AP United States History - Terms and People – Unit 13, Chapter 41 (13th Ed.)
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America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2004
Chapter 41 Themes:
Theme: Elected as the first baby-boom president, Bill Clinton tried to turn the Democratic party in a more
centrist direction. Ideological conflicts and sharp partisan battles in the 1990s were partly overshadowed by a
booming economy, a balanced federal budget, and Americas search to define its role in the increasingly
global economy and system of international relations.
Theme: The 2000 election and the subsequent events that followed it would deeply divide the nation and
alienate the United States from traditional allies in the world community.
After studying Chapter 41 in your textbook, you should be able to:
1. Explain the Clinton victory in 1992, and describe Clinton’s attempt to navigate between
traditional liberal Democratic values and his centrist “new Democrat” policies.
2. Discuss the causes and consequences of violence that plagued American society in the 1990s.
3. Describe Clinton’s economic policies and the impact of the economic boom of the 1990s on
issues of global trade.
4. Discuss the Clinton administration’s intervention in the Balkans, and its failed efforts to broker a
Middle East Peace agreement.
5. Analyze the fierce partisan warfare between Clinton and the “Gingrich Republicans,” and discuss
the causes and consequences of Clinton’s impeachment and acquittal.
6. Describe the disputed 2000 election and its partisan impact on American politics.
7. Discuss the impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks on American society and global
involvements, including wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
8. Describe President George W. Bush’s domestic and foreign policies, and explain why there were
such deep divisions in American politics in the early 2000s.
Know the following people and terms. Consider the historical significance of each term or person.
Also note the dates of the event if that is pertinent.
A. People
William Clinton
George H. W. Bush
Dan Quayle
H. Ross Perot
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Carol Mosley-Braun
Donna Shalala
Henry Cisneros
Ron Brown
Janet Reno
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Newt Gingrich
Robert Dole
John McCain
Madeleine Albright
AP United States History - Terms and People – Unit 13, Chapter 41 (13th Ed.)
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Monica Lewinsky
Kenneth Starr
William Rehnquist
+Ralph Nader
Al Gore
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
James Jeffords
Osama bin Laden
Colin Powell
Saddam Hussein
John Ashcroft
Donald Rumsfeld
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Timothy McVeigh
+=One of the 100 Most Influential Americans of All Time, as ranked by The Atlantic. Go to Webpage to see all 100.
B. Terms:
partisan
junta
“culture wars”
“unfunded mandates”
globalization
“ethnic cleansing”
“red” and “blue” states
“a-symmetrical warfare”
“axis of evil”
New Democrats
Brady Bill
Branch Davidians
Columbine High School
Welfare Reform Bill
Contract with America
Hopwood v. Texas
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Kosovo
Whitewater
September 11, 2001 (9 / 11)
AP United States History - Terms and People – Unit 13, Chapter 41 (13th Ed.)
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World Trade Center
Al Queda
Taliban
Patriot Act
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Enron and WorldCom
Gratz v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger
NAFTA
UNMOVIC
International Atomic Energy Agency
Kyoto Treaty
C. Voices from the past:
"The 1990s must be a decade of invention, innovation, creativity and reform. We must decentralize power and
programs away from Washington. We must liberate individuals, neighborhoods and local and state governments so they
can experiment with new and better methods of getting the job done."
Newt Gingrich - Heritage Lecture, "The Washington Establishment vs. The American People: A Report from the
Budget Summit," August 22, 1990
“Today I ordered our armed forces to strike at terrorist-related facilities in Afghanistan and Sudan because of the
imminent threat they presented to our national security. Our target was terror. Our mission was clear -- to strike at the
network of radical groups affiliated with and funded by Osama bin Laden, perhaps the preeminent organizer and
financier of international terrorism in the world today.
They have made the United States their adversary precisely because of what we stand for and what we stand against.
A few months ago, and again this week, bin Laden publicly vowed to wage a terrorist war against America, saying -and I quote – ‘We do not differentiate between those dressed in military uniforms and civilians. They are all targets.’
And so this morning, based on the unanimous recommendation of my national security team, I ordered our armed forces
to take action to counter an immediate threat from the bin Laden network.”
From Text of President Bill Clinton's Speech on August 20, 1998
President George W. Bush addressing the nation at 10:16 PM on March 19, 2003
My fellow citizens, at this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm
Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.
On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam
Hussein's ability to wage war. These are opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign. More than 35
countries are giving crucial support -- from the use of naval and air bases, to help with intelligence and logistics, to the
deployment of combat units. Every nation in this coalition has chosen to bear the duty and share the honor of serving in
our common defense. . . .
I want Americans and all the world to know that coalition forces will make every effort to spare innocent civilians
from harm. A campaign on the harsh terrain of a nation as large as California could be longer and more difficult than
some predict. And helping Iraqis achieve a united, stable and free country will require our sustained commitment. . . .
Our nation enters this conflict reluctantly -- yet, our purpose is sure. The people of the United States and our friends
and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder. We will
meet that threat now, with our Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Marines, so that we do not have to meet it later
with armies of fire fighters and police and doctors on the streets of our cities.
Now that conflict has come, the only way to limit its duration is to apply decisive force. And I assure you, this will
not be a campaign of half measures, and we will accept no outcome but victory.
My fellow citizens, the dangers to our country and the world will be overcome. We will pass through this time of
peril and carry on the work of peace. We will defend our freedom. We will bring freedom to others and we will prevail.
May God bless our country and all who defend her.
AP United States History - Terms and People – Unit 13, Chapter 41 (13th Ed.)
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D. Interpreting Political Cartoons
1. Who is speaking? ________________________________________________
2. Of whom is he speaking? ___________________________________________
3. Why is he saying this? _____________________________________________
4. Is this cartoon supportive of or critical of the speaker? _________________________
E. Map work: Identify the places numbered and lettered on the maps that follow.
AP United States History - Terms and People – Unit 13, Chapter 41 (13th Ed.)
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Map work: Identify the places numbered and lettered on the map below.
Russia
Georgia
Armenia
A
Azerbaijan
Turkmenistan
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1. ______________________________
8. _____________________________
2. ______________________________
9. _____________________________
3. ______________________________
10. ____________________________
4. ______________________________
11. ____________________________
5. ______________________________
12._____________________________
6. ______________________________
13._____________________________
7. ______________________________
14._____________________________
A. ___________________________________
AP United States History - Terms and People – Unit 13, Chapter 41 (13th Ed.)
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and become a responsible citizen. Therefore, on my honor, I pledge that I have neither given nor received unauthorized assistance on this work.
Identify the places numbered and lettered on the map of Iraq below:
A
B
2
C
3
1
D
E
F
A. _________________________
B. ________________________
C. _________________________
D. ________________________
E. _________________________
F. ________________________
1. _________________________
2. ____________________River
3. _____________________River
4. ____________________Gulf
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