American History Unit 31 - mrsmcclary

American History Unit 31:

American Foreign Policy: 1988-Present

The Presidency of George H. Bush

I. Presidency of George H. Bush A. Election of 1988.

1. George H. Bush (Rep.) vs. Michael Dukakis (Dem.)

a. George H. Bush won.

George H. Bush 1988-1992

The U.S. Invasion of Panama (1989)

I. Invasion of Panama in 1989. A. The President of Panama, Manual Noriega, was arrested by U.S.

forces and charged with drug distribution. 1. Sent to U.S. to face charges.

b. Found guilty and sentenced to prison.

U.S. soldiers forced Manual Noriega to surrender by

blasting loud rock-n-roll and rap music during the siege of his palace.

U.S. Invasion of Panama: Map

Collapse of Communism

I. The collapse of the Soviet Union occurred during the Bush Administration. A. The Cold War is considered over... U.S. won economically not militarily.

II. Famous events during the collapse of Communism. A. The Berlin Wall was dismantled. B. West Germany and East Germany were reunited into one country. C. Eastern European countries were allowed to have free elections.

D. Romanian Revolution took place and its Communist leader, Ion Ceausescu was overthrown and executed.

Romanian Dictator, Ceausescu

The Berlin Wall being dismantled by enthusiastic Germans.

East and West Germany are unified after 45 years of separation.

Map of the Middle East

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