Copy of 41 George HW Bush

What was Bush's famous campaign promise?

• No deals with the Soviets

• No more selling weapons to dictators

• No new taxes

• No more 1st term abortions

Bush was the first president to be the former head of what covert intelligence organization?

• NSA

• FBI

• ATF

• CIA

What did George HW Bush do early in his life that showed he was brave and no whimp?

• He wrestled a bear

• He was a life guard

• He was a pilot in the navy and was shot down by the Japanese during WWII

• He was part of the D- Day Normandy Invasion force

How did Bush like to govern the country?  Hint: where would he fall on the political spectrum of left versus right?

• Far right Neo-Conservative

• Far left Liberal

• Moderate Centrist, consensus driven

• modern socialist agenda

What two events defined Bush's presidency?

• End of the Cold War & LA Riots

• Signing the American with Disabilities Act & the end of the Cold War

• The Persian Gulf War & End of the Cold War

• AIDS pandemic & Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Why did President Bush not celebrate estactically when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989?

• He was not an emotional person

• He knew we needed Gorbachev and the USSR for the post Cold War World

• It would send the wrong message to our Allies around the world

• He did not wish to seem unpresidential

Why did President Bush take the country to war against Saddam Hussein in 1991?

• He invaded Saudi Arabia

• He launched a Siren gas attack on his own people

• To protect US and Western access to the oil of the Middle East

• He was a proven state sponsor of terrorism

 President George HW Bush to be one of our strongest foreign policy presidents in modern times because 

• He stood up to the Soviets

• He assembled a coalition of nations for force Saddam Hussein and Iraq out of Kuwait.

• He made a promise we would never negotiate with terrorists.

Why did President Bush not invade Iraq? 

What was his only stated war aim?

• To topple the government of Saddam Hussein

• To capture Iraq's vast oil reserves

• To force Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.

• To arrest Saddam for war crimes

What did the deficits of the Reagan years force President Bush to do?

• Forced Bush to lower taxes

• Forces Bush to raise taxes

• Forced Bush to shut down the Government