Chapter 26

The Reagan Revolution

 A) Reagan

Presidency
Results
 B) 1988

George H. W. Bush won the Republican

nomination
Michael Dukakis won the Democratic nomination
 B) 1988

Dukakis had an early lead

Bush and Quayle won the election
I. The Bush Presidency
 A) Triumph Abroad

Collapse of Soviet Union

Eastern Europe
Iraq
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
A) Triumph Abroad

Operation Desert Shield

UN involvement
Operation Desert Storm
100-hour war
A) Triumph Abroad

Technology dominance
Long-term
Hussein still ruled
Iraq
Presence of troops
 B) Problems

Savings & loan banks

Americans with Disabilities Act
Increased taxes
 C) 1992

Bill Clinton won the Democratic

nomination
Past behavior
New Democrat
Ross Perot
 C) 1992

Clinton made the economy the central issue

Clinton won plurality of popular vote
The End!