THE 1990’S

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER 1. What signaled that Americans were ready for change in 1992? 2.What is NAFTA? 3.What were the two incidents of violence in the U.S. in the 1990s? How did schools react? 4.What happened in 1993? 5.Briefly describe the scandal that marred Clinton’s presidency. 6.What laws were passed as a result of 9/11? 7.What is the Bush Doctrine? 8.What was the impact of Bush’s response to the terrorist attack against the U.S.?

THE CLINTON PRESIDENCY

FALL OF COMMUNISM LEADS TO BREAK UP OF YUGOSLAVIA *long-suppressed religious & ethnic hostilities rose to surface *led to ethnic cleansing – Serbs attacked Bosnians & Croats *1 st use of NATO to quell violence

AMERICA & THE MIDDLE EAST

BUSH DOCTRINE Pre-emption – strike 1 st not containment Act Alone, If Necessary Extend Freedom

WAR ON TERRORISM Invading Afghanistan Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda responsible for 9/11 Opposed U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia U.S. economic boycott of Iraq U.S. support of Israel Taliban allowed terrorist groups to train in Afghanistan Taliban refused to give up group, so U.S. & Great Britain invaded

Invading Iraq Part of wider war on terrorism Many believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction Saddam Hussein was tried and executed

ON THE HOME FRONT Patriot Act Department of Homeland Security Apple vs The FBI