UNIT 8: THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

1991 to Present

Ronald Reagan

Presidential Term: Jan. 20,1981-Jan. 20,1989

Remembered For: Reaganomics: Plan to reduce

government involvement in the economy

Conservative values

George H.W. Bush

Presidential Term: Jan. 20,1989-Jan. 20, 1993

Remembered For: Promise to “Have no new

taxes” Persian Gulf War

Persian Gulf War

Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein invaded oil-rich Kuwait US & UN demanded

he withdraw US Troops to Saudi

Arabia 26 Nations sent troops

for attack on Iraq 6 weeks Primarily air based

Slide Cast Question #1

Why was the United States concerned when Saddam Hussein, dictator of Iraq, invaded Kuwait?

Israel-Palestine Conflict

Jewish Israel versus Arabic Palestine

Slide Cast Question #2

When did the Israel-Palestine Conflict begin? Has it ended yet?

William (Bill) Clinton

Presidential Term: Jan. 20, 1993-Jan. 20, 2001

Remembered For: 1992 Election Promises of more government

involvement Scandal

George W. Bush

Presidential Term: Jan. 20, 2001-Jan. 20, 2009

Remembered For: 2000 Election: Florida Recount Promise to return to more conservative values

9/11 Attacks

4 Planes 2 Hit World Trade Centers 1 Hit Pentagon 1 Hit Field in PA

Slide Cast Question #4

On September 11, 2001, why did the fourth plane hit an empty field rather than a building? What was its suspected target?

Barak Obama

Presidential Term: Jan. 20, 2009 Remembered For:

Health Care Reform Future Changes…

Slide Cast Question #5

How does President Obama’s presidency differ from his predecessors?

Works Cited

Portraits of Presidents http://www.americanpresidents.org/gallery/

http://www.nationsonline.org http://www.nationalgeographic.com www.cah.utexas.edu www.examiner.com www.whitehouse.gov www.washingtonpost.com