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 Chapter 34: America in New Millennium America’s Changing Mosaic Demographic Population ↑ 36%+ Americans were minority (2005) Hispanics became the nation's largest minority group Mexicans largest legal immigrants group Traditional family unit ↓ Singles ↑ Divorce ↑ African American rate for single-parent homes ↑ Crime and violence ↑ (2000) leading cause of death for African Americans is 24 years old ⇒ homicide Bush to Clinton Clinton Arkansas governor William Jefferson Clinton was democratic nominee Self-absorbed and self-indulgent “Slick Willie” Senator Alebert (Al) Gore Jr. (VP) H. Ross Perot on independent ticket Domestic Policy in Clinton’s First Term Clinton:  North American Free Trade Agreement → trade agreement with Canada and Mexico Clinton failed health care (Hillarycare) “Sintax” on tobacco and alcohol to fund the program Republican Insurgency Push Back Georgian Newton Leroy Gingrich → Republican Speaker of the House Contract with America → a 10 point contract that wa...

  The Carter Presidency Carter’s presidency Close election of 1976 Claimed to be incorruptible New generation of moderate southern democrats Fair to be a leader Tried to do too much too fast Highs More African American Women Amnesty to men who flawed the country to avoid serving in the war Department of Energy and Department of Education Environmental initiatives → coal mining, $1.6 billion “Superfund” to clean toxic chemical waste sites A proposal to protect over 100 million acres of Alaskan land from development Lows Political Naiveté Energy Program Foreign policy Cut off to aid to countries who violated basic human rights Turning over the Panama Canal Camp David Accords → Egypt’s Anwar el-Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin at Tel Aviv ⇒ extremist assassinated Sadat cause they called him a traitor Tax cuts and increase in public spending Strategic Arms Limitation Talks with the Soviets (SALT II) → moot after Soviets invade Afghanistan 4 November 1979 → Iranian mouths storm the U.S...