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The country faced a serve crisis that declined our sense of economic, milltary and political power. Watergate, economic stagnation, mounting infaltion, energy crisis, foreign competition, and many other things contributed to this decline.
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The country was once again in recession and the national debt stood at record levels.
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This was the first major international crisis of the post Cold War era. Saddam Hussein justified the invasion of Kuwait would be a historical part of Iraq.
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With Iraqi forces poised near Saudi Arabia, the Bush administration dispatched 180000 troops to protect the Saudi kingdom.
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President Bush doubles the size of American forces in the Persian Gulf, this was a sign that the administration was prepared to eject Iraq from Kuwait using force.
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Governor Clinton deafeats Geroge Bush to become the first democratic preisdent in 12 years.
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Republicans get control of both houses of congress and campaign on a ten point "contract with America".They called for a welfare reform, term limits for polotical office holders,a moratorium on evironmental, health, and safety regulations.
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The house judiciary committee approves four articles of impeachment. The articles asserted that Clinton had committed perjury, obsrtucted justice, and abused his power.
