George H W Bush William Jefferson Clinton APUSH

George H. W. Bush & William Jefferson Clinton APUSH

President George H. W. Bush: 1989 - 1993 u Inherited Reagan’s problems u BUSH’S DOMESTIC POLICY – • Promised America “no new taxes!” • Broke his promise when the budget deficit mounted. u

BUSH’S FOREIGN POLICY u u u Cold War ends – Communist governments in Eastern Europe crumble. • 1991 – Soviet Union dissolves – forms the Commonwealth of Independent States. Berlin Wall removed at the end of Reagan’s Presidency

Persian Gulf War: 1990 – 1991 u u u Saddam Hussein orders an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait Bush orders troops to fend off the Iraqi attack. • U. S. air forces, in conjunction with United Nations forces, pummel Iraq. Saddam Hussein signs a cease-fire agreement, ending the Persian Gulf War.

Election of 1992 What role did third party candidate Ross Perot play in the election?

President Bill Clinton: 1993 – 2001 CLINTON’S DOMESTIC POLICY u u Health-Care Reform: submitted a plan to Congress that would ensure health care to all Americans. It was rejected. Social Security: the number of people taking money from Social Security than contributing Why? Clinton ran into repeated roadblocks with the Majority Republican congress led by Newt Gingrich Issues: Balanced budget Welfare reform NAFTA Scandals

Scandals of the Clinton Presidency Whitewater –The Clintons were accused of having some involvement in an illegal real estate scheme in Arkansas. u They were never formally charged. Monica Lewinsky: President Clinton was accused of lying under oath about his relationship with the White House intern during a Whitewater investigation The biggest period of economic growth in our u Results? ? ? u nation’s history occurred during the Clinton presidency. u

Election of 2000