Unit 9: Reagan, Bush, and Clinton

What was the outcome of the impeachment proceedings?

Clinton became the second president to be impeached by the House of Representatives.

What are some of the legislative achievements of the Clinton presidency?

Family Medical and Leave Act Brady Bill National and Community Service Trust Act

Why did Bush lose support?

He agreed to raise taxes despite his campaign promise not to do so.

Coalition troops fought the Persian Gulf War to drive Iraqi forces out of ________.

Kuwait

What improved relations between the Soviet Union and the United States?

Relations between the United States and the Soviet Union began to change dramatically during Reagan's second term. In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became the Soviet leader. Gorbachev recognized that the Soviet Union's Communist economic policies were failing. He began a series of political and economic reforms that gave greater freedoms to the people. Reagan agreed to meet with Gorbachev, and the two leaders developed a close relationship.

The ________ won control of Congress in the 1994 elections.

Republicans

The United States emerged as the world's sole superpower at the end of the Cold War. True or False?

True

The "Just Say No" campaign was an effort to ______.

discourage drug use