George H. W. Bush Republican 1989-1993

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George H. W. BushRepublican1989-1993
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I. Political Background
a. 1967-71Serves as U.S. Representative from
Texas b. 1971-73 Serves as U.S. Ambassador to the
U.N. c. 1974-75 Serves as director of the CIA d.
1981-1989 Serves as VP under Reagan e. 1989-1993
Serves as 41st President
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II. Election of 1988

• a. George H.W. Bush/Dan Quayle (Republican)
• b. Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen (Democratic)

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• d. Election revolved around issues of the
  Iran-Contra Scandal and growing budget concerns
• e. Election Results
• 1. Popular Vote 48,886,097 (R), 41,809,074(D)
• 2. Electoral Vote 426 to 111

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III. Domestic Policy

• a. Read My Lips No New Taxes
• 1. Early campaign promise of Bush he came to
  later regret this statement
• 2. Long battles over the budget broke out
  after Bush was elected

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• 3. To help complete the budget process, Bush
  compromised with the Democrats on a federal
  deficit reduction that included tax increases.
• 4. Conservatives were outraged! Blocked the
  compromise but different version was passed.
  This version included both higher taxes and Bush
  s tax reform ideas.

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• b. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• 1. Lowered legal and physical obstacles for the
  physically challenged
• 2. Approved in 1990
• c. Additional Domestic Spending
• 1. More money was targeted for the improvement
  of education and the nations highways

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• 2. Clean Air Act set new antipollution
  standards for fuel burning
• d. Economic Recession
• 1. In spite of the financial growth of the
  1980s, 14 of Americans were still living in
  poverty. Economy stopped growing in the early
  1990s.

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e. Appointment of Supreme Court Justices

• 1. David Souter passed with no controversy
• 2. Clarence Thomas very controversial
  appointment. Thomas was accused of sexual
  harassment of Anita Hill. Hill was a member of
  Thomas staff

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David Souter and Clarence Thomas
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IV. Foreign Affairs

• a. China 1989
• 1. Chinese students protest the Communist
  government
• 2. Chinese tanks and troops of Deng Xiaping
  killed 2000 in Tiananmen Square June 5, Bush
  suspended arms sales to China

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• b. Fall of Communism
• 1. Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989
• 2. Berlin Wall opened at midnight Nov. 10 after
  the fall of the Communist regime in East Germany.
  Germany would be united October 3, 1990 as the
  Federal Republic of Germany and the parliament
  met in the Berlin Reichstag

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• c. Collapse of the Soviet Empire
• 1. 1990 Soviet republics began to issue
  declarations of independence
• 2. 1990 Boris Yeltsin was elected the chairman
  of the Russian Republic Parliament

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• 3. Attempted coup to overthrow Gorbachev after he
  refused to support military law
• 4. Military units were met by protest from
  Yeltsin and other republics
• 5. December 25, Gorbachev resigned new flag was
  raised on December 31 (Russian Tricolour)

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• c. Panama 1989- War on Drugs
• 1. Invaded Panama in to arrest President Manuel
  Noriega known drug king
• 2. Invaded by 22,500 U.S. troops Dec. 20 in
  Operation Just Cause.

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• 3. Noriega was captured on January 4 after
  seeking asylum from the Vatican embassy on
  December 24
• 4. U.S. Troops played relentless rock music over
  loudspeakers - songs by The Animals, Bobby
  Fuller, and Bruce Springsteen

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• d. Operation Desert Storm
• 1. August, 1990, Kuwait was attacked by Iraq.
• 2. Iraq also stationed armies near the borders
  of Saudi Arabia and Iran
• 3. Kuwait held 10 of the worlds oil reserves,
  Iran 10, S.A. 25

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• 4. Bush helped to create a broad international
  coalition against Iraq
• 5. Included support from most of the United
  Nations members
• 6. Bush ordered the largest deployment of troops
  (425,000 troops) since the Vietnam War
• 7. Called it Operation Desert Shield
• 8. January 1991, secured Congressional authority
  to use all necessary means to expel Iraq from
  Kuwait

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• 9. February 1991, ground forces pushed Iraqi
  soldiers out of Kuwait (in less than 100 hours)
• 10. Gulf war was over in less than 2 months, 149
  Americans were killed, 10,000 Iraqi soldiers were
  killed
• 11. Saddam Hussein remained in power

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Saddam Hussein 1990s
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VII. Legacy of President Bush

• a. His handling of the Gulf War was regarded as
  his finest accomplishment
• b. Continues to remain politically active through
  his son George W. Bush
• c. Was appointed co-ambassador with Bill Clinton
  to help with relief efforts after the Indonesian
  tsunami