What important events occurred during the 1990 s

What important events occurred during the 1990 s and 2000 s? President George H. W. Bush (1989– 1993) President Bill Clinton (1993– 2001) President George W. Bush (2001– 2009) President Barack Obama (2009– 2017)

George H. W. Bush with running-mate Dan Quayle Election of 1988

n In 1990, Iraq invaded oil-rich Kuwait, which started the Persian Gulf War. Iraq’s president Saddam Hussein (1979– 2003)

n In 1991, President George H. W. Bush committed U. S. troops to the Persian Gulf War to help fight back Iraq and assure the flow of Middle East oil to the U. S. and its allies. Operation Desert Storm (over 500, 000 U. S. troops committed, largest since Vietnam); within 1 month of the U. S. entering the Persian Gulf War, Iraq withdrew from Kuwait

n Following the break up the Soviet Union in 1991, the Cold War ended. Destruction of the Berlin Wall (November 9, 1989) Boris Yeltsin; first president of Russia (former Soviet Union)

Election of 1992 ßBill Clinton with running-mate Al Gore Ross Perot

n During the 1990 s, President Bill Clinton ordered military interventions in Bosnia, Haiti, and Somalia to stop conflicts within those nations.

First Battle of Mogadishu (1993); 19 U. S. soldiers killed, 83 wounded

n Under Clinton, the U. S. joined the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1992 as a way to stimulate economic growth in the U. S. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

n In 1998, Clinton was impeached due to allegations of perjury, but was later acquitted. “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky”

Election of 2000 George W. Bush with running-mate Dick Cheney Al Gore

n On September 11, 2001, New York City and Washington, D. C. were attacked by terrorists from al-Qaeda.

September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City

World Trade Center today

September 11 attack on the Pentagon in Washington, D. C.

Flight 93; crash landing in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

Osama bin Laden 9 -11 hijackers Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

n In response to these attacks, the Department of Homeland Security was created and the Patriot Act was passed in 2001 to fight terrorism. Bush signs the Patriot Act into law (October 21, 2001)

n During the 2000 s, under President George W. Bush, U. S. troops were sent to Afghanistan and Iraq to fight national security “threats”. Taliban (in Afghanistan) Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) Iraq’s president Saddam Hussein

Election of 2008 Barack Obama with running-mate Joe Biden

n In 2011, under President Barack Obama, al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was found and killed by the U. S. in Pakistan. bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan

Election of 2016 Donald Trump with running-mate Mike Pence