Name all the Presidents…
In 1991, from left to right, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter.
The 80’s, 90’s, and Beyond…
Sandra Day O’Connorbecame the first woman
on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981.
The 1980’s turn more Conservative, and Ronald Reagan is elected president.
52 American hostages are released after 444 days in Iran (minutes after Reagan takes office) in 1981.
Iran-Contra Affair: The U.S. illegally sold weapons to Iran (release hostages) and used the profits to fund the Nicaraguan contras. Became public in 1986.
Sandinistas overthrew a pro-American
dictator and set up a socialist Govt. The U.S. then armed the
anti-Sandinista Guerilla force (contras).
Oliver North, Lt Corneal
Ronald Reagan’s presidency…
“Reaganomics”
The four pillars of Reagan's economic policy were to: reduce the growth of government spending, reduce tax rates on income from labor and capital, reduce government regulation of the economy, control the money supply to reduce inflation.
"Trickle-down economics" policies are perceived to benefit the wealthy and then
"trickle-down" to the middle & lower classes.
The Effects of “Trickle-Down” Economics
The “Rust Belt” The Rust Belt, aka the
Manufacturing Belt, is an area in parts of the Northeastern U.S., Mid-Atlantic States, and portions of the Upper Midwest.
Economic activity in the Manufacturing Belt forms a significant part of the heavy industry & manufacturing sectors of the U.S. economy.
Fewer manufacturing jobs has left many cities in this region economically depressed.
The Rust Belt has also had a population decrease.
George H.W. Bush
Serving from 1989 - 1993, Bush succeeded Reagan and became the 41st President.
Foreign policy drove the Bush presidency; operations were conducted in Panama and the Persian Gulf at a time of world change; the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolved two years later.
Domestically, Bush reneged on a 1988 campaign promise and raised taxes amidst a struggle with Congress. In the wake of economic concerns, he lost the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Bill Clinton.
President Bush visited U.S.
troops in Saudi Arabia on
Thanksgiving Day, 1990.
Persian Gulf War, 1990-91 The Gulf War or Persian
Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991) was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force from 34 nations authorized by the United Nations (UN) and led primarily by the U.S. in order to return Kuwait to the control of the Emir.
Saddam Hussein accused Kuwait of stealing its oil by slant drilling.
The Iraqis were defeated, but Saddam was left in control.
Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton was the
42nd President, serving from 1993 - 2001. He was the third-youngest President, older only than Theodore Roosevelt and JFK.
He became President at the end of the Cold War, and as he was born in the period after WWII, is known as the first Baby Boomer president.
His policies, on issues such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and welfare reform, are described as "centrist.“
Clinton left office with an approval rating at 65%, the highest end of office rating since WWII. Since leaving office, he has been involved in public speaking and humanitarian work. To promote and address international causes, such as treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and global warming.
The impeachment trial of PresidentBill Clinton in 1999, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist presiding.
The U.S. Senate acquitted Clinton.
Bush vs. Gore (2000) The landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision
that effectively resolved the 2000 presidential election in favor of George W. Bush.
Florida's votes gave Bush, the Republican candidate, 271 electoral votes, one more than the required 270 electoral votes to win the Electoral College and defeat Democratic candidate Al Gore, who received 266 electoral votes.
Highly controversial, the decision itself stated it could never be cited as precedent, causing critics to accuse the conservative majority of simply picking a winner rather than relying on sound jurisprudence.
A recount after Bush had determined that Gore might have won under certain types of recounts, but not under the type being used at the time Bush v. Gore was decided.
After the attacks on September 11, 2001, to overthrow the Taliban, destroy Al-Qaeda, and to capture Osama bin Laden, Bush ordered an invasion of Afghanistan and announced in October 2001 a global War on Terrorism.
Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002.
In March 2003, Bush asserted Iraq was in possession of weapons of mass destruction and ordered the invasion of Iraq. On May 1, 2003, Bush gave the Mission Accomplished speech, proclaiming, "in the battle of Iraq, the U.S. and our allies have prevailed.“
Bush gave tax cuts for the wealthy, weakened environmental protections, took away civil rights, and created an energy plan full of oil industry handouts.
George W. Bush
The World Trade Center, one of three sites on where the September 11, 2001 attacks took place.
Photo taken in 1993
1993
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)In October 2001, in the wake of the
September 11, 2001 attacks on the
United States, NATO invaded
Afghanistan to remove al-Qaeda forces
and oust the Taliban regime
which had control of the country.
The US is in the same guerilla war that the Soviets were in the 1980’s. The Soviets eventually
withdrew in defeat!
The ‘Patriot Act’► Search telephone communications;► E-mail communications;► Medical, financial and other records; ► Eases restrictions on foreign intelligence gathering w/in U.S.; ► Expands the Secretary of the Treasury’s authority to regulate
financial transactions, ► Enhances the discretion of law enforcement and immigration
authorities in detaining and deporting immigrants;► Expands the definition of terrorism to include domestic
terrorism, enlarging the number of activities law enforcement powers can be applied.
The act expands the authority of US law enforcement agenciesfor the stated purpose of fighting terrorism in the U.S. and abroad.
All without a All without a Search Warrant!Search Warrant!
The Act of Congress was singed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. Violation of the 4th Amendment (safe against unreasonable searches and seizures) ??
The Iraq WarWe invaded because: Saddam Hussein had Weapons of Mass
Destruction (nuclear, chemical, biological). Saddam Hussein was a threat to the U.S. Saddam was a threat to his own people.
Because of faulty, manipulated information, and the rush to get terrorists, we invaded Iraq…
Unfortunately, the reasons were wrong and unjustified!
FALSE
FALSE
True, but so are a lot of others
The Afghanistan& Iraq Wars
Some have criticized the U.S. for double standards in its dealings with key
allies that are also known to support terrorist groups, such as Pakistan.
Up to 1.1 million people have diedsince 2001 due to the fighting inAfghanistan and Iraq.
Fallen U.S. soldiers from Afghanistan and Iraq are quietly brought home through Dover Air Force base where no media
photographers are allowed for ‘security’ reasons.
Obama lifted the media ban in April, 2009
(after almost 18 years).
Dissent is Patriotic !!
