"President Obama has pursued national security policies that keep the American people safe, while turning the page on a decade of war and restoring American leadership abroad. Since President Obama took office, the United States has devastated al Qae
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Barack Obama:
Civil rights:
Obama plans on strengthening anti-discrimination laws. One law he signed was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. This act allows women to receive the money that they lost due to discrimination by extending the time
Today we watched the movie Hotel Rwanda.
Work day
Elections:
In the election of 1992 Clinton ran against George H. W. Bush(Republican) and Ross Perot (Independent). Clinton won the election with 370 electoral votes, while carrying 43% of the popular vote. Running in a fairly close second was George H
I am gone for a sectionals golf meet today
Today I worked on my semester test blog and the blog discussions
I had community service day so I was gone
worked on semester test blog in a word document
Ronald Reagan was the 40th president and served in 1981-1989. HE was born in Tampico, Illinois in 1911. Before he was elected president Reagan was the 33rd governor of California in 1967-1975. Before his position as governor, Ronald Reaga
Miscellaneous- Assassination attempts, election results, civil rights
Jimmy Carter was president for only one term, from 1977-1981. He was the 39th president and was a democrat. He ran against Gerald Ford, who was the president at the time. Carter won
Today we had a sub and were given time to work on our semester test blog.
Ronald Reagan
On March 21, 1981, Ronald Reagan, the new President of the United States, visited Theater in Washington, D.C. with his wife Nancy for a fundraising event. Its really ironic that he went to the theater 9 days before he was assassinated.
The Background of George W. Bush
George Walker Bush was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 6, 1946. He was the first child born to the family. The boy had four siblings. George was raised in Midland and Houston, Texas. The Bush family has Eng
- War powers act- limits power of the presidents of the US to wage war without approval of congress. It requires president to consult with congress prior to the start of any hostilities as well as regularly until US armed forces are no longer engaged i
Vietnam War
The french connection
- French had gained control of Indochina in a series of colonial wars in the mid-late 1800s.
- During WWII Vichy France worked with Japanese forces in controlling Indochina during WWII.
- After Japanese surrender, the Fr
General William Westmoreland:
Losses during Tet Offensive:
- US, Korea, Australia, and South Viet Nam were the allies
- North Vietnam and Viet Cong were nonallies
- Still very scary to the US that they were able to regroup and attack major cities
- There was an i
We watched Hotel Rwanda.
