George H.W. Bush & William Jefferson Clinton

1. George H.W. Bush & William Jefferson Clinton APUSH

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

3. 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 BUSH’S FOREIGN POLICY

4. 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. Persian Gulf War: 1990 – 1991

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

6. 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? President Bill Clinton:1993 – 2001 CLINTON’S DOMESTIC POLICY Clinton ran into repeated roadblocks with the Majority Republican congress led by Newt Gingrich Issues: Balanced budget Welfare reform NAFTA Scandals

7. Whitewater –The Clintons were accused of having some involvement in an illegal real estate scheme in Arkansas. 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 Results??? Scandals of the Clinton Presidency The biggest period of economic growth in our nation’s history occurred during the Clinton presidency.

8. Election of 2000