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Essential Question
What were the major
events of the George W.
Bush presidency?
George W.
Bush
Election of 2000
Democrat – Al Gore
Republican –
George W. Bush
Election of 2000
Decided by 537
votes in Florida
Closest presidential
election in U.S.
history
Election of 2000
Both needed
Florida’s 25
electoral
votes to win
Election of 2000
Election of 2000
Close results in
Florida
State law
required a
recount
Bush won by 537
votes
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 midDecember
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
Reasons for Muslim Terrorism
U.S. investments in
Middle East oil
Western influences
on Muslim religious
values
U.S. support of
Israel
Al-Qaeda
Muslim
organization
created by Osama
bin Laden
War on Terror
Response to
terrorist attacks
Created
Department of
Homeland
Security
Patriot Act
Increased
authority of US
law
enforcement
agencies
Question of civil
liberties?
Afghanistan
Oct. 7, 2001 –
U.S. began
bombing
Attacked alQaeda camps
and the Taliban
(supporters of
bin Laden)
Iraq War
March 20, 2003 –
U.S. coalition forces
(led by the U.S.)
Invasion of Iraq,
seized control by
May 1
U.S. – Iraq War
Based on
intelligence that
Hussein had
weapons of mass
destruction
Used chemical
weapons against
the Kurds in Iraq
Colin Powell
Testified before the
UN that Iraq had
weapons of mass
destruction
War in Iraq
Unstable
government
Terrorist
insurgents and
attacks
War in Iraq
2007 – troop surge
approved
Today – removal
of troops as Iraq
becomes more
stable as a
democracy
2008 Election
Republican – John
McCain
Democrat – Barack
Obama
First African
American president