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1/3 of the world was embracing communism. another 1/3 was non aligned.
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the country wasd facing a severe crisis of confidence deepened by a sense of econominc and military decline and political scandal.
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the american pre-eminance had ended. other countries had saved more, invested more, worked harder, increased the productivity of their industries faster than america had.
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At 2 am, some 80,000 Iraqi troops invaded & occupied Kuwait. This event had been the first to touch off the first major international crisis.
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President Bush had dramatically declared that "This Aggresssion will not stand".With Iraqi forces close to the saudi border, the Bush administration had dispatched 180,000 american troops to protect the saudi kingdom
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The crisis had taken a dramatic turn. President Bush had doubled the size of American forces deployed in the persian gulf. This was a sign that the administration was rwady to eject iraq from kuwait.
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Arkansas governer Bill Clinton defeated george bush and ross perot in becoming the first democratic president in 12 years. the campaign was a bitter three way contest
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The republicans had won control of both houses in congress. campaigning on a ten point contract with america, congressional republicans called for welfare reform.
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The house judiciary commitee voted along straight party lines. articles had asserted that clinton had many things against him, like abuse towards his power.
