1980S/1990S, ETC.

RONALD REAGAN, 1981-1989

Rise of conservatism Supply side

economics called Reaganomics

Star Wars/SDI Teflon president after

Lebanon Challenger explosion,

1986 Iran-Contra scandal Savings and loan

crisis Debtor nation

GEORGE H. W. BUSH, 1989-1993

Berlin Wall falls, 1989 Soviet Union falls,

1991 Tiananmen Square in

China 1990 invasion of

Kuwait by Saddam Hussein of Iraq

Operation Desert Storm, 1991

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill hearings

BILL CLINTON, 1993-2001 Problems with health care

reform; patient bill of rights

Brady Bill (anti-gun), Columbine, Oklahoma City bombing, 1995l

NAFTA, WTO Strong economy Family/Medical Leave Act Milosevic in Yugoslavia—

Kosovo area Rabin and Arafat at White

House (Israel/Palestine) Monica Lewinsky scandal

GEORGE W BUSH, 2001-2009 Contested election in FL 9/11 bombings, war on

terror, Bin Laden, dept of homeland security, WMDs

Patriot Act Conflict over abortion,

stem cell research Enron scandals, dot

com failures Hurricane Katrina NCLB

BARACK OBAMA, 2009-PRESENT

What do you think his legacy is going to be (so far)?