Summary Of Articles

By 18mwebber

  • 80,000 Iraqi Troops Invasion

    80,000 Iraqi Troops Invasion
    At 2 a.m. in early Auguest, 80,00 Iraqi troops invaded and occupied Kuwait. Kuwait is an oil-rich area on the Persian Gulf. This event was a major international crisis and was the first to ever happen.

  • President Bush Declaration

    President Bush Declaration
    President Bush declared, "This agrresion will not stand." The Bush administration sent out 180,000 troops in order to protect Saudi Arabian border.

  • Crisis Took Dramatic Turn

    Crisis Took Dramatic Turn
    President Bush doubled the amount of troopsdeployed in the Persian Gulf. This showed that the Bush Administration was ready to eject Iraq from Kuwait.

  • Arkanas Governer

    Arkanas Governer
    Arkanas governer (Bill Clinton) overuled George Bush and Ross Perot and became the president. Bill Clinton was the first Democratic President in 12 years.

  • Congress

    Congress
    Mid-term election left both houses of congress under power of Republicans. Congressional Republicans wanted welfare reform, term limits for office holders, a moratorium on environmental, health and safety regulations.

  • House Judiciary Committee

    House Judiciary Committee
    House Judiciary Committee approved four articles of impeachment. The articles suggested that Clinton had abused his power and other things.