Modern U S History George H W Bush

Modern U. S. History George H. W. Bush to George W. Bush 1988 -2000 Powerpoint Templates Page 1

Election of 1988 • George H. W. Bush (Republican) • Michael Dukakis (Democrat) • Bush wins a large victory Powerpoint Templates Page 2

Gorbachev’s Reforms • Perestroika: “Restructuring” Allowed from some private enterprise in the Soviet Union • Glasnost: Allowed from some freedom of religion and speech in Soviet Union Powerpoint Templates Page 3

Communism Falls in Europe • Berlin Wall torn down in November of 1989 • Coup: overthrow of government in Russia August 1991 • Tiananmen Square Demonstrations: Chinese students demonstrate for democracy in 1989: Some killed, many arrested, some sentenced to death Powerpoint Templates Page 4

Tiananmen Square Powerpoint Templates Page 5

1991 Russian Coup Powerpoint Templates Page 6

Berlin Wall 1989 Powerpoint Templates Page 7

1989 Troops to Panama • General Manuel Noriega dictator of Panama assisting with drug trafficking and harassing vessels traveling through the canal • George W. Bush sends troops into Panama Powerpoint Templates Page 8

Persian Gulf War Powerpoint Templates Page 9

• Jan. 16 th, 1991: Operation Desert Storm • Saddam Hussein sent Iraqi military into bordering country of Kuwait to take over their oil fields • U. S. was worried this was first step of larger action against Saudi Arabia • U. N and U. S. forces liberated Kuwait Powerpoint Templates Page 10

• Within the first 100 hours, Kuwait was liberated Powerpoint Templates Page 11

Election of 1992 Powerpoint Templates Page 12

• Ross Perot: 19% of popular vote…best since Teddy in 1912 Powerpoint Templates Page 13

Bill Clinton • • Governor from Arkansas First President born after WWII Raised Taxes, lowered interest rates Balanced budget in 1997…surplus in 1998 (1 st in 24 years) Powerpoint Templates Page 14

Brady Bill • Law signed in 1993 that required a background check before purchasing a gun Powerpoint Templates Page 15

Rise of Silicon Valley • Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs invented Apple in 1976 • Bill Gates shortly after with Microsoft • Internet 1969 by Defense Department • Dotcom bubble bursts in 1999 • Huge period of economic growth during 1990’s…longest sustained in U. S. History Powerpoint Templates Page 16

Waco Seige • • Branch Davidians (cult) Refused to come out of the compound in Waco Texas FBI and ATF assaulted the compound Fire ensued and killed 76 men, women, and children including leader David Koresh Powerpoint Templates Page 17

Oklahoma City Bombing • • April 19 th, 1995 168 Killed in a bombing of Federal Building Timothy Mc. Veigh executed for this crime in 2001 Mc. Veigh cited the Waco siege as part of his motivation Powerpoint Templates Page 18

Election of 1996 • Clinton vs. Bob Dole (republican) • Election is not close, as economy was booming and country was happy with Clinton Powerpoint Templates Page 19

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Clinton Impeachment • Whitewater Development: Clinton was accused of arranging illegal loans for Whitewater property in Arkansas • Attorney General Janet Reno appointed an independent counsel to investigate led by Ken Starr Powerpoint Templates Page 21

• Starr then also investigates Clinton’s sex scandal with Monika Lewinsky (an intern in the White House) • The house passed two articles of Impeachment: Perjury (Lying under oath) and Obstruction of Justice based upon Starr’s investigation Powerpoint Templates Page 22

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• The Senate voted 55 -45 on perjury charge and 50 -50 on the obstruction of justice charge • Well short of the 2/3 rds vote needed to impeach him Powerpoint Templates Page 24

Kosovo War • Bosnia was part of former Yugoslav Republic • 3 way war breaks out there: Orthodox Christians, Catholic Croations, and Bosnian Muslims • Ethnic Cleansing: Serbs began persecutions against Muslims, in some cases slaughtered them instead of moving them Powerpoint Templates Page 25

• U. S. forces backed by NATO attacked and forced both sides into negotiations Powerpoint Templates Page 26

Declaration of Principles • Clinton got Yitzhak Rabin (Israeli Prime Minister) and Yassir Arafat (Palestinian Liberation Organization) to come to the table and negotiate a period of peace • Rabin is assassinated a short time later Powerpoint Templates Page 27

NAFTA • North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement – Canada, U. S. , and Mexico agree to free trade zone – Exports for U. S. rose substantially NAFTA led to European Union (EU) 1993 which created the Euro Powerpoint Templates Page 28

Kyoto Protocol 1997 • Global Warming was finally recognized and discussed • 38 Countries sign on to reduce emissions and reduce global warming affects, but few follow through Powerpoint Templates Page 29

Al Gore vs. George W. Bush Election of 2000 Powerpoint Templates Page 30

• • • Gore (dem) Bush (repub) Ralph Nadar: Green Party Gore 48. 4% vs. Bush 47. 9% Came down to Florida’s 25 electoral votes Hanging Chads: Voters didn’t punch all the way through Powerpoint Templates Page 31

• Bush v. Gore – Thousands still uncounted – Florida determines Bush winner due to lack of time to meet constitutional deadline of Dec. 12 th – Supreme Court ruled 5 -4 stating not enough time and that different vote counters used different standards so the recount didn’t treat all voters equally Powerpoint Templates Page 32