George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War: Crash Course US History #44

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 an expert in foreign policy, having been an 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. It didn't do much to address some of the other problems in the region, but we'll get to that in the next few weeks. Along with all this, you'll learn about Bush's actions, or lack thereof, in Somalia and the Balkans, and you'll even be given an opportunity to read Bush's lips.
Thanks to Michael Williams at www.mylifeinplastic.com for the Barbies.
Hey teachers and students - Check out CommonLit's free collection of reading passages and curriculum resources to learn more about the events of this episode. During President H.W. Bush’s time in office, he oversaw the U.S. response to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the USSR: www.commonlit.org/texts/the-b...
Chapters:
Introduction: George H.W. Bush 00:00
George H.W. Bush 0:43
The Election of 1988 1:48
George H.W. Bush's Foreign Policy 3:48
Saddam Hussein & The First Iraq War 5:25
Mystery Document 6:45
Domestic Policies: FMLA & the ADA 8:08
Rodney King & the L.A. Uprisings 9:29
Economics of the Early 1990s 10:12
Bush's Failed Re-Election Campaign 11:24
George H.W. Bush's Legacy 12:34
Credits 13:20
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[@bradleysowers5725]

"The 1990s began in 1988..." -John Green

[@johncrandall5782]

Many historians say the 90s began in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall

[@matthew8153]

Bradley Sowers What everyone gets wrong is that there were two 90s. The early nineties with its comprehensible Rap songs, and the late nineties which was just like the 2000s but with a booming economy.

[@WeGoblinFolk]

And ended in 2008.

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

Do you have the time To listen to me whine About nothing and everything all at once!

[@ninjagonesmith4495]

I'm in 2019

[@chuckpowell6263]

You do a good thing John. I'm a 35 year old railroad worker that wants to know the real history of this great country of ours and to have a better understanding of the world my two girls grow up in. Knowing the past makes the present alot less scary(most of the time) and gives me some optimism for our nation and the human race as a whole. Thank you sir.

[@kaylaabernathy4963]

"The guy had more careers than Barbie!!" Laughed out loud at work.

[@KingJaredoftheLand]

That Super Mario World-inspired thought bubble with Bowser was so great I went back and watched it twice.

[@webscouller293]

It also terrified me a little. Sorry, that's a lie, a lot.

[@anubis2814]

What will I do without this channel when you get to the present? I hope you have plans to go back through history again talking about different evens from different angles.

[@ArcturusMinsk]

I just hope they do World History next.

[@anubis2814]

Yes its quite awesome, especially, you guessed it, The Mongols.

[@candraadiputra]

They can make country specific video history like US history. How about German history, or Indonesia History maybe!

[@anubis2814]

This is Merika! We're the only nation worth lernin about

[@Passonator11]

anubis2814 Europe History would be nice.

[@SuperKing604]

damn Bush had a impressive career props for the finishing his mission in a burning plane thing that's hardcore

[@OSILVEROBULLETO]

My greatest take away from this was that no matter what decisions a government makes, it will always displease someone in the favor of another and we will always wonder what if...

[@FirstRisingSouI]

Why is the mystery document still ancient parchment?

[@gavin169]

+R3df0x123 OooooOOOoooo! Spooky!

[@Questron71]

Stan probably bought a squaremile of it when they started these videos and hasn't yet run out ;) It's always a procurement fubar when such inexplicable things happen :D

[@Cucumber-ej1pm]

That Soviet Bowser looked fucking awesome good job Thought Bubble (or Thought Cafe).

[@alexpindell4307]

He was a better president then his son

[@johnnytamale8676]

like that's hard

[@grantritchey2334]

+Alex Pindell Please clap

[@mikaelalexander2892]

+Alex Pindell *than

[@_TehTJ_]

+Alex Pindell Yeah, but is that really saying much? I mean, that's a pretty low bar to set.

[@johnnytamale8676]

***** I really hope you're joking...

[@dangerouslytalented]

*quick note: It is very easy to make millions of dollars in the oil industry if your father, and his father before him, and going all the way back to the 1600s were all rich. The Bushes are the oldest of "old money"...

[@SuperKing604]

his career is still impressive

[@nilloc93]

DW42536387384 What is wrong with being rich and wanting to stay rich? No where in the law does it state "If you were successful its your job to give away money"

[@dangerouslytalented]

The problem these days is that they are eroding the wealth of everybody who is not incredibly rich in order to build their own wealth.

[@dangerouslytalented]

Diana Peña 50 lifetimes? Actually, for the richest, that is a gross underestimation. That would be their weekly income.

[@dangerouslytalented]

DW42536387384 except that America's infrastructure is not collapsing.. what? It is? Well surely it is not bogged down in Afghanistan... wait...

[@Ancor3]

The US doesn't have paid maternity leave? Wow, that is so......retro.

[@zingeuron5094]

Matthew Smit It's not terrible compared to a lot of other countries, but we still have many things we are lagging behind in that the rest of the world has figured out, like healthcare. The average quality of life is still relatively high, as far as the world goes.

[@JonnyXrep]

Depends on the employer, as it is not required.

[@DanielGarcia-pu6xe]

Imagine how it'll be with our current dictator,

[@arnav9192]

remix central and if you were poor as hell, that would have been impossible to do... Universal healthcare is meant to benefit the poor/unable to travel more than the rich

[@hail_void8844]

Well thats one way to put it.

[@photosinensis]

George H. W. Bush is seriously one of our most underrated presidents. His domestic policy lacked vision, but he knew foreign policy and handled the situation well.

[@seanpowell2734]

Can't get enough of Crash Course. I watch it in Geography class and now at home; I'm going mad!

[@Hutts]

0:48 He's the Hulk? Thanks I know what my history project is about now :)

[@raghul0078]

Remember now. You have grown into 373k subs

[@AlternateHistoryHub]

Not to hate on China or India, but I think outsourcing American jobs is one of leading contributors to the death of the American middle class. Wonder why Detroit is dying? That's why.

[@carlewen-lewis3305]

I think you should blame globalization for that. Without it, outsourcing would not have happened. It could be argued though, that without globalization, we would not have what we have today.

[@PoliticalWeekly]

Carl Ewen-Lewis People are ultimately wealthier and faster developing. More people in the world have cars, cell phones and food on the table. Globalization, coupled with the destruction of stupid trade barriers, makes americans richer. Especially consumers who now have cheaper food and clothing.

[@carlewen-lewis3305]

I am not arguing that, I am simply stating that outsourcing is a by-product of globalization.

[@MaskinJunior]

I think the American problem is it's relationship with unions. In Sweden collective bargaining is a right, and the unions are working together with the corporations to find ways to work smarter in order to compete with low wage nations.

[@MIddleJaman]

MaskinJunior But then again, Sweden isan third world , rank 33rd in the enoconmy Sweden vs Usa no match cos us #1 but then Agian Sweden is only 27th. that is why si i dont belive in trad unons i

[@thehistoricalgamer]

HW Bush was really a solid president, he handled the end of the Cold War brilliantly, the gulf war well, and when he thought it was necessary for the good of the nation he raised taxes. He seemed very pragmatic and competent. I would argue he was one of the better presidents of the 20th century, its too bad his son fell pretty far from the tree.

[@perfectsplit5515]

***** It is too bad Bush Sr was blamed for the recession.

[@Starboard76]

***** No he wasn't…he masterminded Iran Contra and the October Surprise (ex-CIA Chief, he already had the pieces in place) He deceptively goaded Iraq into invading Kuwait in order to play the hero..the weeping Kuwaiti Ambassador's daughter was complete charade.

[@thehistoricalgamer]

***** First of all Iran Contra has nothing to do with his presidency... at all. Second, if you think he goaded Saddam into invading you obviously haven't studied the conflict in much detail. The US warned Iraq numerous times not to do it, yet Iraq did it anyway. Saddam thought the US was just putting up a show of protects and he gambled. He miscalculated, that's not Bush's issue, the administration was very clear Iraq shouldn't invade.

[@Starboard76]

Bullshit! Iran Contra could not have succeeded with him, you clearly haven been in the military, you too gullible and in love with this dude, your post drips with it. He never gave a clean accounting…only another Bushism (I wasn't in the loop.. and we all make mistakes - not Iraq sized mistakes we don't). My god, you must believe everything you read on the cereal boxes! Iraq thought no such thing..it got a clear green light from Bush to do..google up Ambassador to Iraq, April Gillespie - educate yourself. Start by learning how to employ 'critical thinking'

[@assbread5950]

***** every president in american history is a lying, murdering, stealing tyrant. and each and every single one of them belongs in prison.

[@hamilton0919]

I find it funny how you can learn more things watching 14 minutes of Crash Course than sitting in a classroom for 7 hours.

[@matthew8153]

hamilton0919 But will you retain it?

[@ChristopherNFP]

You forgot to mention the other iconic political moment: where Senator Benson said to Dan Quayle "I knew John Kennedy, I served under John Krnnedy. You sir are no John Kennedy".

[@shubhramishra8698]

"More careers than Barbie" :)

[@emeraldrocks0013]

Hey! I just want to say how much I love this KZbin channel! I honestly do love this KZbin channel, it’s helped me a lot with history class. Even though I’m homeschooled, My Aunt will add one (or a few) of your videos to her History playlist. And let me say this, y’all are Hilarious! Me and my cousin both love y’alls channel! We both just love the humor! So, thank you so much for teaching me, my cousins, and my little sister so many things that I didn’t know about history! I really do appreciate the effort being put into these videos! Thank y’all 💙😁

[@kabukiwookie]

I'll never forget this. I was just out of HS when the gulf war started. I'LL NEVER FORGET my best friends dad (Vietnam vet) advised us to enlist BEFORE we got drafted so you get a kinda sorta choice on your assignment. We decided to be in tanks figuring (naively) that snipers can't get us easily therefor increasing our chances to survive. But I remember feeling and saying to everyone EXACTLY the same thing Mr. Green says in the mystery document: "If we haveto go, we haveto go. But it would be a shame."

[@jakelenhart1456]

For some reason, this show has really helped in keeping me from unaliving myself. Maybe because it’s funny and history is cool. Maybe it’s because John Green is cool. Anyways, thanks everyone at CrashCourse.

[@crashcourse]

we're happy you're here!

[@BetaMind]

I can listen to John talk for hours. lol those last to memes in the mystery document

[@jfridy]

I always remember this interview, which I will give the quotes from on the Dick Chaney article on Wikipedia. In an April 15, 1994 interview with C-SPAN, Cheney was asked if the U.S. and UN forces should have moved into Baghdad. Cheney replied that occupying and attempting to take over the country would have been a "bad idea" and would have led to a "quagmire", explaining that: "Because if we'd gone to Baghdad we would have been all alone. There wouldn't have been anybody else with us. There would have been a U.S. occupation of Iraq. None of the Arab forces that were willing to fight with us in Kuwait were willing to invade Iraq. Once you got to Iraq and took it over, took down Saddam Hussein's government, then what are you going to put in its place? That's a very volatile part of the world, and if you take down the central government of Iraq, you could very easily end up seeing pieces of Iraq fly off: part of it, the Syrians would like to have to the west, part of it - eastern Iraq - the Iranians would like to claim, they fought over it for eight years. In the north you've got the Kurds, and if the Kurds spin loose and join with the Kurds in Turkey, then you threaten the territorial integrity of Turkey. It's a quagmire if you go that far and try to take over Iraq. The other thing was casualties. Everyone was impressed with the fact we were able to do our job with as few casualties as we had. But for the 146 Americans killed in action, and for their families - it wasn't a cheap war. And the question for the president, in terms of whether or not we went on to Baghdad, took additional casualties in an effort to get Saddam Hussein, was how many additional dead Americans is Saddam worth? Our judgment was, not very many, and I think we got it right.[54][55]" Cheney regarded the Gulf War as an example of the kind of regional problem the United States was likely to continue to face in the future.[56] "We're always going to have to be involved [in the Middle East]. Maybe it's part of our national character, you know we like to have these problems nice and neatly wrapped up, put a ribbon around it. You deploy a force, you win the war and the problem goes away. But it doesn't work that way in the Middle East. It never has, and isn't likely to in my lifetime." I wonder what happened to this guy between his days as Secretary or Defense and his time as Vice President.

[@GoldenJules]

Who here in 2018 RIP H.W bush😔

[@novusregnum]

That's rude ^^^

[@michaelthompson7081]

@@novusregnum Which one?

[@GoldenJules]

@@augustus331 smh😒 okay

[@bruhmomentum1311]

I appreciate the respect you have paid to our former Potus.

[@jomogames2435]

I’m here in 2019

[@Mutex50]

Good video, but I was hoping this would be a little more about the end of the Cold War. Btw, it is ridiculously stupid that we have a voting system that allows vote splitting. At least someone in Oregon is trying to do something in that state. There is a petition for an initiative that would make all candidates to run in one primary and voters would be allowed to vote for any number of candidates that they approve. The top two candidates with the most approval would face off in the general election. This is a great idea; not only will it stop vote splitting, it will drastically reduce partisanship and force candidates to go to the REAL center (not Washington center).

[@chefkendranguyen]

Good one, John. :)

[@1lessFear]

*****

[@LividImp]

In 1992 I was 18 and I thought that G. Bush Sr. was one of the worst presidents we had ever had. This seemed to be reinforced by the comparatively improved 90s. Little did we know just how bad things would get under his spawn. Bad enough that Bush Sr. would publicly criticize his own son years later.

[@darkchocolate3390]

You think Bill clinton was worse? How about Obama and so far Trump?

[@matthew8153]

DarkChocolate33 Clinton created most of today’s problem: NAFTA, China, the Housing Crisis. Hell, he’s the one that decided Bin Laden was not a threat. Bush Jr tried to fix these things but 9/11 happened and everything went haywire. Obama kissed the Muslims’ collective arses. And now Trump is fixing everything at record pace.

[@darkchocolate3390]

+Matthew LMAO. When BIll Clinton was bombing terrorist training camps in the 90s Conservative radio hosts were saying he's only doing that because wanted us to get distracted from his affairs. Meanwhile Bush Jr. was uninterested with Bin Laden literally weeks before 9/11.

[@ghettoflyer]

John ( as well as everyone behind the scenes) thanks for giving a fair and level headed assessment of a presidency that most people feel is a foot note in our history.

[@soccerlovin1]

As a moderate who was born 6 years after the 1992 election. George H.W Bush was pretty smart and pragmatic President. He would be unelectable today with republicans calling him the evil establishment because he had experience and was moderate and liberals would vilify him for being born rich as that somehow stops him from being sympathetic to the poor. We need another one like him!

[@TheSm1thers]

+Shariq Torres But he was a successful and defensive war hawk, since he was in the army and CIA and so was smart with foreign policy.

[@soccerlovin1]

He raised taxes, expanded health care, increased environmental regulation, negotiated peace deals, and made peace with Russia. All these things would make him a villain in today's Republican Party.

[@soccerlovin1]

I know, that is what made him interesting. He was willing to be fiscally responsible even it cost him the election (and I hate higher taxes).

[@matthewhanley3251]

Hey, good job making a video that was truly moderate. It's so common for people to go into all out bashing mode or all out defense mode when discussing anything conservative or republican. It's refreshing to hear someone say, "there were things they did wrong AND things they did well". Imagine that, a somewhat unbiased point of view.

[@ingenparks]

Yay! No partisanship and name calling by the narrator! One of you best on that score, John.

[@ChrisWebb44]

Great video John! I’m love the channel. When I finish up my student teaching and get a job that pays money I am definitely going to donate on subbable. Keep up the good work!!

[@double0_kevin]

That is literally Soviet Bowser in a hammer and sickle Koopa Clown Car on the Thought Bubble screen.

[@double0_kevin]

And Uncle Sam defeats Soviet Bowser in a way that 6-year-old Me from the Past tried tons of times over years of playing Super Mario Advance 2 without realizing that it wasn't the right way to beat him.

[@double0_kevin]

+Prolet Kult I know exactly what it means. I used it unnecessarily, but I know what it means.

[@maxstirnersego]

Kevin Davis I need it

[@danhanson1032]

5:37 two sevens on the calender

[@edkeserovic9288]

Dick (Cheney) was actually born on the 30th of January, and not on the 23rd. I'm thinking it was the thought bubble's fault and not really yours. I have learned so much from your series. I was born in Titoslavia in the 80s and your take on the Balkans in the 90s was spot on. You make history informative and a lot of fun.

[@whitedragon1204]

Nice job animation crew! Really well done!!

[@natureman494]

my dad took that photo of mike duckis in the tank and it was that photo that sunk his candidacy

[@jonathaneby1440]

I'm so glad you guys are going deep into the "present". It helps us understand what's going on today.

[@JHON22802]

CrashCourse should do Ancient History next

[@brandonsimmons1108]

good idea

[@temporalTechnologist]

He already did world history which covers ancient history.

[@brandonsimmons1108]

***** he meant only ancient history they are doing US history and they did world history so it would make just as much sense to do a ancient history only

[@JHON22802]

***** Like in such sparse detail yeah, educate yourself

[@brandonsimmons1108]

.

[@deancostello14]

It's weird to think things that have happened in my lifetime are considered history. I'm only 22.

[@matthew8153]

Deano Time be a harsh mistress laddie

[@DiaJasin]

Now you're 27, but I'm still 22.

[@raghul0078]

@@DiaJasin Now your 23 but I am still 22

[@DiaJasin]

@@raghul0078 idk about you, but I'm feelin' 22!

[@whiteflagstoo]

Hello me from first grade, this is what happened back then.

[@mal9310]

please, do Europe History next :)

[@straitJacketFashion]

That would either be a colossal undertaking (compared to the US, Europe isn't seen as united in the same way and the documented history is extensively larger) or too broad and inevitably skim across the surface - resulting in reductive explanations. Unless they were to parcel them up akin to the World History series, but why not then just return to said series.

[@mal9310]

straitJacketFashion well, Europe is not a country, hence you can't have the same approach as with the US history. But he did pretty good job on the world history, so I was thinking that maybe a similar angle would work. I have faith in mr. Green.

[@mauricemcdonald292]

Ugh...Have we not heard enough about European history? I'd rather hear the history of shovels.

[@mal9310]

Maurice McDonald well, than you do not have to watch it. now tell me the history of how you hit yourself with a shovel.

[@EnnSeeSee1701]

lol most of the history we're taught is basically European history anyways. (or at least an outgrowth of European history)

[@SvenskaKrig1709]

I long for the days of the Cold War. The unguided approach to foreign policy is horrendous at best. The nuclear hair-trigger was the only bad part, but that still exists. Back then, we could not take idiots (Mrss. I can see Russia from my house), or the indecisive (Mitt Romney, Harry Reed) seriously. Dead lock was not an option. Space exploration was a valuable asset. The reasons go on, and on... We need another one.

[@occasional_doomer]

Maybe China, or a resurgent Russia will provide it(That is if Russia, or Putin really, can somehow solve their population crisis). Though I think it's possible to be prosperous and competent without a rival.

[@EmperorTikacuti]

But remember, capitalism is like communism because who controls us for power?

[@occasional_doomer]

DW42536387384 Go away. You are least interesting person to talk to. You try to have the same argument on every video.

[@SvenskaKrig1709]

I think a United Europe could fill the role too, Like the Victorian Era? A Scramble for Mars maybe? But that might just spark WWIII. I think some sort of conflict will be inevitable. Living in peace is just in not human nature.

[@EmperorTikacuti]

We'll always have wars because some nations learn to be fools for ridiculous ambition, which will cost them, their prestige.

[@Nilguiri]

Fantastic graphics from Thought Bubble!

[@eldenfindley186]

Awesome vid! I gain so much historical content with each video I watch!

[@AndrewJohnstonerulez]

Just assigned Crash Course as a supplement for assigned readings during these past 2 snow days. Thanks John, you're very helpful in allowing me to ruin snow days with "work."

[@kimkg]

It would be irresponsible for teachers to use videos like these as instructional material because there are important historical inaccuracies (e.g., Somalia), biased and poorly-supported opinions on public perceptions of the time (i.e., glorification of H.W. Bush over Clinton), and careless dismissals of the impact of massive global social-political events (e.g., "America did not change that much as a result of the end of the cold war"). Really, the only way one should use something like this in a classroom is as a single perspective in a spectrum of voices about this time period.

[@Briggie]

kimkg Keyword "supplement"

[@arielsteinsaltz1956]

0:20 Ahh Harry Potter shirt!!! *does excited happy dance*

[@Corristo89]

America's worst nightmare: the common enemy disappears over night. All those new weapons and defense budgets and military ventures in countries people couldn't pronounce nor locate on a map were suddenly useless. How do you justify spending billions, if not trillions of dollars to fight an enemy who isn't there anymore? That's like me taking out a loan to buy smartmines to fend off the Sasquatch in my yard. Pointless. But American politicians learned: Never again shall our enemy just disappear! Now we have the endless war on terror, which is basically the USA fighting the people they (namely the CIA) recruited and trained back in the 70's and 80's. And since they're elusive you can never say that they're defeated.

[@majormud8345]

and if it looks like they're about defeated you simply stage another 9/11....again

[@SirFaceFone]

Well there's also China

[@pabloreyes-sanchez6844]

You forget that a whole lot of our military budget goes to protecting other nations

[@whitneyhanson6932]

Hey John Green! Have you considered the Middle East history for your next series? Love what you all do, keep it up!

[@loopeymire]

Hey Crash Course, anyway you guys could give us a link to some book recommendations? I love history books and it would be so cool to get some nice additions to the library!

[@dorkmax7073]

I'm pretty liberal. But I come from a military family and we live us some Stormin Norman. What a badass.

[@royms2000]

We're Americans: We're fine with going to war, but don't you dare make us actually pay for them!!

[@matthew8153]

royms2000 Wars don’t actually cost much when you consider the size of the budget even during peace. Liberals just like to point out the military spending as a reason for not spending on their own stupid pet projects.

[@TheWulf899]

11:15 I wish I had that luck - Sent out 300 applications over the course of 6 months, got 2 interviews before getting a position as a Medical Lab Scientist - for a contracted *six months* only.

[@macrameschool]

Europe next, please (:

[@Gary-vv5bg]

Macrame School Bradley is a cool rocking dude

[@undolf4097]

An excellent display. I feel very much in-favor of B.H.W. Bush and even more so now.

[@WillStrop2008]

The Super Mario World reference at 4:30 is awesome!

[@GaryLeventhal]

"Ya" crash course writer Raoul Meyer. Thanks for John Green.

[@eahere]

"who never inhaled marijuana and didn't cheat on his wife except for some times" I'm dead 😂

[@hiphopfan22]

Bensten "made Quayle look good"? Bensten absolutely humiliated Quayle in the Vice Presidential debate after Quayle's JFK comparison.

[@GorggW]

"the present" *me watching this 10 years after it uploaded*

[@nydemos9806]

Your intro gave me a A+.

[@olufsen98]

Can't wait for the next few episodes, it'll be a firestorm in the comments I'm sure xD

[@Mobius14]

I guess it looks like the final episode is going to talk about 9/11 and GWB's presidency. I have a feeling hes going to not only criticize the security acts passed post-911 like The Patriot Act but hes going to get a huge backlash no matter what stance Green takes.

[@lukemathews1574]

Nobody this comment didn’t age well as his last episode wasn’t about 9/11

[@Chewed_crow]

A fair and relatively non-subjective episode! Thanks John!

[@wiler5002]

Can we have crashcourse news next please? A way for John to discuss what's happening in the world now, why it's happening, and what it means. Thank you.

[@herro7887]

9:49 2020: hold my beer

[@JamesLewis98]

I

[@TallBison]

Hoping for crash course physics, but I heard it's crash course literature.

[@ReinZ_96]

TallBison Hank already said there will be no crash course: physics because he does not feel qualified to teach it.

[@shaunaaaah]

TallBison literature and psychology.

[@nolanthiessen895]

John's doing another literature miniseries with 12 (I think) different books. Hank is doing psychology.

[@MIddleJaman]

British bastard! It's all bout ENGLAND

[@cannonballsdick]

Great series, keep it up!

[@Zerepzerreitug]

Frankly, my only working memory of the first Bush was that simpson's episode.

[@keithfaust8925]

You didn't mention him throwing up on the Japanese Prime Minister! It was the highlight of his presidency! WTF?!

[@jamesrpascoe]

John is pretty harsh on Bush's foreign policy. However, especially relative to the next 16 years, it was pretty good. He managed to not do dumb things in a big way (like antagonize Russia at its most vulnerable). I suppose he could have acted more decisively in Yugo - but so could have like, ya know, Europe. Sending troops on an aid mission to Somalia - mixed. Again, the biggest accomplishment was managing the Russian crisis.

[@mirandacooks]

It's great to learn about this more-recent history, because I think it's recent enough that history textbooks and teachers are all "Psshh, everyone knows this, it happened a few years ago!" when actually, those of us in our early 20s are taught very little about it. I'm not even sure I learned about the Cold War in high school - most history classes kinda stopped at WWII and figured we knew the rest.

[@fran4636]

I very much appreciate the use of video game references contemporary (or sort of contemporary) to the events discussed.

[@edmundfitzgerald4605]

Wait black hawk down was during Clinton??????

[@ericavance4534]

www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bush-orders-u-s-troops-to-somalia

[@seansmith6397]

Yes it was

[@limeymcfrog1]

This was VERY generous to HW. No mention of his extraordinarily imperialistic policies in Latin America. He did terrible things to Panama and Columbia in our name.

[@daedra40]

"Knowledge, ain't just power ; it's *beyond description for me* "

[@Crystalvampire66]

I think Crash course has finally caught up to my lifetime. That's weird, cause I haven't been around that long.

[@WinBear]

I always heard GHWB's famous quote as "KNOW new taxes"

[@RomanNomen]

"Technically, we'll never get to the present, because we're always in the past." Thank you for ruining my perception of reality!

[@ShrigmaFemale]

By far the best series on youtube.

[@tomcraig6886]

Wait but can I come work for you guys? Your channel is amazing and this must be the most entertaining job on the planet. OK thanks, I'll wait to hear from you guys :D

[@John_Mason]

It's pronounced ir-rock not eye-rack :) Sorry, had to bring that up ;) Spent time in Alabama too (Homewood) so things slip in for me as well.

[@DuranmanX]

it's actually "al-‘Irāq"

[@alexbeerling1048]

I hasten to remind you that mispronouncing things, IS HIS THING!

[@John_Mason]

The Bushes had a habit of doing that as well so I guess it fits :)

[@postshift19]

***** I say TUSA.

[@TheAmphicyon]

First president I voted for, really intelligent man. Voted for his son once, not a second time, hell no, nothing like his father. His son caused me to stop voting Republican, I started voting independent, haven't changed a bit, and forget Democrat.

[@kemvalen4784]

Why don't you like the Democrats ?

[@TheAmphicyon]

kemal valente feminists socialist agenda in taking resources from men and giving it to women through law, courts, and taxes. Just look up who benefits more from governments, men or women.

[@kemvalen4784]

+TheAmphicyon everyone look dude i hate the new ultra feminists but that is not progrevism.Progresvism is trying yo help people not ultra feminists because you are talking about the wage gap between man and women or maybe maternity leave which is also a problem for men i don't see how what you said has anything to do with the Democratic Party.

[@TheAmphicyon]

I don't care for Republicans trad con agenda of putting men back in his cage as a work horse to support the nuclear family anymore than the Democrats trying to support women on the backs of men through taxes like ACA ie.Obamacare (which women use more than men), payed maternity leave, paid birth control/abortion (what women do with their bodies I don't care as long as I don't have to pay for it), welfare which goes primarily to single mothers, subjecting men to selective service registration but not women, blatant lie about the wage gap, and the BS war on women garbage. Democrats especially with Sanders give free college education to students (primarily females) stand out as the worst of two parties when it comes to men.

[@kemvalen4784]

+TheAmphicyon free college and maternity leave is necesery and most developed nations have it already and by the way this has nothing to do with the democratic party and by what you say you should support them

[@TheFireflyGrave]

These keep popping up in my 'recommended' bar but rarely click on them. That will have to change because these videos are great.

[@James_Tn]

yay, glad to see cc back, i hope there is something planned after us history

[@wingitprod]

@5:20,'course the Battle of Mogadishu was under Clinton

[@Pranaynaynay]

Whoa, CNN was actually competent and relevant once upon a time?

[@4211video]

At 6:27 there's a Eureeka's Castle reference (*Bogged* down with another *Quagmire*).

[@strawberrysnowflake5488]

Oh, my gosh! Thank you for including a Black, Extra History!!! Man, I am so glad this channel isn't racist!!! Keep up the good work, Extra History. KEEP. IT. UP!!!

[@KainusGulch]

Texas had democrats before the democratic party went south. haha. It sounded funnier in my head.

[@CottonDrifting]

If my experience watching anime has taught me anything, it's that now we can expect a filler arc to pad out some time for the source material to get ahead.

[@Filbi]

George H. W. Bush is the Garlic Jr. of American history.

[@lemmingsgopop]

I needed to send over 500 resumes before finding a position. Thanks degree in physics.

[@jcbor2]

You had to make me spill milk through my nose. Great work and Keep it up.

[@MrFoxPredator]

Last best president ever

[@doumahamigahila8133]

my mum saw american soldiers when she was fleeing the conflict in somalia

[@danielm5633]

how did she describe it?

[@DylanJo123]

Man, where in the world can't you see American soldiers running around, lets be real

[@erestar9287]

+Jenkins lol

[@doumahamigahila8133]

Jenkins true

[@doumahamigahila8133]

Shadow Slayer she felt scared but safe at the same time

[@mcj88]

4:20 Funny you guys made the Super Mario World reference there: At least here in North America, SMW came out in August 1991 - the same month (looking further, the same _week_) as the failed Russian coup that basically led to the end of the USSR.

[@OGStoneVegas]

4:27 that's so awesome

[@cabalofdemons]

Awesome episode. Next Stop is the Clinton Years!