Persian Gulf War
Why did the Persian Gulf War start?
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
Who takes power of Russia after the USSR fell in 1990?
Boris Yeltsin
What drug did the government focus on specifically?
Crack Cocaine
What do S&Ls stand for?
Savings and Loan Associations
Who was running against George H.W. Bush
Micheal Dukakis
What was Operation Desert Shield?
The US military buildup in Saudi Arabia to protect Arabian peninsula from Iraqi aggression
Who was Helmut Kohl?
German Chancellor who drove the unification process
Where did the government focus their prevention efforts?
At the southern border
What were causes of the crisis?
Deregulation and Risky Investments
Who was George H.W. Bush Vice President for?
Ronald Reagan
What was Operation Desert Storm?
US military campaign to liberate Kuwait
What did protests and travel pressure cause in Berlin?
What was the court sentence for drug dealers?
Death
How much money did taxpayers have to pay to bail out the industry?
$124-$134 billion (Hundreds of Billions)
What was the main reason George H.W. Bush won?
He used Reagan's excitement and platform
Who was General N. Schwarzkopf?
He was the leader of Operation Desert Storm
What was Glasnost and Perestroika?
Glasnost was a reform to lower censorship in the USSR. Perestroika was a reform to decentralize economic control in the USSR.
What was the name of the man from Panama who was arrested and sentenced to 40 years in prison?
General Noriega
What did the crisis result in?
Over 1000 thrift collapses and a massive bailout
Who was the Vice President for George H.W. Bush?
Dan Quayle
What were the two parts of Operation Desert Storm
There was an air campaign which was a five-week bombardment of military infrastructure and a ground campaign called Operation Desert Sabre which was a ground assault
What was the "Two Plus Four" Agreement?
A negotiation between East and West Germany and with the Four WWII powers that reunited Germany
What was the operation in Panama called?
Operation Just Cause
What act did George H.W. Bush sign to resolve the Savings and Loan crisis?
The financial institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act
What did SNL paint Dan Quayle as?
Child-Like figure/buffoon