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1990s-Present Module
1990s-Present Module
President George W. H. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an American politician, diplomat and businessman who served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993.
Cold War Over
In late 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics. With stunning speed, the Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end.
Persian Gulf War
Save This Word! A war between the forces of the United Nations, led by the United States, and those of Iraq that followed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. The United Nations forces, called the Coalition, expelled Iraqi troops from Kuwait in March 1991
Immigration from 90s to 200s
The number of immigrants living in the United States has more than tripled since 1970, from 9.6 million to 28.4 million. As a percentage of the U.S. population, immigrants have more than doubled, from 4.7 percent in 1970 to 10.4 percent in 2000.
By historical standards, the number of immigrants living in the United States is unprecedented. Even at the peak of the great wave of early 20th century immigration, the number of immigrants living in the United States was less than half what it is today (13.5 million in 1910).
Immigration has become the determinate factor in population growth. The 11.2 million immigrants who indicated they arrived between 1990 and 2000 plus the 6.4 million children born to immigrants in the United States during the 1990s are equal to almost 70 percent of U.S. population growth over the last 10 years.
In 2000, 37.4 percent of immigrants are naturalized citizens, and immigrants account for 5.5 percent of all eligible voters.
The poverty rate for immigrants is 50 percent higher than that of natives, with immigrants and their U.S.-born children (under age 21) accounting for 22 percent of all persons living in poverty.
The proportion of immigrant households using welfare programs is 30 to 50 percent higher than that of native households.
One-third of immigrants do not have health insurance — two and one-half times the rate for natives. Immigrants who arrived after 1989 and their U.S.-born children account for 60 percent or 5.5 million of the increase in the size the uninsured population.
Immigration accounts for virtually all of the national increase in public school enrollment over the last two decades. In 2000, there were 8.6 million school-age children from immigrant families in the United States.
Immigrants and natives exhibit remarkably similar rates of entrepreneurship, with about 1 in 9 of both groups being self-employed.
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), signed on October 30, 1947, by 23 countries, was a legal agreement minimizing barriers to international trade by eliminating or reducing quotas, tariffs, and subsidies while preserving significant regulations. Remained in effect until 1995—at which point its membership had grown to 128 countries. It was replaced by the World Trade Organization.
President Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton; born August 19, 1946 is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Prior to his presidency, he served as governor of Arkansas (1979–1981 and 1983–1992) and as attorney general of Arkansas (1977–1979).
Bill Clinton’s Impeachment
Bill Clinton was caught in a scandal of having an affair with a woman named Monica Lewinski. He was put on trial and impeached by the House of Representatives but was not impeached by the Senate.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), controversial trade pact signed in 1992 that gradually eliminated most tariffs and other trade barriers on products and services passing between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
President George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he had previously been the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.
Third Parties on the 1992 Presidential Election
1992
Ross Perot ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate for President of the United States. Grass-root organizations sprang up in every state to help Perot achieve ballot access.
He led the three-way race with Republican nominee George H. W. Bush, the incumbent President, and Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas, the Democratic nominee. He dropped out in July 1992 amid controversy, but re-entered in October, participating in all three presidential debates. Perot appeared on every state ballot as a result of the earlier draft efforts. He won several counties, finished in second place in two states, and finished in third place overall, receiving close to 18.97 percent of the popular vote, the most won by a third-party presidential candidate since Teddy Roosevelt. Perot showed that a 3rd party can make a dent in the election. Many say that because he ran, he took votes away from George H. W. Bush and therefore Clinton won.
Third Parties on the 2000 Presidential Election
The 2000 elections was a tight race Bush and Gore running neck and neck. The race was decided by Florida and it was counted that George W. Bush won. Nevertheless, Gore wanted a recount because it was so close, a little under 600 votes worth. This got national attention.
Some analysis stated that Nader acted as a third-party spoiler in the 2000 U.S. presidential election, while some statistics showed that the numbers of Democrats who voted Republican outweighed those who voted Green, and Nader himself disputed the claim of being a spoiler.
2001 Terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon
The September 11 attacks, often referred to as 9/11, were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Wahhabi terrorist group Al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001
The Patriot Act is legislation passed in 2001 to improve the abilities of U.S. law enforcement to detect and deter terrorism. The act's official title is, “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism,” or USA-PATRIOT.
Patriotism
After the 9-11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. the American people saw a surge in Patriotism through music, wearing or erecting the American Flag, enlisting in the military to go to war.
The U.S. also saw a surge of profiling against those of perceived Middle Eastern descent. Much like McCarthyism in the Cold War neighbor turned against their neighbor, thinking they were terrorists if they were Muslim.
New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a tropical cyclone that struck the southeastern United States in late August 2005. The hurricane and its aftermath claimed more than 1,800 lives, and it ranked as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
In New Orleans the levee broke and flooded the area and many of the people had to relocated, migrating to other areas in the United States, mainly Texas.
2008 Election of first black president, Barack Obama
Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States (2009-2017) and the first African American to be elected to that office.
Healthcare, Obama's Term
The comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010 (sometimes known as ACA, PPACA, or “Obamacare”). The law provides consumers with subsidies (“premium tax credits”) that lower costs for households with incomes between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) - which President Obama signed into law on February 17th, 2009 - was an unprecedented action to stimulate the economy. It included measures to modernize our nation's energy and communication infrastructure and enhance energy independence.
Women
Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Maria Sotomayor; born June 25, 1954) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009 and has served since August 8, 2009. Sotomayor is the first Hispanic and Latina member of the Court.
Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton served as the 67th United States Secretary of State, under President Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2013, overseeing the department that conducted the foreign policy of Barack Obama. ... She is also the only former First Lady of the United States to become a member of the United States Cabinet.
Global War on Terror
The war on terror, also known as the Global War on Terrorism and U.S. War on Terror, is an international military campaign launched by the United States government after the September 11 attacks.
Technology of the 90s
Laptops
Bill Gates-internet & vaccines
Jeff Bezos-Amazon
Cell Phones
Steve Jobs
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