1989-Present (AKA the Life of Ms. K) Presidents George HW Bush – Donald Trump

Vice President to Ronald Reagan, elected in 1988. Major Events: 1. George H.W. Bush Vice President to Ronald Reagan, elected in 1988. Major Events: Fall of the Berlin Wall-1989 Persian Gulf War 1990-1991- successful attack on Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army to stop the invasion of oil rich Kuwait. Internet becomes available to the public in 1991. Bill Gates’s Windows operating system makes the personal computer possible. Soviet Union collapses in 1991. Republican

Elected in 1992 and reelected in 1996. Major Events: 2. Bill Clinton Elected in 1992 and reelected in 1996. Major Events: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed in 1993. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 allowed time off from work for the birth of a child or family medical issues. U.S. and NATO forces intervene in Bosnia and Kosovo to stop genocide being committed by Serbs. Democrat

2. Bill Clinton Major Events continued: Welfare Reform Act of 1996 put tougher restrictions on qualifying for government assistance. Monica Lewinsky scandal breaks in 1998. Clinton is impeached, but not removed from office. 2. Bill Clinton Democrat

3. George W. Bush Elected in 2000 and reelected in 2004. Major Events: Election of 2000 called in Bush’s favor after 5 weeks of recounts and controversy. He won the electoral vote, but lost the popular vote to Al Gore. Popular vote Gore 48.38% Bush 47.87% Nader 2.74% Buchanan 0.43% Browne 0.36% Others 0.22% Republican

3. George W. Bush Major Events continued: September 11, 2001- Terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon. “War on Terror”- Invasion of Afghanistan 2001 Invasion of Iraq 2003- Saddam Hussein was believed to have weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). Hussein was deposed and executed. Increased military spending = rising debt. Hurricane Katrina 2005- levees designed by Army Corps of Engineers broke in New Orleans, floods and wind devastated the region. Killed 1,833 people. Financial Collapse of 2008- Worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Government “bailed out” failing banks to help revive the economy. 3. George W. Bush Republican

Total Americans killed in Afghanistan 2,254 Total Americans killed in Iraq 4,424

Damage from Hurricane Katrina 2005

Criticism of the Patriot Act and the War on Terror.

4. Barack Obama Elected in 2008 and reelected in 2012. 1st African American president. Major Events: Appointed first female Hispanic Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor in 2009 Affordable Care Act- (nicknamed “Obamacare”) passed in 2010. Required health insurance for every American, expanded Medicare and Medicaid coverage. Arab Spring 2010- revolutionary uprisings in Arab nations across the Middle East Syrian Civil War 2011-Present Rise of ISIS- Islamic State in Syria and Iraq Democrat

5. Donald Trump Elected in 2016 over Hillary Clinton. This was the second time since 2000 that the president won the electoral vote and lost the popular vote. Major Events: A special prosecutor, Robert Mueller, was appointed to investigate connections between Russia and the Trump campaign. In December 2017, Trump signed a bill that substantially cut taxes. Uses twitter to lash out at political enemies and world leaders. Republican

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