CONTEMPORARY AMERICA 1992 2013
BILL CLINTON
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Iran and Palastine
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Mexico and Canada
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France and Russia
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Clinton was deeply involved in the Middle East peace process to negotiate peace agreements between Israel and Palestine, as well as with the governments of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Clinton Parameters proposed a Palestinian state comprising between 94–96% of the West Bank and the entire Gaza Strip. Israel would annex the remaining land, which would include Israeli settlements, containing 80% of the settler population, mainly in major settlement blocs.
Detailed explanation-3: -The summit took place between 11 and 25 July 2000 and was an effort to end the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The summit ended without an agreement.
Detailed explanation-4: -Clinton presided over the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history. He signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, but failed to pass his plan for national health care reform.
Detailed explanation-5: -Israel maintains full diplomatic relations with two of its Arab neighbours, Egypt and Jordan, after signing peace treaties in 1979 and 1994 respectively.