Clinton (1 gen 1993 anni – 1 gen 2001 anni)

Descrizione:

Bill Clinton- democrat
- "New democrat"
Launching Clinton Presidency:
- Budget accepted by Congress-> raise tax on rich, reduce gov. spending, tax creds. to help low-income
- NAFTA- NAmer free trade agreement aliminated most trade barriers b/w US, Mex, and Can (1999)
- Failed to reform healthcare-> put Hillary in charge
- Banned assault riffles from 1994-2004
- Welfare Reform- more choices for state
- "Don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays in military
- 1994 both houses of Congress turn republican-> stalemate
Triumphant and Embattled:
- Lewinsky scandal (1998)- media encouraged criticize and snoop in on president and officials personal lives
- House judiciary committee approves to court of impeachment (lying to grand jury and obstruction of justice) -> ends in acquittal
Foreign Policy:
- Somalia: failed humanitarian mission
(1993)
- Rwanda: failed to intervene in Genocide (1994)
- Haiti: US forced coup leader Raoul Cedras to give power back to elected Aristide (1994)
- Kosovo: NATO led massive bombing campaign against Serbian gov to end "ethnic cleansing" of Albanians in Kososvo (1999)
- Former Soviet Union: provide to corrupt gov, help to clean up nuclear arsenal

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