1. 1980S/1990S, ETC.

2. RONALD REAGAN, 1981-1989  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

3. GEORGE H. W. BUSH, 1989-1993  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

4. BILL CLINTON, 1993-2001  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

5. GEORGE W BUSH, 2001-2009  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

6. BARACK OBAMA, 2009-PRESENT  What do you think his legacy is going to be (so far)?