What were the major events of the George W. Bush presidency

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What were the major events of the George W. Bush presidency

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2. George W. Bush
3. Election of 2000 Democrat – Al Gore Republican – George W. Bush
4. Election of 2000 Decided by 537 votes in Florida Closest presidential election in U.S. history
5. Election of 2000 Both needed Florida’s 25 electoral votes to win
6. Election of 2000
8. Election of 2000 Close results in Florida State law required a recount Bush won by 537
9. Bush v. Gore Gore took the case to the Supreme Court Ruled in favor FL certified
10. Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania Terrorism – the use
11. Reasons for Muslim Terrorism U.S. investments in Middle East oil Western influences on Muslim religious values
12. Al-Qaeda Muslim organization created by Osama bin Laden
13. War on Terror Response to terrorist attacks Created Department of Homeland Security
14. Patriot Act Increased authority of US law enforcement agencies Question of civil liberties?
15. Afghanistan Oct. 7, 2001 – U.S. began bombing Attacked al-Qaeda camps and the Taliban (supporters of
16. Iraq War March 20, 2003 – U.S. coalition forces (led by the U.S.) Invasion of Iraq,
17. U.S. – Iraq War Based on intelligence that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction Used chemical
18. Colin Powell Testified before the UN that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
19. War in Iraq Unstable government Terrorist insurgents and attacks
20. War in Iraq 2007 – troop surge approved Today – removal of troops as Iraq becomes
21. 2008 Election Republican – John McCain Democrat – Barack Obama First African American president
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George W. Bush

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Election of 2000
Democrat – Al Gore
Republican – George W. Bush

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Election of 2000
Decided by 537 votes in Florida
Closest presidential election in

U.S. history

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Election of 2000
Both needed Florida’s 25 electoral votes to win

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Election of 2000

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Election of 2000
Close results in Florida
State law required a recount
Bush won

by 537 votes

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Bush v. Gore
Gore took the case to the Supreme Court
Ruled in

favor FL certified results in time for the electoral college vote in mid-December

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Sept. 11, 2001
Terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania
Terrorism

– the use of violence by nongovernmental groups against civilians to achieve a political goal

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Reasons for Muslim Terrorism
U.S. investments in Middle East oil
Western influences on

Muslim religious values
U.S. support of Israel

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Al-Qaeda
Muslim organization created by Osama bin Laden

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War on Terror
Response to terrorist attacks
Created Department of Homeland Security

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Patriot Act
Increased authority of US law enforcement agencies
Question of civil liberties?

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Afghanistan
Oct. 7, 2001 – U.S. began bombing
Attacked al-Qaeda camps and the

Taliban (supporters of bin Laden)

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Iraq War
March 20, 2003 – U.S. coalition forces (led by the

U.S.)
Invasion of Iraq, seized control by May 1

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U.S. – Iraq War
Based on intelligence that Hussein had weapons of

mass destruction
Used chemical weapons against the Kurds in Iraq

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Colin Powell
Testified before the UN that Iraq had weapons of mass

destruction

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War in Iraq
Unstable government
Terrorist insurgents and attacks

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War in Iraq
2007 – troop surge approved
Today – removal of troops

as Iraq becomes more stable as a democracy

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2008 Election
Republican – John McCain
Democrat – Barack Obama
First African American president