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President George H.W. Bush
  • Ch. 32, Section 2, pg. 928

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Presidential Election of 1988
  • Ronald Reagan had already served two terms, so
    George H.W. Bush (his Vice-President) is the
    Republican nominee.
  • George H. W. Bush defeats Democrat candidate
    Michael Dukakis.

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START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)
  • In 1990, George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev
    agreed, along with other European leaders, to
    destroy tanks and other nuclear weapons that were
    positioned in Europe.
  • Why important? It was the first time that two
    nuclear powers agreed to destroy existing nuclear
    weapons.

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Collapse of Soviet Union
  • Because of glasnost, Soviet citizens began to
    express their dissatisfaction.
  • Thousands marched through Moscow in February
    1990.
  • The citizens were calling for democracy instead
    of communism.
  • Some parts of the Soviet Union republics were
    trying to break free and form their own
    independent nations.

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Collapse of the Soviet Union
  • MAJOR EVENTS
  • Berlin Wall is torn down on November 9, 1989.
    (East and West Germany united)
  • Gorbachev is overthrown by communist military
    leaders taken prisoner.
  • Gorbachev is freed by republics and Boris Yeltsin
    declares 15 republics free and independent from
    the Soviet Union.
  • Group of republics become known as Russia and
    the Communist Party is outlawed.
  • December 25, 1991

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People crossing the Berlin Wall East Germany
meets West
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A New War - Persian Gulf War
  • On August 2, 1990, the dictator of Iraq Saddam
    Hussein invaded Kuwait a small country that was
    rich with oil.
  • President George H.W. Bush was scared Saddam
    Hussein would also try to invade other Middle
    Eastern countries and we needed to protect our
    oil interests.
  • President Bush sent military troops into Kuwait
    in what we call Operation Desert Shield to try to
    push Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.

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Saddam Hussein the dictator of Iraq
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Kuwait
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Operation Desert Storm
  • Saddam Hussein refused to remove his troops from
    Kuwait, so on January 16, 1991, we launches
    several laser-guided missiles and thousands of
    tons of bombs on Iraq.
  • After six weeks, we launched a second attack
    using ground forces.
  • Saddam Husseins troops finally left Kuwait.

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Presidential Election of 1992
  • President George H.W. Bushs approval rating was
    90 after the success of Operation Desert Storm.
  • However, the American economy was in shambles.
    This was due to the federal debt that had gotten
    much higher due to Reagans 8 years as President.
    People wanted government help, and he refused to
    increase government spending.
  • BILL CLINTON VS. GEORGE H.W. BUSH
  • (Clinton wins as he promises to restore the
    nations economy)

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President Bill Clinton
  • Chapter 32, Section 3, pg. 936

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Bill Clinton vs. George H.W. Bush(and Ross Perot)
  • Clinton 43 of the vote
  • Bush 38 of the vote
  • Perot 19 of the vote
  • The Presidential Election of 1992 marks the first
    time that a third-party (independent) candidate
    gained so many votes. Many blame Perot for
    stealing votes from Bill Clintons followers.

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Dealing with the economy
  • President Bill Clinton proposed the following
  • 1) reduce the budget deficit
  • 2) cut government spending
  • 3) raise taxes on middle and upper-class
  • 4) tax credits for lower-class poor

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Healthcare Reform Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • Both Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton wanted to
    provide health care for every American.
  • First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, put in charge
    of healthcare reform.
  • The plan failed as it was rejected by the
    majority Republican congress.

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Clinton wins a Second Term Presidential
Election of 1996
  • Clinton defeated Republican candidate Bob Dole in
    the election of 1996.
  • Clinton won because of the booming American
    economy.
  • The GDP (gross domestic product) was growing at a
    rate of 4 per year, and the American people were
    happy.
  • GDP the value of all the goods and services
    produced in a nation in a year.

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Scandal erupts
  • In early 1998, a scandal emerged involving a
    personal relationship between President Bill
    Clinton and a White House intern named Monica
    Lewinsky.

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Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton together.
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Impeachment
  • Impeach make a formal accusation against a
    public official (possibly removing them from
    office).
  • Bill Clinton was impeached by Congress in 1998 on
    the following counts
  • 1) perjury lying under oath
  • 2) obstruction of justice trying to conceal
    information during the investigation.

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Impeachment Trial
  • On February 12, 1999, U.S. Senators voted on
    whether or not to remove Bill Clinton from the
    office of President.
  • Votes on perjury charge
  • 45 guilty
  • 55 not guilty
  • Votes on obstruction of justice charge-
  • 50 guilty
  • 50 not guilty
  • President Bill Clinton was never removed from
    office and was acquitted of all charges.

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Presidential Election of 2000-the closest
election in U.S. History
George W. Bush vs. Al Gore
271 vs. 266 (very close margin)
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