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The Iron Curtain/ Greece and Turkey
Used buy the Soviet union to prevent influence from the western world and its western ideas. This was also a real wall made out of concrete and barbed wire to keep people in and out. with the British weakened by the pervious war they could not Protect Greece and Turkey from communist influence with the British being bankrupt. so America takes over because they do not want the spread of communism which the Soviets are spreading. -
After World War II
from 1946 to 1964 was a new generation. The Baby Boomers parents struggled against World War II and The Depression after WW2 people started to have a lots of baby's since they were delayed with the war they come of age in the 1960's. after the war prices lifted immediately unions have record numbers of members and with the density of these labor unions strikes happened frequently -
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Rock & Roll
Originally a Called Rhythms and Blues now called rock and roll which is slang for sexual intercourse. Teenagers enjoyed the new sound ( the term teenager was being put to use after World War 2 when the baby boomers were born) this made rock and roll grow socially with the teens rebelling against their parents. The parents did not like the idea of this new generation. teens got to listen to this because they had a lot of leisure time and money from after school jobs to by the records -
Truman
Harry Truman and advocate for civil rights. to prove this he desegregated the military and catered to labor and African Americans and he alienates Southerners he win the election of 1948 he a was a "deal" president with making the new deal with implement health care, public housing, education and other public works. made minimum wage he slowed down because of the war in Korea he has a anti - communist agenda Truman Fought to keep the new deal -
Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan
the Truman Doctrine helped stop the spread of communism with the economic and military aid. this also helped fight communism this was most effective in the war torn parts of Europe. the Marshall Plan was made by George Marshall this plan gave loans to rebuild western Europe this action restored faith in capitalism that was once lost due to the state of Europe. Europe also implemented american labor, farming, and manufacturing practices. the Marshall plan have 13 billion dollars to Europe -
Middle Class
Millions of Americans move to middle class which expanded consumerism with pensions from the new deal like unemployment and disability pensions we now control 50% of the worlds production because everyone else is rebuilding from the previous war (World War II) and 60% of Americans own homes. the G.I. Bill offered World War II vets a low interest rate o houses and they had their college tuition paid in full with business loans which is still around today -
Germany
Berlin was split into 4 zones between the United States British French and Soviets. this was placed to stop spread communism throughout western Europe the Marshall plan gave money ti help Germany rebuild.Joseph Stalin was upset with this because he didn't like capitalism in Germany so he seals off the border he also wanted the west to leave Berlin go.the US and British planes supplied west Berlin with air shipments which lasts almost a year until Stalin gives up so he reopened up the border -
NATO/Warsaw Pact
Stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization which the Americans lead militarily alliance consisted of Canada Western Europe, Greece Turkey and others. they would aid the allies id attacked bu the soviets or their allies and western Europe is under the protection of the US with atomic weapons being the tip of the spear western Europe also has US bases and solders which keeps peace in Europe and this treaty still exists today, the Warsaw Pact was just a response to NATO made of Eastern Europe -
Culture and Housing
Consumers are now buying electric items and appliances with no remorse for their bank account there was no rationing everyone spent money. their was a war with capitalism and communism. many moved to suburbs because of the cheap prices offered and many suburbs were quiet and peaceful cars were also a big part with the new interstate system, and people making money and spending people bought bigger houses, more electrical appliances, cars and other wants and needs -
USSR, US, China
Soviet union making their own atomic bomb test in 1949 ad they caught the US of guard but us also has a surprise with research into new bigger an better bombs called the hydrogen bombs. China's leader Chiang Kai-Shek is a nationalist leader and supports democracy bu the Mao Zedong the leader of Chinese Communism they have a civil war between Nationalist and Communist and ends in Zedong's victory renamed Peoples Republic of China which had Stalin policies and 20 million die from famine -
TV
the tv was made during world war 2 but the war slowed down its introduction but after there was a big boom in the TV industry almost 75% if all Americans had a black and white TV by 1955 this was a new form of entertainment new could be broadcasted and other shows like I Love Lucy and Father Knows Best these were examples of ideal families the image was obedience and hard work but for political use TV was a big part of it. JFK and Richard Nixon debated on the radio and on TV -
The Korean War
Korea originally a Japanese Colony was split at the 38th parallel with north Korea's leader Kim-il- Sung against US backed south Korea. eventually the US pulled its troops from south Korea because it was very expensive and lacked importance (tell that to the nukes that are now in north Korea) but also promise south Korea weapons with the north supported by the USSR they surprise attack the south the UN helps which mostly consisted of Americans -
Nuclear Paranoia
With the development of nuclear weapons it was only a matter of time that the soviets had their own weapons made this was called the arms race which questioned who can build more nukes. the explosion was already a problem what what also causes mass death was the fall out radiation poisoning caused bad side effects with all the alpha particles bombing one's body lots of comic book characters were born out of the fear of radiation. america first tested its new bigger better hydrogen bomb -
Emmett Till
Emmett till was traveling to Money Mississippi. he was visiting from Chicago to find out and to be familiar with racial segregation . He accepted a dare or challenge from one if his friends and he asked out a white girl and he supposedly said "how about a date baby?" was whisked away in 2017 the white girl admitted it was a lie 4 days later Emmett was abducted and was driven away to a shed and was beaten and was force to strip down near a river and was shot in the head and left in the river. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
4 months after Emmett Till's death rosa parks boards a bus and sits in the back and a white man wants her seat -
Elvis Presley
With rock and roll taking off as a new music Genre many musicians came up with this movement including the very famous Elvis Presley he was born in a extremely poor environment. he was into gospel and country music when he herd of rhythms and blues he integrated that style into his own and make history and lots of money. the teenagers loved Elvis and his dancing which was very sexually suggestive to match his songs he appears on Ed Sullivan's show and American Bandstand -
Election of 1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower was apart of the republican party. He also help the US win World War II his slogan was "we Like Ike", Ike was his nickname. Lots of Americans admired his military experience his opponent was Adlai Stevenson who was a democrat. Eisenhower wins by a land slide. They way Eisenhower solved the Korean conflict was threatening them with nuclear weapons which causes a cease fire in the Korea this also ends the stalemate they had this war is also called the Forgotten war -
Interstate Highway System
Taken from the German Autobahn this was a German invention that Eisenhower liked which made roads with numerous amounts of purpose both civilian and military use. this had many advantages, it could cause a evacuation of cities in case they where attacked and could have mass mobilization of the military this would cost 128.9 billion dollars and the federal share was 114.3 billion. the Highway system consisted of 42,795 miles -
Second Red Scare
lasted 10 years form 1947 to 1957. Americans were afraid they were losing the cold war to control the fear the House Un-American Activities Committee(HUAC) was made to catch Nazi spies and investigate american communist sympathies they targeted communist and former communist many Hollywood stars were implicated, hundreds of actors and directors testify to congress an other high ranking government officials also targeted Eleanor Roosevelt harry Truman and Martin Luther King -
Beat Generation
aka beats or beatniks are a generation of artist novelist and poets they rejected american materialism and the culture. they also rejected owning a home or have a career and a marriage was out of the picture. they were all about individual freedom and pleasure they also enjoyed drugs an sex you can call them "pre - hippies" they are the foundation of war protest int the 1960's the used salng from the black community like "dig it" and "man" examples are Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko -
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John F. Kennedy
His slogan was the new frontier in which he was very ambitious. it is fitting because he is also the youngest elected president. Kennedy wanted to raise the minimum wage for workers and also wanted to cut business taxes by 90% he also dreamed about landing a man on the moon to beat the soviets in the Space Race. He also founded the international peace corps where young college graduates worked in poor countries and did humanitarian projects. -
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Freedom Rides
Trying to show an example whites and blacks rode on buses together and go into the deep south to challenge southern resistance and wanted a violent clash so the government was force to do something about it. In Anniston, Alabama a bus was stopped had its tires slashed and pelted with the black challengers in the bus they were beaten and the bus was fire bombed with the police doing nothing. in Mississippi the riders were arrested coming of the bus because of violation with segregation laws. -
Kennedy's Assassination
It was the election of 1964 and Kennedy was Campaigning for re election as president. Southern Democrats were upset over the civil rights that Kennedy placed. To help campaign there were fundraisers in Houston San Antonio, Austin and Dallas. in 1963 Kennedy flew to Love air Field in Dallas and he traveled through down town Dallas in the Dallas trade he had maximum exposure with a open air motorcade and the route publicized for days it was a recipe for disaster and he was shot down elm street -
Lee Harvey Oswald
The man who supposedly shot Kennedy Oswald was a ex-marine with communist sympathies he left the us to be with his wife who lived in the USSR and gained citizenship Over there as well. He was defected to the USSR but came back to the US with special permission which was very rare to happen he is suspected to be the only shooter when the motorcade made a Wrong Turn on Elm Street Oswald was on the 6th floor of the book depository he shot five shots 2 hit the president and the Texas Governor -
Wrap Up of the Kennedy Assassination
with the death of her husband Jackie planned Kennedy's funeral just like Abe Lincoln and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with the eternal flame right next to him. as a for Oswald He gets away from the police initially and was found hiding in a movie theater where he was caught after booking and court trail he was in prison but during a prison transfer he was shot and killed by Jack Ruby a few days later Ruby Dies of cancer less than 4 months later. -
Lyndon B Johnson
LBJ was one of 20th Century’s great legislators he was a crude person and had more legislation pushed through more than anyone except for FDR (Franklin D Roosevelt) his slogan was The Great Society where he promise education, a good standard of living and beautification of the country this went beyond the new deal he also was a advocate for Civil Rights passing the Civil rights act of 1964 where he passed Kennedy's idea's. took on the war against poverty -
Eelection of 1964
Lyndon Johnson (democrat) versus Barry Goldwater. Goldwater was a republican senator and wanted to get rid of the new deal and the Great Society which meant the end of civil rights and social security. Johnson win by a landslide with 60% of the votes and majorities in the House and Senate. he Implemented the Great Society by Pushing Liberal legislation through congress. he used "The Treatment" to get legislation through with had a 65% rate he had meetings in bed Skinny Dipping and etc. -
First Day of Freedom Summer
The first day of freedom summer 3 civil rights workers went missing 2 of them white and 1 of them black they were investigating a klan burning where they were pulled over by a local Sheriff and were arrested for speeding they were booked in jail then let go the sheriff called his Klan Friends and all of them disapeared the FBI put out missing persons flyers the search area was 5 states they were found 6 weeks later shot in the head and left buried in a dirt dam -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
In 1964 a american destroyer was "attacked" by the north Vietnamese torpedo but that one was neutralized two days later another "attack" happened but no ships were reported and apparently the destroyers radar "wasn't working " that day this was set up by the Johnson Administration and one can tell that this was so controversial. a resolution was made which repelled a armed attack and prevented more aggression in Vietnam American Troops arrived in march 1965. -
The Tet Offensive
Pronounced with a soft T the Tet offensive was anything but soft. Generals believed the war was almost over because of the amount of enemies that have been killed Johnson even said "victory at hand". in January the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese launch a massive strike that was 100 town wide which showed america it would cost them to win. after this 50 thousand american troops leave major towns leaving these towns exposed and everybody back home watched this on TV. -
Domino theory
was a Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, each falling like a perfectly aligned row of dominos. In Southeast Asia, the U.S. government used the now discredited domino theory to justify its involvement in the Vietnam War and its support for a non-communist dictator in South Vietnam. American failure to prevent a communist victory in Vietnam had much less of an impact than had been assumed -
Death of Martin Luther King Jr
King Jr traveled to Memphis Tennessee for speech at a church he stayed at the Lorraine Motel and was a frequent customer before so people knew he most likely would've stayed there. he was shot while talking to someone from the balcony after Luther King J r was shot other went on and pointed to were the shots came from. he gun man was james earl ray he was convicted and given a life sentence he later on died of hepatitis C. the death of MLK cause massive riots which then affected 100 cities -
Apollo
kennedy's dream or statement was that he wanted to land a man on the moon to gain a foot hold in the space race because for a while the soviets were winning in the space race. On july 20th 1969 apollo 11 landed on the moon with Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin with Neil being the first man to walk on the moon. armstrong also planted the american flag this symbolized victory over the soviet union in the space race. -
The Draft
When the Vietnam war becomes more intense many men are forced to go and serve 1 yr tours people were not happy with the draft so some dodge the graft by going to Canada mexico and other countries people were punished and were forced to spend a minimum of 10 years in the country they fled to they are later on pardoned. there were many different presidential secrets and Daft deferments where people do not need to serve due to connections with politicians. may protested and burned draft card -
President Nixon
Started Vietnamization which was letting south Vietnam take over its own defense to make it a strong fighting force and the US goes back to the pre-war Strategy. The US Foreign policy was that the US was no longer involved in regional conflicts and was committed to negotiation with the Soviet Union. He believed in Detente to improve relations with Economics, diplomacy, and cultural elements he hoped that the Soviets and Chinese would stop supporting North Vietnam, he travels to china in 1972 -
Economy
the war in vietnam the stock market is a mess. It loses 40% in an 18-month period, and for close to a decade few people want anything to do with stocks, and the great society spending was leading to inflation the new deficits and priting more money led to lots of lay off and price controlling was placed. the us used 40% of the worlds oil this is the peak of the times, we relied on Middle eastern oil but they were fighting amongst themselves but this was a front for the cold war. -
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1970s
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26th Amendment
lowering the voting age in America from 21 to 18 began during World War II and intensified during the Vietnam War, when young men denied the right to vote were being conscripted to fight for their country. In the 1970 case Oregon v. Mitchell, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the right to regulate the minimum age in federal elections, but not at the state and local level increasing support for a Constitutional amendment, Congress passed the 26th Amendment -
Court Cases
Many different cases were challenge throughout the 60s /70s. tinker V moines which challenged free speech this was the right to wear arm patches to protest the war this mostly consisted on high school students and this does violate the First amendment another was Wisconsin V Yoder this stated that children cannot be made to attend public school which was a violation of the first amendment lastly was White V Regester this was a state of Texas issue and redistricted based on race was challenged -
Abortion
this came from the court case Roe V Wade and people wanted for abortion to be legal for years but most states outlawed this but there were some exceptions like if the mothers life was in jeopardy or other extreme reasons. Norma McCorvey Sued Texas for the right to privacy she went under the alias Jane Roe she had the baby before the case but then gave the baby up for adoption. SCOTUS rules outlawing abortion unconstitutional but different provisions were set which are still controversial today -
Watergate
The watergate hotel is the headquaters of the Democratic party and to get information Nixon assiged "plumers" to steal campaign information with a wire tap. the plumers were caught by security guards ad were arrested in the election of 1972 nexion distances himself from the water gate incident and then crushed Gorge McGovern. there were later on rumors of the White House paying the plumbers to keep quiet the question was if the president knew about it. -
Investigations
the Senate and justice department launch a investigation on the President it is revealed that he uses a taping system and recorded for a future presidential book and they demanded the tapes from nixon. Nixon refuses ad calls Executive Privilege after that Nixon asks the Attorney General to fire the head of the Justice Department but he refuses. a court order for the tapes appear with that the attorney general resigns after being asked Nixon gave edited version of the tapes -
War Powers Resolution Act
this act limits operations by president to 60 days but after the 60 days the president would need approval of congress after. Oriinal War Powers act was passed to help FDR in WWII this was a way for the president to be more efficient in war this happened because of the gulf of tonkin. this prevents presidents from sustaining wars without congressional approval -
Roy Benavidez
was born in Lindenau near Cuero, Texas Special Forces Member Roy Benavidez Stepped on landmine and Wasn’t supposed to walk again after several months of excruciating practice he Healed and Went back to Vietnam and received the medal of honor for saving 8 men under constant heavy fire with seven major gunshot wounds, twenty-eight shrapnel holes, and both his arms were slashed by a bayonet. this was near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam -
OPEC
Organizatio of Petroleum Exporting Countries was founded in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum policies of its members, and to provide member states with technical and economic aid. theycontrols a lot of the worlds oil today but when the US interfered (supporting Israel) they where embargoed which led to long lines for gas and the highway speed limit dropped to 55 Miles Per Hour. after Nixon convinces Israel to give up territory the embargo ends -
Recession
this started with Stagflation – high unemployment & rising prices which is very unusual and rare to happen which means trying to solve unemployment meant that the inflation was worse. the Deicts rise, and taxes decrease and the american auto industry was selling less cars due to gas prices. smaller more reliable and fuel efficient cars became popular these types of care were being manufactured by the Japanese -
Fall of Saigon
National Liberation Front of South Vietnam on 30 April 1975. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War. Vietnam under the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under the command of General Văn Tiến Dũng, began their final attack on Saigon on April 29, 1975, with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. By the afternoon of the next day, the PAVN had occupied the important points of the city and raised their flag over the South Vietnamese presidential palace. The city was renamed Hồ Chí Minh City -
Manufacturing
US steel production went down to 14% due to foreign competition and new more efficient and cheaper methods of production. Steel Mills in the midwest close because it was a terrible place to be in this was nicknamed the (Rust Belt) manufacturing companies relocate to the south (the Sun Belt) new to there being cheap labor and air conditioning -
Domestic Policy
Silent Majority Nixon solicits angry voters over liberal policies Disliked programs that aided minorities.New Deal programs Nixon cuts Great Society programs. Supreme Court, Nixon appoints conservative justices Want to scale back desegregation Busing policies (early – mid 1970s)White kids bused across town for integration In the North (Boston)Riots & demonstrations against busing SCOTUS overturned forced busing Whites accelerate sub urbanization -
Election of 1976
It is a battle between Jimmy Carter as a democrat and Gerald Ford as a republican. Jimmy was a former peanut farmer and is originally Georgia. He was a former Navy Officer as a submarine commander and is relatively unknown in the political scene. Gerald Ford and its his first election and was challenged by Ronald Reagan for the Republican nominee. Carter narrowly wins the cause of ford lose is because he pardoned Nixon of his crimes -
Technology
the us shifts from industrial to technology like computers and other electronic devices to revolutionize the industry as a whole. the biggest and most popular revolutionaries are Bill gates, steve jobs and Steve Wozniak when they made the apple 1 computer in 1976 bill gates mad a new cheap operating system for personal computers this will be known as Windows. -
Carter Administration
Populist excitement Nominates women & minorities to Cabinet positions Domestic Policy 10,000 draft dodgers pardoned Creates Department of Education bring back declining schools Tried to end recession Increasing government spending cutting taxes Inflation surged in 1978 Department of Energy Renewable energy He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development -
Feminist Movement
Title IX is part of the education act which brought more teams and sports for female athletes this came with the Equal Rights Amendments which was passed by congress in 1972 but states needed ratify the amendment it came close but came short by just three states, Phyllis Schlafly was instrumental in defeat and organizes conservative women and was supported by converatives across the country they feared reduced rights for wives and harm to family life -
Three Mile Island/The Endangered Species Act
In Eastern Pennsylvania there was a partial nuclear reactor meltdown through not as bad as a complete meltdown it still had devastating effects to the environment and the nearby town. Nuclear Radiation leaked into a nearby town and many had to evacuate from the town due to this incident americans were weary about nuclear power. the endangered species act was implemented that were close or may be close to extinction it required fish and wildlife services to list endangered species -
National Rifle Association
originally promoted gun safety but later on became political on gun control laws in the late 1960s although lobbies began in the 1980s. they also endorsed Ronald Regan in the 1980s and are still politically active today -
Election of 1980
Ronald Reagan ( Republican) against Jimmy Carter (democrat). Reagan promised he would be back and now its time the former governor of california he was a also a actor in the 40s and 50s he had the united conservative coalition behind him. Jimmy former president inherited a bad economy and lose popularity with the hostage crisis with the failed hostage rescue. Reagan Wins over carter. Ayatollah Khomeini spites cater and releases american hostages after Reagan is sworn into to office -
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Iran Hostage Crisis
the leader if iran aka the shah is a brutal dictator and anti communist and is very unpopular among his people but he is backed by the US because he is Anti Communist iran is also a major oil supplier to the US. a man named Ayatollah Khomeini Leads a islamic revolution to over throw the Shah he also mistrusted the US greatly when this happened the US gave amnesty to the shah to try an bargain with the us Khomeini takes 52 americans hostage in Tehran Special Forces went in but helicopters crash -
Gay Rights
the gay community was secluded until the 1970s but didn't really kick start until the 1980s. being gay was often categorized as a mental disorder. in 1096 a police raided a gay bar i stonewall NYC after violent protest in New york and many others joined the protest nation wide. this brought gay rights to the front of politics. this also sprang up AIDS which affected thousands of homo and heterosexuals due to blood transfusions and the spread of bodily fluids -
Reagan Domestic Policy
he had whats called reaganomics which cut income and corperate taxes and to spur the economy and create better jobs. he reduced the spending in welfare and increases spending in defenses. it wasnt long until there was a assassination attempt on Reagan after he was leaving the Washington hotel. shots rang out and a secret service agent saved reagan by pushing him down so the bullet hit him in the armpit. John Hickley was the attempted assassin he did this to impress actress Jodie Foster -
The Enviornment
Environmental awareness started with Kennedy and tried to take initiative. with pollution starting to be a big thing which had harmful effects on human health like asbestos, airborne toxins, and auto mobile pollution with carbon monoxide. the Consumer product safety commission safeguarded the public for hazardous products. The EPA came from president Nixon which protected the environment and set air and water pollution standards -
Conservative Coalition
The New Right was collection different conservatice groups which consisted of business religion =, former democrats, neo-conservatives who were angry over liberal Polices like welfare and busing. they wanted a smaller government and industrial jobs bicce after this the south starts voting republican. also wanted religious rights a return to politics of the 60s and 70s this was the time of the moral majority which was founded by Jerry Falwell who was a preacher and was prolife and profamily -
Germany
The restrictions on traveling between east Germany and west Germany was easing up on the eastern side. but after a incident that couldn't be reversed thousands of people will go to the Berlin wall. the incident was some east German official told the press that people could travel to west Germany with no trouble after this the Premier will not interfere. with no one getting in the way the wall will be knocked down and east and west Germany would be reunified within a year -
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Hungary and Poland
Hungary finally opens up its borders and east german citizens drive to hungary and then walked the rest of the way in to west germany (they were separate) when this happened moscow did not interfere with anything Poland chooses to elect a democratic government with other communist governments lift the restrictions on freedom of speech trying to turn its government into a democracy where america would aid them in there cause to rebuild -
Soviet Union
The soviets began to lost control over there satellite states while there was a Coup attempt on Gorbachev but he staved it off. Soviets began to demand economic reforms they were spending tons of money on military spending and the SDI (star wars) after all this Gorbachev resigns as the head of the communist party and the communist party slowly dissolved without a political party the Soviet Union Collapsed and soviet states became independent again -
Iraq
Iraq starts fighting Iran in the 1980s causing a stalemate. the US, Arab nations (Saudi Arabia and Egypt) and other western powers lend/helped Iraq Millions of dollars. the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein blames Kuwait for cheap oil and the cheap oil hurts Iraq so they Invade Kuwait because they reused to forgive the debt and Iraq claimed that Kuwait was historically apart of Iraq -
Operation Desert Storm
President George HW Bush deploys troops in Saudi Arabia the UN resolution against Iraq is authorizes. the us thought Saddam would invade other countries . US used 2 phases to stop this the first on was Bombing which bombed important Iraqi installations and destroyed power grids and communications which rendered them powerless the 2nd phase was ground forces it took 4 days to defeat Iraq forces in Kuwait but the US do not invade after this Saddam sets oil fields on fire. -
Election of 1992
William Jefferson Clinton nicknamed Bill is a Democrat and was the Governor of Alabama he is relatively unknown but he is charismatic and understanding. George HW bush was a republican is was currently holding office. During his term there were large deficits and had a down turning economy and he is popular for the Persian War. Ross Perot (Independent) was a successful business man (thats it) Clinton wins 43 percent of the vote and Perot took votes away from bush. -
NAFTA
the North American Free Trade Agreement encompasses mexico, canada, and the United States. like the name states this agreement knocks down trade barriers between these three different countries there are several rules put in place for industries like agriculture and Technology. Mnay americans will lose their jobs from NAFTA but this also stopped Mexican Fake or knock-off products -
Clinton Administration
he had a healthcare reform Clinton wanted the goal of Nationalized healthcare to come true this had been wanted by Liberals for 100 years. he give this task to Hillary Clinton (future Candidate for President) after this republicans try to get rid of this by putting out media and called it socialized Medicine. the healthcare refrom fails until 2009 -
United States House of Representatives election
also known as the Republican Revolution) was held on November 8, 1994, in the middle of President Bill Clinton's first term. As a result of a 54-seat swing in membership from Democrats to Republicans, the Republican Party gained a majority of seats in the United States House of Representatives for the first time since 1952 and a majority of votes for the first time since 1946. It was also the largest seat gain for the Republican Party since 1946, and the largest for either party since 1948 -
Bosnia
Yugoslavia broke up after the fall of communism in 1991 and a civil war broke out between Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia but it was basically Christians vs Muslims, Serbians (Christians) murder thouxands of Muslim Bosnian. after this NATO brings in troops. all of these were part of Yugoslavia when it was standing. Kosovo and Albania wanted independence from Croatia and Serbia, the genocide continues and with this NATO beings bombing things to stop the Genocide -
Election of 2000
the Candidates were Al Gore as a democrat an he was Clinton's vice president. he was an environmentalist and went for baby boomer retirement. George W Bush (he is different) he was the Governor of Texas and supported a Ownership society were people actually bought this. Ralph Nader (independent/green) he is a former consumer rights advocate and is also an environmentalist this is one of the closes elections in history -
Controversy
Florida center contested the election and Florida actually decides who the winner is. no one can decide who won the state the votes were Gore at 266 and Bush at 246 electoral votes. the counting and lawsuits last over a month counting the hanging chads of the hole punchers. Florida decide that Bush won the state. The Court case Bush V Gore, gore takes this to SCOTUS and they decide 5 to 4 that bush won because the judges couldnt be told how to vote but gore wins popular vote by half a million -
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September 11
19 al-Qaeda hijackers boarded 4 plans and snuck in box cutter to take over the planes 4 planes were taken and 2 of the hit the World Trade Center and 1 hit the pentagon the hijackers couldve hit the white house but they couldnt find it the 4th plane passengers learn about the attacks and they subdue the terrorist but the terrorist put the plane in a nose dive where it couldnt be brought back to level. in the end 2.973 people die in the attacks. -
War in Afghanistan
after the attacks the US demand that the al-Qaeda terrorist group to be turned over but the Taliban refuse after this the US bomb Afghanistan and had a ground campaign that lasted 2 months. Bin Laden escaped until may 2011-the founder and first leader of the Islamist group Al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011 shortly after 1:00 am PKT[1][2] (20:00 UTC, May 1) by United States Navy SEALs the us is still in Afghanistan today -
Second Iraq War
Saddam used weapons of mass destruction during his war with Iran like chemical weapons which are illegal in war. he supposedly tries to get a hold of nuclear and biological weapons. enter the bush doctrine with authorized the use of force against and nation that harbored terrorist this prevent further attacks of the US this is apart of the War on Terror. Bush claimed tat saddam had terrorist links and that he colluded with the alQaeda. Americans also thought that saddam was linked with 9/11 -
the war
they used the same tactics this is now informally called shock and awe where US bombed to soften up targets for the ground troops. after 3 weeks troops touchdown in Baghdad after this Ira falls fairly quickly the Iraqi army was told to stand down and Saddam was captured by the end of the year and was executed by Iraqis for his war crimes he was Hung. After all this The US has an Occupation to support the new government they were attacked by radicals other that opposed the occupation -
Bush
the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan became very unpopular. on top of that the Hurricane Katrina -was an extremely destructive and deadly Category 5 hurricane that caused catastrophic damage along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas in new Orleans and the Levee system fails to hold the storm surge in. 50% of new Orleans is flooded and this adds to bushes unpopularity -
Election of 2008
candidates were Barack Obama he is a democrat and was a Senator from Illinois he was against the war in Iraq and beat Hillary Clinton for the democratic candidate they has a nasty campaign battle. John McCain as a republican he was a former Vietnam war prisoner of war and a former navy pilot he elects Sarah Palin as his running mate and he is running as a moderate and Both Barack and John Promise to get leave Iraq -
the Recession
the economy nose dived down in the middle of the campaign prices of homes were going down, poor lending habits by banks, and lots of risky investments this leads to a lot of foreclosures the government bails out lots of industries this was the worse economic collapse since the Great depression. Bush bails out financial institutions he gave 1 trillion to private banks. Obama changes his campaign to hope and change to adapt to the recession Obama wins 53% of the vote he beats McCain by a lot -
Obama administration
SCOTUS nominates Sonia Sotomayor and elena kegan for the first hispanic justice women. Obama Implemented the American Recovery and Reinvestment act which took 700 billion in government spending with creating new jobs and trying to save the existing jobs this help economic growth. Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare this is private health insurance everyone is required to have insurance or pay a fine. Many liberals upset it's not a single-payer system like Europe
