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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
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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
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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
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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
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First African
American president