
War on Terrorism
• September 11th, 2001
– Three planes flew into the World Trade Center,
and one crashed, killing over 3,000 people
• War in Afghanistan
– The US invaded Afghanistan to try to destroy Al
Qaeda
• Changing Foreign Policy
– NATO expanded
War In Iraq
• Bush labeled North Korea and Iran as the ‘Axis
of Evil’
• America attacked Iraq ‘Before Hussein could
make nuclear weapons’
• America and Britain took over Iraq, and
deposed Saddam Hussein
Elections of 2004
• Democratic
– John Kerry
• Republican
– George W. Bush who, despite everyone screaming
that he was a horrible president, got reelected
– Perhaps people just want something to complain
about??
Not Covered In The Textbook.
• Obama. Yes, we can.
The End
• So, you finished everything in the AMSCO. I
would go look over chapter thirty a little bit,
because I skimmed a lot. But most of that is
common knowledge to most of us Americans.
But it’s all good. You’re done. Go watch TV.