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Chapter 27

The Modern Era

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Monica Lewinsky Intern at the White House, who had sexual affairs with President Clinton.
Bill Clinton 42nd president; advocated economic and healthcare reform; second president to be impeached.
Boris Yeltsin Leader of Russia in the late 1980s and 1990s; took over from Mikhail Gorbachev as reforms continued and Communist Party control ended.
Russia (blank)
Social Security System established by the 1935 Social Security Act to provide financial security, in the form of regular payments, to people who cannot support themselves.
Surplus (blank)
No Child Left Behind Act Bush's proposal to make school grading systems equal.
George W. Bush 43rd president; led efforts to unite world against terrorism.
Bosnia (blank)
Middle East (blank)
1992 Election Clinton won over Bush.
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement- Agreement calling for the removal of trade restrictions among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Ethnic Cleansing (blank)
Terrorism A big issue dealing with Bush's presidency.
Apartheid The systematic segregation of people of different racial backgrounds.
South Africa (blank)
Healthcare Many people had no health insurance so Clinton tried to change this.
Contract with America Pledge, made by Republican candidates in the 1994 election campaign, to scale back government, eliminate some regulations, cut taxes, and balance the budget.
Whitewater Charges that President Clinton had engaged in improper business transactions before becoming President.
2000 Election Bush won to become President over democratic Al Gore.
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