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1 George W. Bush Presidency How does GW Bush deal with issues of the 2000s?

2 2000 Election Vice-president Al Gore (D) vs. Gov. George W. Bush (R) Confusion over the ballot in Palm Beach, Florida VQ: What were voters worried about in Palm Beach?

3 Bush Wins Presidency Florida vote is in questions, who ever win Florida, wins election VQ: What confusion did the news networks create on election night? Machine recount gives Bush FLA by 327 votes, Gore challenges the result wants a hand recount (issue of “chads”) VQ: Does Florida State Supreme Court rule about the recount? Bush sues to stop recount, Bush v. Gore: US Supreme Court halts recount- Bush wins

4 Bush Domestic Agenda Bush takes Clinton surplus and gives it back to American people ($300 per tax payer) Bush gets tax cuts passed, (based on income, wealthier get more, poor get less) Bush proposes No Child Left Behind education standards

5 World Trade Center Al-Qaeda members enter US w/ incomplete visas, hijack four planes Two planes crash into the World Trade Center Results of 9/112001: US invades Afghanistan to remove Taliban who supported Osama Bin Laden 2001: Patriot Act will allow US Gov new powers such as no-warrant wire taps, collection of data September 11 th, 2001 Pentagon & Pennsylvania Third hits the Pentagon in Washington. Passengers took over fourth plane, crashes in PA field http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- HcX3iffQcI&safe=a ctive

6 War in Iraq 2002: Pres Bush says Iraq has Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) & are part of an “axis of evil” VP Cheney says Iraq had a connection to Al-Qaeda (9/11) and an attack on the US was imminent March 2003: Pres Bush invades Iraq, despite UN disapproval May 2003: Bush declares “Mission accomplished” but US removes all Baath party members from jobs, many join insurgency against US 2006: Insurgency grows, US soldiers implicated in Abu-Grabe scandal War continues beyond Bush, 4500 US soldiers & millions of Iraqis die

7 Bush’s Second Term 2006: People angry over Iraq war, allows Democrats to regain Congress, Nancy Pelosi 1 st woman elected Spkr of House 2007-08: Major financial crisis begins. Why? 1.Growing debt from wars & tax cuts slows economy 2.Housing bubble bursts - home prices overvalued & “sub-prime” mortgages w/ flexible interest Result: Massive mortgage defaults, banks losing money 3. Major banks & other businesses fail due to risky loans Bush & Congress pass TARP – up to $700 billion in tax money to helped troubled institutions 2008: Huge debt, failed No Child Left Behind, two wars, possible depression


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