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section 3 and 4 chapter 24 election of 1988
 * bush won the election

the new president
 * bush brought a wide range of experience to the white house
 * bush said the would not follow the old ideas of Regan

drugs,edu,and environment
 * 1988 George bush had spoken strongly on the need to control the spared of illegal drugs
 * appointed William Bannett special drug czar
 * strong defender of the environmental protection William Reilly
 * problem of the neculuer wastes posted a special threat to the environment

saving and loan crisis
 * long financed mortgages or loans
 * 1970 saving banks were stuck with low interest long term mortgages
 * 1980 SandLs went bankrupt
 * 1990 recession in England
 * bush set up a federal agency to take over banks
 * many blamed Regan for collapse
 * 1990s collapse of many national banking system weekend the system in general

reducing deficit
 * the savings and loan crisis added the growing deficit in the federal budget
 * 1990 congress and the president struggled over a budget that lowered the deficit
 * president hinted that he might be wiling to consider some new tax cut for investors
 * capital gains- tax cut would stimulate the economy
 * reached an agreement that would cut deficit by 500 billion dollars over 5 years
 * increase taxes on cigarettes and alcohol and gasoline

election of 1990
 * new budget agreement had reduced the deficit more than any legislation during the Reagan years
 * during election campaign of 1990 member of congress found voters in an angry mood

flags and the surperme court
 * in 1989 the court struck down a Texas law saying that burning of the flag was a crime
 * justices said that it was a freedom of speech and protected by the first amendment
 * bush called for new amendment that would allow the states to outlaw burning the flag
 * July 1990 justice William Brennan announced his retirement

a world in transition 1990 the united states and soviet union found on the same side of a rare event
 * 1947nheorge Kennan warned president Truman that the united states must act firmly to contain soviet union aggression
 * 1989 the 85 year old Kennan to congress 'the time for that short of things has clearly passed'
 * cold war was over

end of the cold war
 * 1989-1990 however the eastern bloc changed changed radically
 * 1981 the polish government had outlawed solidarity an independent labor union
 * 1989 the communist government allowed solidarity candidates to run for the parliament's

a wall comes down
 * 1990 Berlin wall comes down

moving toward democracy
 * 1989 the communists government was forced to resign
 * Czechs choose there new president Vaclav Havel
 * Romanian dictator Nicolae Causescu had democracy protesters shot
 * ceausescu fled his wife was executed and excuted
 * Gorbachev accepted the movement towards democratic constution
 * 1990 soviet government announced that it would allow private ownership of land and business

the American response
 * Americans responded enthusiastically to democratic reform

new direction for Latin America
 * George bush took a less militant approach toward affairs in Nicaragua
 * 1990 Nicaragua held elections
 * Violeta Chamorro won
 * Ortegas brother retained control of military
 * 1990 Chamorro power was slipping

invasion of panama