1990s Flashcards
(38 cards)
What traditional liberal policy did Bill go for
universal health care
Who was in charge for selling health care
Hillary CIinton
why/how did he reduce Federal Deficit
It is easier because it is peace time
Both the House controlled by Rep and Bill claimed it
Who actually reduces spending federal budget
Newt Gingrich
What does Clinton do to Welfare
reduced it
First terrorist attack on World Trade Center
1993 Al Qaeda blew up a parking garage in the World Trade Tower
Oklahoma City bombing
1995 Alfred P Murrah Federal Building bombed; Anti Federal government but just killed kids
First School Shooting
1999 Two Teenage students at Columbine HS in Colorado killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves
Janet Reno
1st female Attorney Gerneral
Donna Shalala
Sect of Health and Human Services
Hernery Cineros
led HUD
Ron Brown
Sect of Commerce 1st black cabinet
Who did Bill nominate
RGB
Somalia during clinton
- Black Hawk Down
- 11 US Soldiers died
Balkans
US led NATO airstrikes finally curtailed ethnic cleanings by the Serbs in Kosovo
Rwanda
US stayed out of Rwanda civil war
China clinton
massive trade deal
NAFTA
- North america free trade
- With Mexico and Canada
What decisions did Ross Perot give
He was against NAFTA
1996 Election
Reelected against bob Dole
1996 election map
Clinton won everything except the midwest and deep south
Clinton Scandal
- Monica Lewinsky
- got Clinton on Perjury and Obstruction of Justice
lied under oath
Election of 2000
Al Gore vs George W Bush
What happened in the election of 2000
Al Gore won popular vote but note election
