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Bush and Clinton:

Bush and Clinton:. US History Notes Chapter 26. Election of 1988:. Democratic Candidates: Gary Hart – Front Runner from Colorado Forced to drop out after charges of sexual misconduct Jessie Jackson – Rainbow Coalition Made up of minorities and the disadvantaged

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Bush and Clinton:

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  1. Bush and Clinton: US History Notes Chapter 26

  2. Election of 1988: • Democratic Candidates: • Gary Hart – Front Runner from Colorado • Forced to drop out after charges of sexual misconduct • Jessie Jackson – Rainbow Coalition • Made up of minorities and the disadvantaged • Michael Dukakis – Governor of Mass. • Received Democratic Nomination

  3. Republican Candidate: • Reagan’s Vice President – George Bush • Voters give a positive Referendum on Reaganism

  4. George H. Bush: • Tiananmen Square: • Spring 1989 – Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters gather in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square

  5. Tiananmen Square: • June – China’s leaders brutally crush the movement • Tanks run over crowds • Machine gunners kill hundreds of protesters • Arrested demonstrators were publicly executed

  6. Fall of the Soviet Union: • Poland’s Communist Government Falls • Domino Effect: Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Romania • December 1989 – Berlin Wall Torn Down • 1991 – Gorbachev’s government fails • Boris Yeltsin Takes Over • End of Cold War

  7. Persian Gulf War: • August 2, 1990 – Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait • After Kuwait’s Oil Reserves • Pay for war bills with Iran • 539,000 American troops, sailors, and pilots rolled across Kuwait • Hussein’s Army Retreats

  8. Persian Gulf War: • Attack launched on Feb 23, 1991 • Failed to meet UN resolutions • February 27th Saddam accepts terms for cease fire • Failed to dislodge Saddam

  9. Home Front: • American’s With Disabilities Act (ADA) • Prohibits discrimination against US citizens with physical or mental disabilities • Continued to fight Affirmative Action and Abortion • Vetoed Civil Rights legislation

  10. Home Front: • Nominates to the Supreme Court • Clarence Thomas – Very Conservative • Battle for Confirmation – Anita Hill claims sexual harassment • Fails to stop confirmation • Economy – Stalled • 1990 – Tax and budget package killed Bush politically • 1988 – Campaigned for “No New Taxes”

  11. Election of 1992: • Democrats – Nominate Bill Clinton • Stimulate the economy • Reform Welfare System • Overhaul the health care system • Republicans – George Bush • Family Values • Reagan’s principles of foreign policy and economics

  12. Election of 1992: • Fear of Economic Problems – Pushed election in Clinton’s favor • Democrats win the house and the senate • Large contingent of women and minorities elected • Clinton appoint many minorities and women to his cabinet

  13. Bill Clinton: • False Start on Reforms: • End band on Gays in the military • Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell • Health Care Reform • Hilary Clinton head up Health Care Reform

  14. Health Care Reform: • Too Complicated • Dead in Congress when it arrived • America not willing to accept 1st Lady as politically equal to her husband

  15. Other Clinton Reforms: • Deficit Reduction Bill: • Deficit at its lowest point since Reagan Era • Brady Bill: • Restrictions on Hand Guns • James Brady – Wounded in Reagan Assassination Attempt • Anti-Crime Bill: • Included a ban on some assault weapons

  16. Radical Groups: • 1993 – World Trade Center Bombing • 1993 – Waco, Texas – Branch Dravidians • 1995 – Oklahoma City Federal Building • Shows a degree of Anti-Government sentiment

  17. Politics of Distrust: • Contract with America: • Newt Gingrich • Budget Deficit • Radical reduction of Welfare Reforms • 1994 Elections: • Republicans win the House and Senate

  18. Welfare Reform Bill: • Victory for Conservative Republicans • Clinton forced to sign • Seep cuts in welfare grants • Able bodied people forced to work • Anti-Immigration sentiment • Made benefits for illegal immigrants more difficult to get

  19. 1996 Election: • Democrats – Clinton • Didn’t look good at the beginning • Great fund Raising Campaign • Republicans – Bob Dole • Dispirited Campaign • Clinton wins easily

  20. Foreign Policy: • Peace Keeping in Somalia • Quiet Withdrawal • Human Rights Issues in China • No Economic Sanctions • After calling on G. Bush for not putting on sanctions

  21. Foreign Policy: • US Troops committed as NATO troops in Yugoslavia • NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement • Free Trade Zones with Mexico and Canada

  22. Clinton’s Troubles: • Whitewater Land Corporation: • Failed real estate investment • Death of White House counsel and Clinton Aid • Apparent Suicide • Monica Lewinski – Affair with White House intern • Presidential Impeachment: • Not convicted in Senate

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