What the issues of the 1992 presidential campaign? What was Clinton’s domestic and foreign policy agenda? What were the political events surrounding Clinton’s impeachment? Issues: Recession Lack of Job Creation Candidates: George HW Bush ( R) William J. Clinton ( D) H. Ross Perot ( Reform Party) Interest rates were cut , taxes were raised on middle and upper incomes, taxes on gas, oil, natural gas. st Budget surplus-1 time in 30 years, Businesses expanded Unemployment fell, stock market took off Clinton appointed Hillary Clinton to head a health-care reform plan Clinton had promised affordable health care The bill never made it through Congress Family Medical Leave Act – 12 weeks unpaid leave for birth or adoption of a child Ameri-Corps Program – Students work in low income areas as Doctors, teachers, and cleaning up the environment. 1996 – Limits were put on how long people could collect benefits “Block Grants” given out to states People moved from Welfare to Workfare Strong Economy helped Contract with America – Promised term limits, a balanced budget amendment, tax cuts, tough crime laws, and welfare reform Newt Gingrinch Clinton (D) vs Dole ( R) Strong Economy and Welfare Reform helped Clinton The Clinton’s were investigated for the White Water land deal in Arkansas in 1979 Did Illegal $ go towards Clinton’s run for Governor? Independent Investigator Kenneth Starr led the investigation Starr discovered Clinton had an improper relationship with a White House Intern Clinton was charged with lying under oath and obstruction of justice Senate could not convict him Oklahoma City Bombing -1995 Columbine HS – 1999 World Trade Center 1993 1992- US peace keepers come under fire in the African Nation of Somalia ( Black Hawk Down) 1994- Clinton dispatches troops to Haiti, to force the military leaders to step down’ ( Haitian Immigration) 1999 – NATO with US participation launched air strikes against Serbia Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin & PLO leader Yassar Arafat signed a Declaration of Principles PLO recognizes Israel’s right to exist Israel recognized the PLO as the reps of the Palestinian people. 256 bombed in Israel by radicals Rabin assassinated by a right wing Israeli In July 2000, PLO rejected the all of Gaza, and 90% of the West Bank – New Palestine Uprising & No Peace 1994 -NAFTA- North American Free Trade Agreement – Canada, US, Mexico