HIST+152+Today+(S17)


 * TREMENDOUS THURSDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2017**


 * Mood music:**

Pull songs from this wiki page: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Music+2


 * Christmas Carols**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday songs on Thursday** (1 more week and we'll be through)


 * I. Prayer/attendance**


 * II. IDEA evaluation**

We will take time at the end of class today.


 * III. Exam #4 (Final Exam)**

It will not be cumulative. Same format as the previous three exams.

Exam #4 Study Guide is on the following wiki page: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/HIST+152+Exam+4+F17

Exam #4 Schedule:

Tuesday, 12 December from 9:35-11:25 in this same room.


 * IV. In class today: reaction to homework**

Interviews with Rangers on the Black Hawk Down mission in Somalia []

President Clinton Admits to Affair With Monica Lewinsky []


 * V. In class today: new material**


 * PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON**

Video: Bill Clinton bio https://youtu.be/w2yX0JAn10Y

Video: 60-Second Presidents (PBS) Bill Clinton https://youtu.be/6ZaEOeoHJw8


 * Election of 1992**

Campaign commercials website (Living Room Candidate) http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1992

1. Republican George H.W. Bush (Bush #41). Incumbent President Seemed to lack the "vision thing." Faulted for concentrating on foreign policy.

2. Democrat Bill Clinton. Arkansas governor. "New democrat." More toward center. Democrats countered: "it's the economy, stupid."

3. Ross Perot. Texas billionaire led a third–party bid.

Video: Giant Sucking Sound - Ross Perot 1992 Presidential Debate http://youtu.be/Rkgx1C_S6ls

4. Clinton won electoral college (with only 43% of popular vote)


 * Somalia ("Black Hawk Down") 1993**

Video: Inside the Real Black Hawk Down | No Man Left Behind http://youtu.be/O1uvpakorog

Somalia, 1992–1993 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1993-2000/somalia

Ambush in Mogadishu (FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/

Interviews with Rangers on the Black Hawk Down mission http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/rangers/


 * 1994 Congressional elections**

Republicans won both houses of Congress for the first time since 1954.

Newt Gingrich became the outspoken/controversial House Speaker.

Republicans offered a "Contract with America": a list of reforms to be passed during the first One Hundred Days.


 * Government Shutdowns (1995-1996)**

Congressional Republicans shut down government over balanced budget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_government_shutdowns_of_1995%E2%80%931996

They were seen by many as ideologically inflexible.


 * Presidential Election of 1996: Clinton ran for a second term**

President Clinton seen as reasonable and moderate Protector of certain federal programs that Congress attacked. Gained support of women, who benefited from such programs.

Campaign commercials (Living Room Candidate) 1996 http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1996


 * War in Europe: Kosovo**

Map: The Breakup of Yugoslavia/Civil War in Bosnia http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/1483/1518969/DIVI725.jpg

Balkans War: a brief guide http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17632399

Republicans will later be against any idea of nation-building.


 * Impeachment attempted over the Monica Lewinsky affair**

President Clinton Admits to Affair With Monica Lewinsky []

Video: The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal | National Geographic http://youtu.be/9M9TZ1ebQCA

Impeachment summary (BBC News) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/clinton_under_fire/timeline/168540.stm


 * Bill Clinton legacy**

"Breathtakingly bright but capable of doing really dumb things."

Hillary Clinton's present and future role.


 * PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH (BUSH #43)**

Video: George W. Bush bio https://youtu.be/lAvv-zPLurs

Video: 60-Second Presidents (PBS) George W. Bush https://youtu.be/lEzWhB6BPcY

Campaign commercials http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2000 http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2004

Election of 2000 http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/1483/1518969/DIVI730.jpg


 * PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA**

Video: Barack Obama bio http://youtu.be/1-IgxSn21jU

Video: 60-Second Presidents (PBS) Barack Obama https://youtu.be/tZO37dPaSQw

Campaign commercials http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2008 http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2012