The 1990s

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   A large part of the 1990s was spent fighting the Persian Gulf War. American people feared that if Saddam was not stopped he would invade Saudi Arabia. Therefore U.S. citizens allowed the Americans to move troops into Saudi Arabia. Bid Laden thought that Americans were bad and it became clear that the only superpower willing to help the situation was the Unitied States. However, Americans fears were also fed by the government. Unlike the Vietnam War, the government had a large influence on what civilians saw. The American public only saw what the military wanted them to see. So even though the Persian Gulf War was relatively large, the American public did not see it as being so.
   During the nineties there was also a very short, sharp recession. Because Bush did not seems to be responding to this problem, he showed weakness during the 1992 Presidential Contest. The television show “Roseanne” represent the frustration of many Americans in the tough economy. It showed what life was like during the economic struggles.
   Along with Bush, Bill Clinton was also a president during the 1990s. However, early in his presidential candidacy two scandals arose. There were allegations that Clinton had been cheating on his wife for 12 year, and that he had dodged the draft. 
   During the nineties the United States also saw a lot of tension between minority groups and the police. This was especially prevalent in Los Angeles. Minorities did not like the LAPD and saw them as an occupation force, not there to help.  They felt that the police continuously used police brutality and nothing done to stop the police from using their forces. Rodney King's beating by the police was caught on tape and all the police officers got off without charges. This angered minorities and cased riots in the streets.