My Generation

  • The Persian Gulf War

    The Persian Gulf War
    The Persian Gulf War was decided by President George H.W. Bush. His main goal was to capture the oil resources in Kuwait. His goal was not to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
  • end of cold war

    end of cold war
    The Cold War was between the Soviets and the United States and took place between 1985-1991. During George H.W. Bush's presidency, the Cold War ended in 1991.
  • Raise in Taxes

    Raise in Taxes
    H.W. Bush told the American people at his inaugural adress that he would not raise taxes. in 1990 congress wanted to raise taxes on the rich american citizens. Bush had to agree and raised taxes.
  • Economic Boom

    Economic Boom
    Preident Bill Clinton was took office in the white house in the early 1992s. While he was in office, the econemy had boomed rather than going into another recession.
  • Bill Clinton's "Second President"

    Bill Clinton's "Second President"
    Bill Clinton's wife was Hillary Clinton. She acted as a "second" president always by his side. After the Lewinsky Scandal, both of them worked it out.
  • "Lewinsky" Scandal

    "Lewinsky" Scandal
    President Bill Clinton was involved in a scandal with an white house house keeper. Newt Gingrich was Clinton's enemy and because of him, the workers in the white house left. Lewinsky had an internship in the white house.
  • 9/11

    9/11
    George W. Bush was reading a book to an elementary class while the terrorist attacked the world trade center. His speech he gave was like his "real" inaugurational adress. He told the American people they would get revenge.
  • iraq war

    iraq war
    The Iraq war was when the WMD was made.
  • WMD

    WMD
    George W. Bush told the American people that Iraq was building Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). That was Bush's excuse to get revenge on the bombing on 9/11. Iraq was not making WMDs.