George H.W. Bush & William Jefferson Clinton APUSH

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

BUSH’S FOREIGN POLICY 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

Persian Gulf War: 1990 – 1991 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.

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

President Bill Clinton:1993 – 2001 CLINTON’S DOMESTIC POLICY Don’t Ask Don’t Tell 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? Clinton ran into repeated roadblocks with the Majority Republican congress led by Newt Gingrich Issues: Balanced budget Welfare reform NAFTA Scandals

Scandals of the Clinton Presidency 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??? The biggest period of economic growth in our nation’s history occurred during the Clinton presidency.