1988-Present1988-Present

The Age of Globalization

PresidentsPresidents

George H. W. Bush (Rep)1989-1993– Dan Quayle

Bill Clinton (Dem) 1993-2001– Al Gore

George W. Bush (Rep) 2001-2009– Dick Cheney

Barack ObamaJoe Biden

Election of 1988Election of 1988

Willie Horton AdWillie Horton Ad

George Bush IGeorge Bush I

BUSH I – Economy BUSH I – Economy

“No New Taxes?”Raised taxes to pay down debtBy 1992 U.S. was in recessionSavings and Loan Scandal

– Taxpayer Bailouts – (Remember-Reagan Deregulation)

Civil RightsCivil Rights

Flag burning 1989Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

Rodney King Race Riots 1992

Events AbroadEvents Abroad

Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)

Soviet Union Breakup (1992)

Invasion of Panama (1992) – troops sent to capture dictator and drug lord Manuel Noriega

Desert StormDesert Storm

Actually, more like…Actually, more like…

Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War

Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invades Kuwait

Bush sends troops to Saudi Arabia with UN authorization (Desert Shield) 1990

½ million Americans and Allied Coalition bomb Iraq and send ground troops into Kuwait (Desert Storm) January 1991

Cease-fire ordered in February but Saddam remained in power

Aftermath of Persian Gulf WarAftermath of Persian Gulf War

Harsh UN Sanctions imposed“No Fly Zone” establishedShiite (south) rebellion and later Kurdish (north)rebellion crushed by Iraqi Army

“Gulf War Syndrome”

Bill ClintonBill Clinton

1992 Election1992 ElectionClinton v Bush v Ross Perot Perot – Billionaire oil man ran strong independent campaign– Fiscal discipline

Bad economy, Perot siphoning conservatives and Clinton’s charisma sinks Bush

“Boxers or brief?”

“I did not inhale…”

Clinton Domestic IssuesClinton Domestic IssuesDon’t Ask Don’t Tell ‘93Family Medical Leave Act ‘93Brady Bill ‘93Welfare to Work

Clinton Domestic IssuesClinton Domestic Issues

Health-care reform – proposes universal health coverage – advocated by Hillary – rejected in Congress

Contract With AmericaContract With America 1994 Congressional elections – Newt Gingrich: Contract w/America Conservative talk shows, NRA Republicans win majority – leads to “Gov’t Shutdown” in 1995

Reelected in ’96 Clinton takes Republican issues of welfare reform and balanced budget

Foreign IssuesForeign Issues NAFTA 1994 – North American Free Trade Agreement lowered tariffs between U.S., Canada and Mexico

Foreign IssuesForeign Issues Election of Mandela Somolia- Black Hawk Down Ethnic Cleansing in former Yugoslavia

– Bosnia: Muslims, Serbs, Croats 1995 Kosovo: Serbian troops massacre ethnic Albanians

NATO bombing forces Serbians to withdraw from Kosovo

Oslo AccordsOslo AccordsArafat & PeresArafat & PeresCreates PNACreates PNA

WACOWACO‘93‘93

TerrorismTerrorismOklahoma CityOklahoma City

19951995

Timothy McVeighTimothy McVeigh

Columbine 1999Columbine 1999

TerrorismTerrorism

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USS COLE 2000

ScandalsScandalsJennifer Flowers/Paula JonesWhite WaterMonicagate

ImpeachmentImpeachmentClinton has affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky

Impeachment (1998)Impeachment (1998)

Clinton lied under oath about affair (Perjury)

Special Prosecutor appointed to investigate

Charged with perjury and obstruction of justice

Acquitted by Senate

2000 Election2000 Election

Al Gore (Dem) v GW Bush (Rep)

The 2000 ElectionThe 2000 Election Most bitterly contested election in 100 years

Gore/Lieberman– Moderate populism– Shadow of Clinton

Bush/Cheney– “Compassionate Conservative”

Roughly ½ of eligible voters went to polls

Voting irregularities Florida

2000 Election 2000 Election

One of the closest in historyCame down to FloridaRecount of ballots orderedSupreme Court ruled to end recount

Bush lost popular vote but won the election

Democrats angered by Democrats angered by outcomeoutcome

Domestic IssuesDomestic Issues

Tax cutsTax cutsTax cutsNo Child Left Behind – increased student and teacher accountability but did not provided funding for mandates

Attempted to “privatize” Social Security

Foreign IssuesForeign IssuesSeptember 11, 2001- U.S. attacked by multinational terrorist group Al-Qaida

Got Liberties?Got Liberties?

PATRIOT ACTBush Administration critics have accused Bush of violating Americans’ Constitutional rights tapping phones and computers

Bush argues that warrantless wiretapping is necessary to protect against terrorism and is within his executive authority

Foreign IssuesForeign Issues

Creation of Department of Homeland Security

Bush orders invasion of Afghanistan shortly after to pursue Al-Qaida and Osama Bin-Laden

Bush announces “War on Terror”Bush Doctrine – “preemptive war” = right to attack anyone who might possibly be thinking about maybe sometime in the future if they can possibly think about attacking us

Invasion of Iraq 2003Invasion of Iraq 2003

Bush administration tied 9/11 attacks, Bin Laden and Al Qaeda to Iraq and Saddam Hussein– No ties, no links

Global terrorist threat and “Axis of Evil”

Remake the Middle East into pro-Western democracies favorable to the US

“Mission Accomplished” War dragged on…Where’s Bin Laden? Several trillion dollars

Foreign IssuesForeign Issues

Invasion of Iraq (2003) – to find WMD…I mean remove Saddam…I mean establish democracy…well, we’re there we need to finish the job

Saddam is deposed, civil war and violence has ensued

Al-Qaida LATER had presence in Iraq

Reelected in 2004Reelected in 2004Defeats John Kerry in narrow victory

KatrinaKatrina

Barack ObamaBarack Obama

Obama and EconomyObama and EconomyAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009– (Stimulus Package)

ObamaObama

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009– (Stimulus Package)

Health Care ReformAffordable Care Act 2010 (“Obamacare”)

Affordable Care Act Cases 2012 “Congressional Taxation Power”

Tea Party Movement Tea Party Movement 2009-102009-10

Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street Sept 2011Sept 2011

DADT Repealed 2010DADT Repealed 2010

2012 Election2012 Election

Current Public Policy Issues Current Public Policy Issues

Gun Control?Gun Control?

Same Sex MarriageSame Sex Marriage

Scarcity of Energy ResourcesScarcity of Energy Resources – – War? Recession? Global Warming? War? Recession? Global Warming?

Alternative Sources?Alternative Sources?

Major Issues In Modern WorldMajor Issues In Modern World

Terrorism – by organizations or nations

Growth of multinational corporations – too much wealth and influence? Has led to outsourcing but increased global trade

Longer life spans – how to support aging population

Major Issues In Modern WorldMajor Issues In Modern World

Technology – increased pace of change

Internet – Access to more info than ever – the great democratizer? - invasions of privacy? – Threat to traditional learning?