1980S/1990S, ETC.
RONALD REAGAN, Rise of conservatism Supply side economics called Reaganomics Star Wars/SDI Teflon president after Lebanon Challenger explosion, 1986 Iran-Contra scandal Savings and loan crisis Debtor nation
GEORGE H. W. BUSH, Berlin Wall falls, 1989 Soviet Union falls, 1991 Tiananmen Square in China 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein of Iraq Operation Desert Storm, 1991 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill hearings
BILL CLINTON, Problems with health care reform; patient bill of rights Brady Bill (anti-gun), Columbine, Oklahoma City bombing, 1995l NAFTA, WTO Strong economy Family/Medical Leave Act Milosevic in Yugoslavia— Kosovo area Rabin and Arafat at White House (Israel/Palestine) Monica Lewinsky scandal
GEORGE W BUSH, Contested election in FL 9/11 bombings, war on terror, Bin Laden, dept of homeland security, WMDs Patriot Act Conflict over abortion, stem cell research Enron scandals, dot com failures Hurricane Katrina NCLB
BARACK OBAMA, 2009-PRESENT What do you think his legacy is going to be (so far)?