**Creator**:: [[Aaron Bopp]] **Source**:: [[course_US History from 1870]] - [[notes_1980's General Notes]] - [[HW Bush]] - [[Domestic policy]] - "New chapter focused on unity diversity and generosity" - Deficit - Wanted to eliminate deficit to support new programs - compromised with [[democrats]] for tax hikes and spending cuts to get things done - legislation - Signed a lot of centrist legislation that got flack from both sides - [[America|Americans]] with disabilities act - businesses and republicans against - theory: independent people with disabilities would need less [[government]] support - Clean air acts - [[War on Drugs]] - Continued [[Reagan]]'s plans - Expanded drug control budget from 5bil-12bil - focused on prosecution and incarceration - Points of Light - [[Foreign Policy]] - Democracy abroad movement - Bush was not vocal on ending communist governments - Many countries left the [[Russia|USSR]] during Bush's term - reducing nuclear threat - Yeltsin worked with Bush to continue Gorbachev's push for nuclear dissarmement - gulf [[war]] - in 1990 [[Iraq]] invaded Kuwait - US responded with sanctions - UN responded with motions for all nations to oppose [[Iraq]] - Operation Desert Storm - Protect American Citizens - Restore Kuwaits [[government|govt]] - just 100 hours of land attacks - only 2 months long - [[Bill Clinton]] - [[21st Century America]] - First Term - Election of 1992 - Used [[media]] to connect to young voters - [[Republican]] party was split over Bush - Bush had raised taxes and supported centrist legislation - Perot ran as third party and was anti-[[debt]] - Clinton was centrist - [[Domestic Policy]] - Don't ask don't tell - Replaced welfare systems - immigrants could no longer access benefits - Hillary's healthcare intiative - in 90's 60 million [[America|Americans]] were uninsured or under insured - lack of transparency and [[congress]] involvement - [[America|Americans]] balked at "socialism" - anti-big [[government]] - did not reduce size of [[government]] - deregulated some industries - telecommunication - Great [[economy]] - North American Free Trade Agreement - eliminated terrifs - decreased deficit with tax hikes and spending cuts - decrease in [[unemployment]] with no inflation - possibly due to global competition - low energy courses - [[computer]] age - ecommerce boom - [[Foreign policy]] - rwandan genocide - somalia - haiti - tried to oust dictator and threatened invasion - doctrine of enlargement - promoted American involvement in foreign affairs - Ethnic wars in europe - post cold [[war]] [[europe]] - brought ex-[[Russia|USSR]] nations into NATO - Second term - 1994 elections - Republicans took back house and senate due to healthcare debocal - Election of 1996 - Clinton won easily against dole thanks to [[economy]] and [[Republican]] infighting - Clinton's centrism and charm helped shape modern [[democratic]] party - whitewater and Lewinsky affair marred his legacy but not that badly - [[notes_2000's General Notes]]