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 Chapter 24

 Election Of 1988  *George W. Bush won 53% of the popular vote  The New President  *He became the first president to go from Vice President to becoming President for the United States
 * He won 426 electoral votes Dukakis only had 111
 * He wanted to concentrate on the democratic control congress

 Drugs, Education, and the Environment  *He felt the need to control the spread of illegal drugs
 * He promised to chart a new course for the environment and education
 * He closed 17 military because of the nuclear weapons

 The Savings and Loan Crisis  *Known as S&L
 * Created a federal agency that took over the filled banks
 * Sold their assets
 * Estimate of 600 Billion dollars to bail S&L

 Reducing the Deficit *They wanted to create new taxes and cut 500 billion dollars in 5 years

 The Election of 1990  *The Americans voted the same governors that already ran and at the end the majority was relacted

 Flags and the Supreme Court  *It is legal to burn the American Flag and it still is, Bush wanted to make it illegal

<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> The End Of The Cold War <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"> *The communist government collapsed in the Eastern block
 * Candidates in Poland were allowed to run for President because of the communist government

<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> New Direction in Latin America
 * Bush took a less militant approach toward affairs in Nicaragua than Ronald Reagan had
 * He did not continue to press for military aid to the contras
 * The Bush administration worked out a bipartisan agreement with congress

<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"> Unrest in China
 * President Bush disapproved of the return to the repression
 * He refused to take to take strong action against the Chinese government
 * He argued that the United States could better influence Chinese behavior by keeping diplomatic channels open

<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">A Policy Toward South Africa
 * The government of South Africa under apartheid, this separated the races
 * In 1989 South African President F.W. Deklerk apposed racial tensions

<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Fugitives in a Desert Drama
 * Kuwait was under attack by Iraqi tanks
 * Some Americans escaped and went into hiding while others were being killed

<span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">War in the Persian Gulf
 * In 1990, Bush sent 200,000 troops to the Middle East to fight
 * On January, 16 the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Britain launched an air attack on Iraq it was over in 6 weeks


 * All candidates won