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3.[|Bush] Takes Over: a. Election of 1988 -George H.W. Bush beat Ronald Regan in the election.

b.The New President -Bush said he wouldn't follow the old ideas and attitudes of the Regan era. -But still he tried to balance it he still continued the policies of the Regan years.

c.Drugs, Education, and the Environment -Appointed William Bennett to be a special "Drug Czar" to oversee the nations war on drugs. -Appointed a strong defender of the environment, William Reilly to head of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

d.The Savings & Loan Crisis -Because of all the bank failures there was a lot of pressure on the national finance. -So the government insured the deposits in the S&L(Savings & Loans) to encourage people to save money.

e.Reducing The Deficit -They increased taxes on the middle class. -They increased the military budget.

f.The Election of 1990 -The deficit was reduced ore than any legislation during the Regan years. -There was a great decrease n the number of voters.

g. Flags & the Supreme Court -The Supreme court wanted to make the burning of the American flag illegal an punishable. -But they couldn't because it was protected by the First Amendment

4.A World in Terrorism a. The End of The Cold War -The main thing that symbolizes the cold war is the Berlin Wall coming down. -The Americans responded enthusiastically about the democratic reforms in Europe.

b.New Directions in Latin America -U.S. Military invaded Panama because of things like the drug flow through panama.

c.A Policy Toward South Africa -Congress called for Economic Sanctions or limits to trade an investments. -American university's and some state government sold stock in companies that operated n South Africa.

d.War Clouds in the Middle East -The big threat of Saddam conquering Saudi Arabia and controlling more than 80 percent of the oil n the region. -We tried to stop them but the had U.S. hostages so we couldn't bomb them.

e.Fugitives in a Desert Drama -Then Iraq invaded Kuwaiti. -Then people started to hide from the Iraqi's and tried to escape.

f.War in the Persian Gulf -Then it just got to the point where Bush had to take action. -He sent 200,000 additional troops into the middle east. -Then on January 16th we launched an air strike on Iraq.