George H. Bush was the 41st President of the United States of America. His Vice President was Dan Quayle, who was a senator from Indiana. He was only President for one term and at the 1993 election he lost to Bill Clinton, but while president Bush helped the country in many ways while he was in office.
In July of 1991 President Bush tried to help the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union by meeting with the Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev. There they signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty which was made to limit and reduce the use of strategic offensive arms, like nuclear weapons. Later after the treaty was signed the Soviet Union collapsed.
On December 26, 1991, the Soviet Union officially signed the declaration no. 142-Н created the Commonwealth of Independent States and acknowledged Soviet republic’s independence. The day before the signing, the Soviet President resigned and declared his office extinct, and handed over his powers to the President of Russia. Before the actual signing, all the individual republics had already seceded from the former Union. The Alma-Ata Protocol was then signed by the 11 republics, except the Baltic States and Georgia. The protocol established the official Commonwealth of Independent States and declared the end of the Soviet Union, causing the Cold War to finally end. There were many more foreign issues while President Bush was in office. While Bush was President his main focus was often on foreign policies. One foreign affair America was a part of at this time was when Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein invaded and occupied Kuwait in August of 1990. He was also threatening to invade Saudi Arabia. Bush helped organize a military alliance with about 30 other countries and by mid-January in 1991 they had begun an air assault against Iraq. After five weeks of offensive fighting, Operation Desert Storm ended with Iraq’s defeat and Kuwait’s freedom in late February. The president was also able to add new legislation while in control. Bush signed and passed two pieces of legislation that were major during his presidency, they were the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The Clean Air Act contained laws that were meant to help control air pollution on a national level. The new amendments built upon previous air acts in 1955 and 1970. It addressed acid rain, ozone depletion, and toxic air pollution. Tt also established a national permit program for stationary sources (a fixed emitter of pollution) and increased enforcement of the laws. The amendments also established new gas requirements and set Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP), which is a measure of the volatility of gasoline. The American with Disabilities Act is a labor law that prohibits discrimination based on a person’s disability. …show more content…
The act is similar to the Civil Rights Act that prohibited race, sex, and religious discrimination. The act protects both mental and physical disabilities and it created a list of conditions a person must meet to be considered disabled. Many things are categorized as a disability include deafness, blindness, missing limbs, being in a wheelchair, autism, cancer, epilepsy, and much more. It also stopped employers from refusing to hire someone because they were disabled and firing them, just because of their illness. The act also helped with issues on service dogs and allowing them into buildings. The laws lowered the amount of people discriminating against those with a disability by forcing them to see each other as equals. After his first term and his failure to be re-elected in the next election, Bill Clinton took the role as president.
Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States of America, he was also the first Democratic president in 12 years. His Vice President was Al Gore for both of his terms. He accomplished many things while he was president, like the creation of NAFTA. One of Clinton’s first major victory during his presidency was the signing of The North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA which was an agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The agreement eliminated almost all tariffs and trade restrictions between nations. While being drafted, NAFTA was heavily criticized by politicians. They argued
In July of 1991 President Bush tried to help the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union by meeting with the Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev. There they signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty which was made to limit and reduce the use of strategic offensive arms, like nuclear weapons. Later after the treaty was signed the Soviet Union collapsed.
On December 26, 1991, the Soviet Union officially signed the declaration no. 142-Н created the Commonwealth of Independent States and acknowledged Soviet republic’s independence. The day before the signing, the Soviet President resigned and declared his office extinct, and handed over his powers to the President of Russia. Before the actual signing, all the individual republics had already seceded from the former Union. The Alma-Ata Protocol was then signed by the 11 republics, except the Baltic States and Georgia. The protocol established the official Commonwealth of Independent States and declared the end of the Soviet Union, causing the Cold War to finally end. There were many more foreign issues while President Bush was in office. While Bush was President his main focus was often on foreign policies. One foreign affair America was a part of at this time was when Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein invaded and occupied Kuwait in August of 1990. He was also threatening to invade Saudi Arabia. Bush helped organize a military alliance with about 30 other countries and by mid-January in 1991 they had begun an air assault against Iraq. After five weeks of offensive fighting, Operation Desert Storm ended with Iraq’s defeat and Kuwait’s freedom in late February. The president was also able to add new legislation while in control. Bush signed and passed two pieces of legislation that were major during his presidency, they were the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The Clean Air Act contained laws that were meant to help control air pollution on a national level. The new amendments built upon previous air acts in 1955 and 1970. It addressed acid rain, ozone depletion, and toxic air pollution. Tt also established a national permit program for stationary sources (a fixed emitter of pollution) and increased enforcement of the laws. The amendments also established new gas requirements and set Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP), which is a measure of the volatility of gasoline. The American with Disabilities Act is a labor law that prohibits discrimination based on a person’s disability. …show more content…
The act is similar to the Civil Rights Act that prohibited race, sex, and religious discrimination. The act protects both mental and physical disabilities and it created a list of conditions a person must meet to be considered disabled. Many things are categorized as a disability include deafness, blindness, missing limbs, being in a wheelchair, autism, cancer, epilepsy, and much more. It also stopped employers from refusing to hire someone because they were disabled and firing them, just because of their illness. The act also helped with issues on service dogs and allowing them into buildings. The laws lowered the amount of people discriminating against those with a disability by forcing them to see each other as equals. After his first term and his failure to be re-elected in the next election, Bill Clinton took the role as president.
Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States of America, he was also the first Democratic president in 12 years. His Vice President was Al Gore for both of his terms. He accomplished many things while he was president, like the creation of NAFTA. One of Clinton’s first major victory during his presidency was the signing of The North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA which was an agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The agreement eliminated almost all tariffs and trade restrictions between nations. While being drafted, NAFTA was heavily criticized by politicians. They argued