Chapter 31 The Post-Cold War World: 1992-2002

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Chapter 31The Post-Cold War World 1992-2002

• The American People, 6th ed.

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The Changing Face of the American People
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The New Pilgrims

• Immigration once again soared in the 1990s
• Faltering economies in their native countries
  brought most immigrants to America
• The scarcity of good jobs and fears of cultural
  dilution brought increasing resistance from
  established Americans

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Economic and Social Change
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Boom and Bust

• American economic growth during the 1990s was not
  as remarkable as that during the 1950s was still
  impressive given the context of economic failures
  in other countries
• All economic indicators improved during the
  decade, with significant growth in the stock
  market
• Although the nation enjoyed the economic boom,
  poverty was still a problem in the U.S.

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Aging and Illness

• The population of America continued to live
  longer as the century concluded
• Potential problems with the solvency of the
  Social Security program and refusal of many
  Americans to retire has led to new problems in
  the national economy
• Although healthcare improved, devastating
  diseases such as AIDS and Alzheimers disease
  continued to ravage the population

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III. Democratic Revival
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Democratic Victory

• A youthful Bill Clinton stood in stark contrast
  to incumbent President George H.W. Bush in 1992
• The electorate responded to Clintons charisma
  and elected him to two terms that saw the longest
  uninterrupted economic growth in the nations
  history

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Partisan Politics and Impeachment

• Clinton had been accused of having engaged in an
  improper sexual relationship with Monica
  Lewinsky, a White House intern.
• The Republican Congress considered impeachment
  and devoted much energy to the process of removal
• After weeks of testimony, the Senate voted for
  acquittal

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The Second Bush Presidency
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The Election of 2000

• In a haze of law suits and countersuits, the
  presidential election of 2000 became the closest
  and most contested in American history.
• George Bush, son of the former president, barely
  defeated Vice President Albert Gore
• The closeness of the election made Americans
  examine their methods of presidential election
  and consider sweeping reforms

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