APUSH Chapter 33-34 Part 3 Flashcards
Election 1988
George HW Bush (R-VP) vs. Michael Dukakis (D-Gov. Ma. )
George HW Bush
Born into a wealthy family in MA WWII navy veteran Yale educated Makes millions in Texas oil industry Former head of CIA 2 term VP under Reagan
The end of the Soviet Union /cold war
1989 communist puppet governments fall in Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, E. Germany, Romania
Nov 1989 Destruction of Berlin Wall Begins
Germany reunited 1990
Gorbachev reigns 1991
USSR dissolves into 15 separate republics
–> embrace capitalism/democracy
Iraq-Iran War 1980-1988
IS supports Iraq and Sadat Hussein w weapons
Common enemy in Iran
The Gulf war 1990-1
Aug. 1990- Iran invades Kuwait
Hussein wants oil to fund
Larger goal is control all of Persian gulf
Operation desert storm
US and UN create a coalition of 34 nations to oppose Hussein Amass troops in Saudi Arabia Troop swarm into Iraq 37 days of fighting Military technology overwhelms Iraqis Kuwait liberated
Results of desert storm
Hussein accepts cease fire , Kuwait liberated
Quick military victory but was it enough? Hussein still in power
Gulf war illness?
Bush on the home front
1990-$133 billion in new taxes
Americans w disabilities at (1990)
Nomination of Clarence Thomas
Olympus
US wins Olympic for Ron 1980 by defeated USSR in semifinal miracle on ice
Moment of pride and patriotism for US
US boycotts 1980 Summer games in Moscow –> soviet invasion of Afghanistan
USSR boycotts ‘84 summer games in LA in retaliation
The War on Drugs
1971 Nixon announces war on drugs
1973 DEA established
1984 Nancy Reagan’s just say no movement
1985 crack epidemic hits NYC
1986 regeans anti drug abuse act minimum penalties for possession
What happens to federal prison population
Increases 800%
The AIDS epidemic
1981- first cases of AIDS are reported
Disease spreads rapidly, a lot in gay men
By 1988 83000 cases
Victims face discrimination
Critics claim that Reagan admin was sow to respond
High profile cases help eliminate stigma and increase awareness
