1990s Current Events
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- US Voters
- characterized by low voter turnout
- Fall of Berlin Wall
- symbol of the Collapse of Communism
- Persian Gulf War
- 1991 war to assure the flow of Middle East oil to U.S.
- National Campaign Funds
- derived mostly from individuals and special interest groups
- NAFTA (N. Amer. free trade agreement)
- Pres. Clinton plan to stimulate the economy
- Bosnia and Kosovo
- Human rights violations led Pres. Clinton military action
- 1980s Jobs
- most new jobs were service related
- Teflon President
- reference to Pres. Clinton's voter approval despite character flaws
- Women in work force
- Since 1990 women made up more than half the labor force
- 1980 Japanese relations
- most influenced by imbalance of trade w/ United States