Iran contra; scandal involving Reagan government illegal sales of weapons to Iran to raise money to fund rebels groups in Nicaragua.Contra is a latin american name for rebel
clinton impeachment: having an illegal affair with a white house intern known as Monica Lewinsky
bush use of executive priveleges; used executive priveleges to block congressional inquiries into FBI use of mob informant in Boston
bush criticism of the iraq war; criticised for misleading the USA that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction,and it turned out he did not.
bush patriot act; Violates the Fourth Amendment, which says the government cannot conduct a search without obtaining a warrant and showing probable cause to believe that the person has committed or will commit a crime.
The United States and the Western Europe gained a lot of political power because the cold war ended since the major communist states in Europe like the Soviet Union or Yugoslavia fell apart. Those who belonged to these states started supporting western ideals because they saw the failures of the communist and socialist regimes. The US grew in political power since it didn't have any global opponents, while the Europe grew because of things like the European Union which started getting more supporters.<span />
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