Crash course US history. George HW Bush and the end of the Cold War.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Green, John, on-screen presenter.

Knowledgemotion Ltd., film distributor.

Crash Course US History, publisher. .

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bush, George, 1924-2018.

Bush, George.

Cold War.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-1993.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1989-1993.

Genre:

Educational films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 minutes)

Other Title:

George HW Bush and the end of the Cold War

George Herbert Walker Bush and the end of the Cold War

Crash course United States history

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Crash Course US History, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In which John Green teaches you about the end of the Cold War and the presidency of George H.W. Bush. It was neither the best of times, nor the worst of times. On the domestic front, the first president Bush inherited the relative prosperity of the later Reagan years, and watched that prosperity evaporate. That was about all the interest Bush 41 had, domestically, so let's move to foreign policy, which was a bigger deal at this time. The biggie was the end of the Cold War, which is the title of the video, so you know it's important. The collapse of the Soviet Union was the biggest deal of Bush's term, and history has assigned the credit to Ronald Reagan. We give the guy a break, and say that he helped. He was certainly expert in foreign policy, having been and envoy to China, ambassador to the United Nations, and head of the CIA. Bush also oversaw the first Gulf War, which was something of a success, in that the primary mission was accomplished, and the vast majority of the troops were home in short order.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 25, 2022).

OCLC:

1309919678