George H.W. Bush & George H.W. Bush & William Jefferson ClintonWilliam Jefferson Clinton

APUSHAPUSH

President George H.W. BushPresident George H.W. Bush President George H.W. President George H.W.

Bush: 1989 - 1993Bush: 1989 - 1993 Inherited Reagan’s Inherited Reagan’s

problemsproblems BUSH’S DOMESTIC BUSH’S DOMESTIC

POLICY –POLICY –

• •Promised America “no Promised America “no new taxes!”new taxes!”

• •Broke his promise Broke his promise when the budget when the budget deficit mounted.deficit mounted.

BUSH’S FOREIGN POLICYBUSH’S FOREIGN POLICY

Cold War ends –Cold War ends – Communist Communist

governments in governments in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe crumble.crumble.

••1991 – Soviet Union 1991 – Soviet Union dissolves – forms the dissolves – forms the Commonwealth of Commonwealth of Independent States.Independent States.

Berlin Wall removed Berlin Wall removed at the end of at the end of Reagan’s Presidency Reagan’s Presidency

Persian Gulf War: 1990 – 1991Persian Gulf War: 1990 – 1991 Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein

orders an Iraqi invasion orders an Iraqi invasion of Kuwaitof Kuwait

Bush orders troops to Bush orders troops to fend off the Iraqi attack.fend off the Iraqi attack.

••U.S. air forces, in U.S. air forces, in conjunction withconjunction with

United Nations forces, United Nations forces, pummel Iraq.pummel Iraq.

Saddam Hussein signs a Saddam Hussein signs a cease-fire agreement, cease-fire agreement, ending the Persian Gulf ending the Persian Gulf War.War.

Election of 1992Election of 1992

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

President Bill Clinton:1993 – 2001President Bill Clinton:1993 – 2001 Health-Care Health-Care

Reform: submitted Reform: submitted a plan to Congress a plan to Congress that would ensure that would ensure health care to all health care to all Americans. It was Americans. It was rejected.rejected.

Social Security: Social Security: the number of the number of people taking people taking money from Social money from Social Security than Security than contributing - contributing - Why?Why?

CLINTON’S DOMESTIC POLICYCLINTON’S DOMESTIC POLICY

Clinton ran into repeated roadblocks Clinton ran into repeated roadblocks

with the Majority Republican with the Majority Republican congress led by Newt Gingrichcongress led by Newt Gingrich

Issues: Issues: Balanced budget Balanced budget Welfare reform Welfare reform NAFTA NAFTA ScandalsScandals

Scandals of the Clinton PresidencyScandals of the Clinton Presidency

WhitewaterWhitewater –The –The Clintons were Clintons were accused of having accused of having some involvement some involvement in an illegal real in an illegal real estate scheme in estate scheme in Arkansas. Arkansas.

They were never They were never formally charged.formally charged.

Monica Lewinsky: Monica Lewinsky: President Clinton President Clinton was accused of was accused of lying under oath lying under oath about his about his relationship with relationship with the White House the White House intern during a intern during a Whitewater Whitewater investigationinvestigation

Results???Results???The biggest period ofThe biggest period ofeconomic growth in our economic growth in our nation’s history occurrednation’s history occurredduring the Clinton during the Clinton presidency.presidency.

Election of 2000Election of 2000