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Beyond the Cold War: 1988-1995

Beyond the Cold War: 1988-1995. Chapter 31. George H. W. Bush. The 1988 Election Bush’s background Michael Dukakis “kinder, gentler America” “ Read my lips: no new taxes .” Dan Quayle . The End of the Cold War. Mikhail Gorbachev glasnost (political openness)

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Beyond the Cold War: 1988-1995

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  1. Beyond the Cold War: 1988-1995 Chapter 31

  2. George H. W. Bush • The 1988 Election • Bush’s background • Michael Dukakis • “kinder, gentler America” • “Read my lips: no new taxes.” • Dan Quayle

  3. The End of the Cold War • Mikhail Gorbachev • glasnost (political openness) • perestroika (a restructuring of the economy to allow limited free enterprise) • “Die Mauer” comes down

  4. The End of the Cold War • August 1991: Bush and Gorbachev sign an arms reduction treaty • The Warsaw Pact • Reductions in NATO • Boris Yeltsin • Gorbachev resigns

  5. Problems with Iraq • Saddam Hussein • August 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait • Operation Desert Storm • Baghdad • General H. Norman Schwarzkopf • Results of the Desert Storm

  6. The 1990s • The 1992 Election • Republican Nominee: George H.W. Bush • Democrat Nominee: Bill Clinton • A “new Democrat” • Independent: Ross Perot • Election Results

  7. The Clinton Years • “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” • Vice President Al Gore • Clinton’s Agenda • NAFTA (1994)

  8. The Clinton Years • Clinton’s Approval Rating • “Character Issues” • The Whitewater Scandal • Paula Jones

  9. The Clinton Years • The 1994 Congressional Election • Newt Gingrich • August 1996 (Clinton’s welfare reform) • AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children)

  10. Domestic Terrorism • April 1995 • Timothy McVeigh • Branch Davidians • The Waco Incident • The Oklahoma City Bombing

  11. Movies • Forrest Gump: 1994 • Brave heart: 1995 • Titanic: 1997 • Saving Private Ryan: 1998

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