Both involved government intervention, but the scale and scope differed. The New Deal involved more direct government programs, while the response to the Great Recession focused on monetary policy and stimulus spending.

Reagan focused on confronting the Soviet Union, while Clinton focused on peacekeeping and humanitarian interventions in the post-Cold War era.

A conservative president whose policies led to the 'Reagan Revolution' and a shift in American politics. He is also credited with helping to end the Cold War.

The last leader of the Soviet Union, whose reforms and negotiations with Reagan led to the end of the Cold War.

A Democratic president who declared 'the era of Big Government is over' and presided over a period of economic prosperity.

President who led the US during the Persian Gulf War and promoted a 'New World Order'.

The first African American president of the United States, who passed the Affordable Care Act and led the country during the Great Recession recovery.

A Republican politician who served as the 50th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He was a key figure in the Republican Revolution of 1994, which brought the Republican Party to power in Congress for the first time in 40 years.

President during the 9/11 attacks, who initiated the Global War on Terror and the invasion of Iraq.

Causes: Dissatisfaction with liberal policies, economic stagnation, and Cold War tensions. Effects: Tax cuts, deregulation, increased military spending, and a conservative shift in American politics.

Causes: Technological advancements, reduced trade barriers, and the end of the Cold War. Effects: Increased international trade, outsourcing of jobs, cultural exchange, and the rise of multinational corporations.

Causes: Rise of Islamic extremism, Al Qaeda's opposition to US foreign policy. Effects: The Global War on Terror, military interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq, increased security measures, and a shift in US foreign policy.

Causes: Housing market bubble, risky lending practices, and deregulation of the financial industry. Effects: Bank failures, job losses, economic downturn, government intervention, and increased national debt.

Causes: Economic stagnation in the Soviet Union, political reforms under Gorbachev, and pressure from the United States. Effects: Collapse of the Soviet Union, end of the bipolar world order, and a new era of American dominance.

Causes: Desire to eliminate discriminatory national origin quotas. Effects: Increased immigration from Latin America and Asia, demographic shifts in the United States, and greater cultural diversity.