1. Does George Bush continue the “Reagan Revolution”?
The Bush Years
Does George Bush continue the “Reagan Revolution”?

2. 1988 Election
Election btwn VP George Bush & Mass Gov. Michael Dukakis
Dukakis argues Reagan & Bush ran up debt
Bush promises a kinder, gentler nation and a no new tax pledge
Critics say Bush too weak to follow Reagan, with Bush down in the polls, he goes on the attack
Discuss: How does Bush portray Dukakis?
Bush easily wins 1988 election

3. Bush’s New World Order
1989: Panama’s president Manuel Noriega accused of drug trafficking
Bush sends army into Panama to capture Noriega, 300 killed – Bush calls for “new world order” to spread democracy
End of Cold War
1989: Democracy protests erupt in China, Poland, E. Germany
1991: Soviet Union collapses, Bush/Russian president Boris Yeltsin declare end to Cold War
Bush & Yeltsin sign START, which will reduce nuclear weapons

4. The Persian Gulf War
1990: Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait
1991: Bush puts together a multi-nation UN coalition and launches “Desert Storm”
Gen Schwarzkopf leads UN coalition, wins decisive victory over Iraq
Map page 854
What major targets do Iraqi missiles hit?
From what country did the UN coalition invade Iraq & Kuwait?
Where were US naval forces located?
Discuss: What should US do w/ Saddam?
Failing Economy
Years of deficit spending & tax cuts were finally hurting economy, end of Cold War also caused loss of jobs in defense industry
Deregulation of banks caused savings & loan crisis - $250 billion
Bush must raise taxes to pay off debt, despite promising not to