Essential QuestionEssential Question

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

George W. George W. BushBush

Election of 2000Election of 2000

Democrat – Al Democrat – Al GoreGore

Republican – Republican – George W. BushGeorge W. Bush

Election of 2000Election of 2000

Decided by 537 Decided by 537 votes in Floridavotes in Florida

Closest Closest presidential presidential election in U.S. election in U.S. historyhistory

Election of 2000Election of 2000

Both needed Both needed Florida’s 25 Florida’s 25 electoral electoral votes to winvotes to win

Election of 2000Election of 2000

Election of 2000Election of 2000

Close results in Close results in FloridaFlorida

State law State law required a required a recountrecount

Bush won by Bush won by 537 votes537 votes

Bush v. GoreBush v. Gore

Gore took the Gore took the case to the case to the Supreme CourtSupreme Court

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

Sept. 11, Sept. 11, 20012001 Terrorist attacks in Terrorist attacks in

New York City, New York City, Washington D.C., Washington D.C., PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

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

Reasons for Muslim Reasons for Muslim TerrorismTerrorism

U.S. investments U.S. investments in Middle East oilin Middle East oil

Western Western influences on influences on Muslim religious Muslim religious valuesvalues

U.S. support of U.S. support of IsraelIsrael

Al-QaedaAl-Qaeda

Muslim Muslim organization organization created by created by Osama bin Osama bin LadenLaden

War on TerrorWar on Terror

Response to Response to terrorist terrorist attacksattacks

Created Created Department Department of Homeland of Homeland SecuritySecurity

Patriot ActPatriot Act

Increased Increased authority of authority of US law US law enforcement enforcement agenciesagencies

Question of Question of civil liberties?civil liberties?

AfghanistanAfghanistan

Oct. 7, 2001 – Oct. 7, 2001 – U.S. began U.S. began bombingbombing

Attacked al-Attacked al-Qaeda camps Qaeda camps and the and the Taliban Taliban (supporters of (supporters of bin Laden)bin Laden)

Iraq WarIraq War

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

Invasion of Iraq, Invasion of Iraq, seized control by seized control by May 1May 1

U.S. – Iraq WarU.S. – Iraq War

Based on Based on intelligence that intelligence that Hussein had Hussein had weapons of mass weapons of mass destructiondestruction

Used chemical Used chemical weapons against weapons against the Kurds in Iraqthe Kurds in Iraq

Colin PowellColin Powell

Testified before Testified before the UN that Iraq the UN that Iraq had weapons of had weapons of mass destructionmass destruction

War in IraqWar in Iraq

Unstable Unstable governmentgovernment

Terrorist Terrorist insurgents and insurgents and attacksattacks

War in IraqWar in Iraq

2007 – troop 2007 – troop surge approvedsurge approved

Today – removal Today – removal of troops as Iraq of troops as Iraq becomes more becomes more stable as a stable as a democracydemocracy

2008 Election2008 Election

Republican – John Republican – John McCainMcCain

Democrat – Barack Democrat – Barack ObamaObama

First African First African American American presidentpresident