Part 1: Bush: Foreign Policy Challenges of the 1990s

George H. W. Bush was inaugurated in

• 1989

• 1990

• 1992

The lesson says that George H. W. Bush was "primed" to meet international challenges. What is the author trying to convey?

In May and June of 1989, students in Beijing, China staged a pro-democracy demonstration in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. The Chinese government's response shocked the world when cameras saw tanks roll into the square and fire into the crowds. Over the course of several days, hundreds were killed, injured, or arrested. The outcry here in the United States was profound. Write a paragraph or two that describes President Bush's response.

Bush's actions regarding the crisis in China were pragmatic and patient; he used diplomacy and a more methodical approach. While diplomacy was an aim in the Panamanian crisis, Bush authorized force in the end. What was the difference between the two situations? Which country was more vital to American interests in the long run? Write a paragraph or two in response.

In September 1990, a little more than a month after Iraq invaded Kuwait, President George H.W. Bush gave a speech to Congress in which he described "A world where the rule of law supplants the rule of the jungle. A world in which nations recognize the shared responsibility for freedom and justice. A world where the strong respect the rights of the weak." What might the role of the United States be in global affairs based on this policy? Write a paragraph or two in response.

Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August of (a)   , the United States, along with nations across the globe, called for Iraq's immediate and full withdrawal.

In the Gulf War, codenamed Operation Desert Storm, President George H.W. Bush responded to reckless aggression by Iraq when it invaded neighboring ________

• Kuwait

• Iran

• Turkey

• Jordan