Key Questions
How did George W. Bush win the most controversial presidential election in American history?
The election hinged on Florida’s disputed results. Recounts and ballot issues led to the Supreme Court ruling in Bush v. Gore, stopping the recount and giving Bush the victory, despite losing the popular vote.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
1994 deal, removed trade barriers between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Bill Clinton
42nd U.S. president, strong president, but faced scandals
Analyze the Bush administration’s reaction to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
After 9/11, Bush launched the War on Terror, invading Afghanistan (2001) to target al-Qaeda and Iraq (2003) over alleged WMDs. He expanded surveillance, created Homeland Security, and shifted U.S. focus to counterterrorism.
Digital divide
Gap between people with internet and computer access and those without.
George W. Bush
The 43rd U.S. president, in presidency during 9/11 and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Describe the reasons for the recession of 2001-2002.
Recession: in 2001, businesses began making use of the internet, but they realized the difficulty of profiting off of it. This caused a sell off of tech. Stocks. Also the Enron Corporation (an energy trading company) collapsed, and that also revealed corruption and scandals amongst many in the corporate world.
“Right to Life” Movement vs “Pro-Choice” Movement
“Right to Life” Movement: Group, opposes abortion supports bans, wants stricter laws.
“Pro-Choice” Movement: Group, Supports Abortion, says it is a woman’s right to choose,
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton's intern, had affair with him--> led to political trouble and investigations.
What was the impact of AIDS
AIDS started to affect homosexual men. As soon as they took preventative measures, AIDS started to affect the heterosexual community. Led to doctors finding ways to treat the disease so people affected with AIDS could increase their expected lifespans
Environmentalism
Movement to preserve nature and reduce things such as emissions
Al Gore
Clinton’s vice president, lost the 2000 election to Bush
Describe the reasons for the economic boom of the 1990s
Boom: during the 1970s, when there was an economic hardship, there were new business practices. This included new technology, which allowed consumers to get their needs met, merging corporations, and reduced labor costs (less unions and cheaper production in new locations)
Enron scandal
Energy company fraud, caused Enron to collapse.(lied about profits)
John Kerry
Democrat, Massachusetts, lost the 2004 election to Bush