Does George Bush continue the “Reagan Revolution”? The Bush Years Does George Bush continue the “Reagan Revolution”?

Election btwn VP George Bush & Mass Gov. Michael Dukakis Dukakis argues Reagan & Bush ran up debt Bush promises a kinder, gentler nation and a no new tax pledge Critics say Bush too weak to follow Reagan, so Bush goes on the attack in campaign commercials http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1988 Makes Dukakis seem weak on defense and crime Bush easily wins 1988 election

1989: Panama’s president Manuel Noriega accused of drug trafficking Bush Foreign Policy 1989: Panama’s president Manuel Noriega accused of drug trafficking Bush sends army into Panama to capture Noriega 1991: Soviet Union collapses, becomes Russia and 13 independent republics Bush/Russian president Boris Yeltsin declare end to Cold War Bush & Yeltsin sign START, which will reduce nuclear weapons by 2/3 – Bush improves relations w/ other E. European nations

The Persian Gulf War 1990: Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait 1991: Bush puts together a multi-nation UN coalition and launches “Desert Storm” Gen Schwarzkopf & allies win decisive victory over Iraq Map page 854 What major targets do Iraqi missiles hit? From what country did the UN coalition invade Iraq & Kuwait? Where were US naval forces located? Failing Economy Years of deficit spending & tax cuts were finally hurting economy, end of Cold War also caused loss of jobs in defense industry Bush must raise taxes to pay off debt, despite promising not to