american presidents and british prime ministers
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American Presidents and British Prime Ministers . From 1988 - today. British Prime Ministers. Tony Blair – Labour Party. 1997-2007 Friends with Gordon Brown Many British people hate him for following Bush into Iraq. Gordon Brown – Labour Party. 2007-2010 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
American Presidents and British Prime Ministers
From 1988 - today
British Prime Ministers
Tony Blair – Labour Party
• 1997-2007• Friends with
Gordon Brown• Many British
people hate him for following Bush into Iraq
Gordon Brown – Labour Party
• 2007-2010• Problems with economy
because of global recession– British people angry
again…so they voted for Conservative Party in 2010
David Cameron – Conservative Party
• 2010-present• He is young so
young British people like him
• Very rich – family money
America!
American Government3 branches (3 parts)
#2 = Judicial Branch
Highest Court = Supreme Court
Important Cases• Roe vs. Wade – 1973– women have the right to get an abortion
• Brown vs. Board of Education - 1954– Made separate schools for black and white illegal
George H Bush - Republican1988-1992War - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein attacked (America’s friend) Kuwait- Bush stopped Saddam’s
attack, but Saddam continued to be president of Iraq until 2003 - Maybe that’s why his
son, George W. Bush invaded Iraq and 9/11 terrorist attacks
Bill Clinton - Democrat• 1992-2000• Best president for
economy • He got into big trouble
because he had sex with a secretary and lied about it
• Wife = Hillary Clinton, also powerful - Barack Obama’s Secretary of State (international issues)
Hillary Clinton
George W. Bush - Republican
• 2000-2008
George W. Bush
• Started Iraq War after 9/11 terrorist attacks• Expensive and unnecessary war
Barack Obama
• 2008-2012• 2012-present• Beat John McCain and
Mitt Romney • Continues war in
Afghanistan, but finished war in Iraq
• Killed Osama Bin Laden
British Music Festivals
Glastonbury22-26 June Glastonbury, England
Glastonbury is the big one - U2, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Paul Simon and Tinnie Tempah, - thousands of performances - including music, cabaret, theatre, circus,
a fantastic kids' area, poetry, green crafts and lots more.
T in the Park8-10 July Near Kinross, Scotland
the nosiest, craziest, wildest - Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Tom Jones and Foo Fighters, - delicious organic food and drink and numerous stalls and bars.
American Music Festivals• Bonnaroo – Paul McCartney of the Beatles played last year
• Lollapalooza