Economy project timeline

By pancake123

  • GM Bailout

    GM Bailout
    GM Bailout
    Due to the car business being an essential part of the United States economy, president Obama used the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to fund GM in order to keep it afloat.
    This falls under the budget category.

  • Troops Withdraw from Iraq

    Troops Withdraw from Iraq
    Iraq TroopsBeginning with the Obama’s speeches about the war in 2011, troops were slowly being pulled out of Iraq. On December 18, 2011, the last of the troops were pulled out. This is an example of leadership.

  • The 2012 Campaign

    The 2012 Campaign
    CampaignIn 2012, both Mitt Romney and Barak Obama's camapigns raised and spent hundreds of millions of dollars each. This effects the economy because the money they could have been using to help the national debt was instead put toward campaigning.

  • Chicago Public Schools Strikes and Closings

    Chicago Public Schools Strikes and Closings
    CPSChicago teachers went on strike creating an eight day holiday for chicago public school students. In the end, teachers were able to obtain better benefits including an increase in health insurance and raises in salary.

  • Obamacare

    Obamacare
    obamacare
    The main goal of ObamaCare is to open the Health Insurance Marketplace.This will expand affordability, quality, and availability of health insurance for American citizens.

  • Trade Embargo Lifted From Cuba

    Trade Embargo Lifted From Cuba
    CubaAfter years of embargo the United States and Cuba finally come to an agreement. The embargo has ended and citizens of both Cuba and the United States can travel and trade with each other.