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__Chapter 24: Section 3:

Election of 1988__:
 * George H. W. Bush was the Republican candidate that ran against Democrat Michael Dukakis.
 * 53% of the popular votes went to Bush and 46% went to Dukakis.
 * George H. W. Bush got 426 electoral votes and Dukakis got 111 electoral votes.

__The New President__:
 * Former World War II pilot, that had won a metal for bravery.
 * Served as a member of congress, an ambassador, and director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
 * "A New Breeze is Blowing" said by George H.W. Bush

__Drugs, Education, and the Environment__:
 * He appointed William Bennett to be a special "drug czar".
 * He also promised to chart a new course for the environment and education.
 * The cleaning up and repairing the plants might rise to 200 billion dollars.

__The Savings and Loan Crisis__:
 * Encouraged people to save their money.
 * A recession in New England led to more saving bank failures.
 * In the 1990's the collapse of S&L's weakened the banking system in general.

__Reducing the Deficit__:
 * In the 1988 election George H. W. Bush pledged to not raise taxes.
 * "Read My Lips" "No New Taxes" Said by President Bush.
 * Bush and congress came up with a plan to drop our deficit by 500 billion in 5 years.

__The Election of 1990__:
 * The budget agreement had reduced the deficit more than any legislation during the Reagan years.
 * In the 1990 election congress found voters in an angry mood.
 * In most states only 4 out of 10 eligible voters went to the polls.

__Flags and the Supreme Court__:
 * In 1989 in Texas a law was passed that burning the American flag was a crime.
 * "I just don't like tampering with the Bill of Rights" Said by Gordon Humphrey and a conservation senator from New Hampshire
 * On July 1990, Justice William Brennan announced his retirement.

__Chapter 24: Section 4:

The End of The Cold War__:
 * In 1989 and 1990 the Eastern bloc changed radically.
 * In 1989, the communist government allowed solidarity candidates to run for the Polish Parliament.
 * THE BERLIN WALLS CAME DOWN!!!