CHAPTER 26-

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CHAPTER 26-The U.S. in Todays World

• Identifications

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• 362. William Jefferson Clinton-42nd
  president...Democrat...vowed to strengthen weak
  economy lead Demo party in a more moderate
  direction.
• 363. Columbine High School-April 99, two
  students at h.s. in Colorado, killed 12 students
  and 1 teacher (wounded 23) before killing
  themselves...school violence.

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• 364. World Trade Center I-first terrorist on WTC
  in NYC...1993 (bomb exploded in basement parking
  garage).
• 365. Oklahoma City Federal Building
  Bombing-1995...Timothy McVeigh convicted of
  detonation which destroyed federal office
  building, killing 168 men, women and children.

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• 366. World Trade Center II-second terrorist
  attack on WTC...9-11...hijacked planes flown
  into buildings which collapsed...3000
  killed...panic resulted.
• 367. US/UN in Bosnia-US troops joined other NATO
  troops in fighting Serbs and their ethnic
  cleansing...helped to negotiate a peace
  settlement.

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• 368. Newt Gingrich/Contract with America-94, he
  turned voters dissatisfaction with Clinton into
  Republican support...drafted contract-10 items
  Republicans promised to enact if they won control
  of Congress...included, term limits, balanced
  budget amendment, tax cuts, tougher crime laws
  welfare reform...cont---------

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• Congressional Election of 94, Republicans
  defeated Democrats and won control of both houses
  of Congress...Gingrich Speaker of the
  House...Congress clashed with Clinton...fed
  government shut down for several weeks in 1995.

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• 369. Clinton investigated impeached-70s
  involved in Whitewater (Land) Development
  schemeused improperly to fund governor (ARK)
  campaign...Aug 94, independent counsel (Kenneth
  Starr) investigated Whitewater relationship
  with intern (Lewinsky) charge that Clinton lied
  under oath...Dec98 House of Reps voted (cont)-

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• to impeach Clinton on charges of perjury and
  obstruction of justice...2nd president (1st in
  130 years) to be impeached...vote fell short of
  conviction-Clinton apologized for his actions.

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• 370. George W. Bush-2000 election...Republican
  defeated Al Gore-too close to call
  election...Gore won popular vote...Bush won
  Electoral College via Florida...and 5 to 4 in US
  Supreme Court.
• 371. service sector-part of economy that
  provides services to consumers.

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• 372. downsize-trim payrolls to streamline
  operations and increase profits.
• 373. Bill Gates-celebrated entrepreneur...advent
  of personal computers...software
  company-Microsoft...2000wealthiest perosn in the
  world with assets of about 60 Billion.

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• 374. information superhighway-network of
  communication devices linking people and
  institutions across the nation and the world.
• 375. internet-international network linking
  computers and allowing almost instant transmittal
  of text, images and sound...from late 1960s-by
  1995, internet had become household word.

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• 376. Proposition 187-1994, California
  passed...cut all education and nonemergency
  health benefits to illegal immigrants...ruled
  unconstitutional in March 98