The Presidency of George W. Bush
Election of 2000
• Both Gore and Bush did not have enough
Electoral Votes to win the election
• Gore had more popular votes
• Came down to Florida’s 25 Electoral Votes
– It was unclear who won Florida
• http://www.nbc.com/saturday-nightlive/video/cold-opening-gore--bush-firstdebate/n11360
Bush vs. Gore
• Bush won Florida by
327 votes
• Democrats
demanded a recount
• Bush vs. Goredecided not to have
a recount and Bush
was the victor
September 11, 2001
• The US attacked by
Al-Qaeda after two
planes crash into
World Trade Center
• Another crashes into
Pentagon
Al-Qaeda
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF1Da6
MCUC4
Bush’s War on Terror
• Bush believed AlQaeda was hiding in
Afghanistan led by
the Taliban
Government
• US invades
Afghanistan
Bush’s War on Terror
• Patriot Act- gave law
enforcement more
powers of monitoring
suspected terrorists
• Department of
Homeland SecurityCabinet-level
department that
coordinated domestic
security matters
Iraq War
• Bush believed Saddam
Hussein had WMD’s
• WMD- Weapons of
Mass Destruction
• Operation Iraqi
Freedom- invasion of
Iraq
– Saddam’s forces fell
almost immediately
Bush’s Tough Second Term
• Despite the fall of
Saddam, violence in
Iraq continued
– WMD’s never
discovered
• Iraq War greatly
increased federal
deficit which
crippled US economy
Hurricane Katrina
• Hurricane Katrinanatural disaster
devastated much of New
Orleans
– Many homes of the poor
destroyed
– US government
responded very slowly
• Estimated 1800 people
killed
• About $108 Billion in
damages
Exam Review: Gilded Age, Progressive Era, & WWI
1.
Explain the Market Revolution. What were some inventions that led the
growth of the US?
2.
What is Social Darwinism?
3.
Name 3 Robber Barons/Captains of Industry.
4.
What was the Populist Party? Who started it?
5.
How did the Labor force come together to fight for better working
conditions?
6.
What is the main difference between WEB DuBois and Booker T.
Washington?
7.
What was the purpose of the Progressive Movement?
8.
What were the causes of WWI? What did Wilson propose afterward?