2. Ronald Reagan
Presidential Term: Jan. 20,1981-
Jan. 20,1989
Remembered For:
Reaganomics: Plan to reduce
government involvement in the
economy
Conservative values
3. George H.W. Bush
Presidential Term: Jan. 20,1989-
Jan. 20, 1993
Remembered For:
Promise to “Have no new taxes”
Persian Gulf War
4. 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
5. Slide Cast Question #1
Why was the United States concerned when
Saddam Hussein, dictator of Iraq, invaded
Kuwait?
7. Slide Cast Question #2
When did the Israel-Palestine Conflict begin?
Has it ended yet?
8. William (Bill) Clinton
Presidential Term: Jan. 20, 1993-
Jan. 20, 2001
Remembered For:
1992 Election
Promises of more government
involvement
Scandal
9. George W. Bush
Presidential Term: Jan. 20, 2001-
Jan. 20, 2009
Remembered For:
2000 Election: Florida Recount
Promise to return to more
conservative values
10. 9/11 Attacks
4 Planes
2 Hit World Trade Centers
1 Hit Pentagon
1 Hit Field in PA
11. 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?
