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Election of George H. Bush
The 41st President of the United States, George H. Bush won the presidential election against Michael Dukakis. -
End of the Cold War
George H. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Union leader, met and discussed that the Cold War would be coming to an end. -
American Disability Act
Legislation passed in 1990 that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. -
Iraq War begins
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, President Bush tried to make him leave through war. -
New World Order
President Bush declared the New World Order "where diverse nations are drawn together in a common cause, to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind" -
Bill Clinton Election
President Bill Clinton was elected against George H. W. Bush making him the 42nd president of the United States. -
World Trade Center Bombing
On February 26, 1993 a truck bomb went under the North Tower of the World Trade Center and blew it up. -
Don't ask Don't Tell policy
The Don't ask Don't tell policy was put in action, which was a policy for people in battle that they would not say their sexual orientation and nobody would ask. This was repealed in 2010. -
Republicans take control
In 1994 republicans took control in the house and the senate, causing conflict on agreement between President Clinton and the senate and house. -
Welfare Reform
the United States underwent a welfare reform during 1996 -
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Government Shutdown
in 1998 the United States went through a government shutdown because of inability to reach a budget agreement with congress and The president -
George W. Bush Elected President
George W. Bush was elected president of the United States after he defeaed Al Gore. Even though Al Gore had more popular votes, Bush ended up winning from the electoral college. -
9/11
Islamic terrorists, part of the Al-Qaeda network, hijacked four commercial airplanes and crashed two of them into the World Trade Center in New York City and a third one into the Pentagon in Virginia: the fourth plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania. -
Bush's Words
Bush said that the reason why the US was attacked was "because we love freedom and they hate freedom" This lef to the Bush Doctrine which says "either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists" -
Patriot Act
A law passed shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States giving law enforcement agencies increased, broad powers to bring terrorists to justice. -
Tax Cut
Throughout 2002 there was the largest amounts of tax cuts that the United States had seen. -
No Child Left Behind
Bush implemented the no child left behind act, which led to more standarized testing in school across the US. -
Iraq Invaided
Iraq was invaided again, and Bagdad failed. In 2006 Iraq became known to be a haven for terrorists. -
President elected again!
George W. Bush was re-elected president over John Kerry in he 2004 electon. -
New President
Barack Obama was elected president of the United States making him the first African-American president. -
Stock Market Crash
Stock Market Crash, U.S. House of Representatives rejected the government's $700 billion bank bailout plan. This Dow drop obliterated $1.2 trillion in market value -
Osama Bin Ladden dead
Osama Bin Ladden was killed after months of planning from the United States. -
Re-election!
Barack Obama was re-elected predsiden of the United States.
