How Did George H. W. Bush Influence Communism

George Herbert Walker Bush, better known as George H. W. Bush, was elected as the Republican nominee in the 1988 election, taking down Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis. Although Bush was only in office for one term, his influence on America lasts today. Not only did George H. W. Bush pass influential bills and laws, but he also helped to turn the United States from the isolationism that the country had fell into and promoted earlier in its history. With George H. W. Bush in the White House, there was no laissez faire attitude, because he was not a "hands off" president, instead he made America's power as well as what the country stood for, known to not only his people, but to the world. Since the mid-1940's the United States found itself as a participant in the Cold War, despite the name it was not a war, but instead a conflict between the Soviet Union due to its totalitarian and communist government. Communism was seen as a "red cancer" that served as a threat to democracy. The Berlin Wall acted as a symbol for communism, serving as a barrier separating the East, which was communistic, and the West, which stood for democracy. After the collapse of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, Roosevelt proposed a meeting with Gorbachev, the secretary of the Communist party. They met on the unbiased island of Malta in …show more content…
W. Bush reminded not only Americans, but other nations as well, what the United States stood for. This law is still prevalent and influential today, just as his other legal accomplishment---the signing and amending of the Clean Air Act in 1990. This amendment set higher air quality standards and further established the acts previous programs to combat acid rain and hazardous air pollutants by one-half, and became stricter on the standards for new motor vehicles. This was the first revision since 1977, and Bush himself said that it was "simply the most significant air pollution legislation in our nations