US PRESIDENTS Bush Clinton Bush Obama Trump GEORGE

US PRESIDENTS Bush Clinton Bush Obama Trump

GEORGE H. W. BUSH 1989 -1993 • Economic problems due to high budget deficit • Recession and job loss by 1992 • Savings and Loan Scandal – Due to misuse of funds – Bailed out by tax money • Supreme Court appointments (2) – David Souter, 1990 – Clarence Thomas, 1991 • American with Disabilities Act (ADA) – Illegal to discriminate based in disabilities

Foreign Policy • Cold War ended in 1991 • Invasion of Panama – due to drug issues – Noriega brought to US for trial • Persian Gulf War, 1991 – Operation Desert Storm • Bosnia – Milosevic carried out ethnic cleansing – Bosnia Serbs targeted by non-Serbs

• Bosnia – Recognized as independent state in 1992 • Muslim majority/Serb (Christian) minority at 32% – Milosevic (leader of Serbia) • Invades to protect Serbs • Begins ethnic cleansing No real response outside of comdenation from US or UN

WILLIAM CLINTON 1993 -2001 • Health Care Reform proposed – failed • Economic Prosperity – longest period of economic growth in the history of the US • Madeleine Albright – Sec. of State • Impeachment, Dec. 1998 - acquitted

Foreign Policy • Middle East – Israeli/Palestinian talks • Bosnia – Part of NATO massive bombing targeting Serbian artillery • Kosovo – part of Milosevic ethnic cleansing. NATO/US response • Haiti – US troops acted to restore government • Global Economy – NAFTA – EU – WTO

GEORGE W. BUSH • Economic recession – by 2008, worst since the Great Depression • No Child Left Behind • Violence in schools – gun debate • Immigration issues – illegal immigration • Social Security proposals

Foreign Policy • • Sept. 11 Middle East – no solutions War in Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom Afghanistan – Taliban North Korea Iran – Nuclear weapons threat Africa – AIDS; Darfur