chapter 16 america in the new millennium. the 2000 election during the 2000 presidential campaign...
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Chapter 16 America in the New Millennium
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The 2000 Election
• During the 2000 presidential campaign George W. Bush stated his opposition to “nation building”
• This election was the closest in 125 years
• It came down to Florida• Bush v. Gore (36days)
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Bush’s Major Legislation
• Bush’s legislative victory in 2001 was the passage of a tax cut
• The No Child Left Behind legislation passed by Congress required schools and districts to meet certain learning standards
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September 11, 2001• By the 1990s the most
dangerous enemies of the US became shadowy terrorist organizations
• The terrorist attacks of 9/11 turned the lower end of Manhattan into a hellish scene by destroying the World Trade Center and they also hit the Pentagon
• On 9/11 the terrorist kill about 3,000 people
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Osama bin Laden
• Was a wealthy Saudi• He was leader of the
Muslim extremist terrorist group called al Qaeda (the base)
• He was allowed to live in Afghanistan by the Taliban
• His group hated the United States
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The War on Terror: 2001 - Present• Within a few weeks of the
9/11 attacks, US forces led an attack on Afghanistan
• The Bush Doctrine emphasized preemptive military action against terrorist and their regimes
• Bush’s states rational for attacking Iraq in 2003 was that Iraq threatened the US
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War in Iraq
• The fight with Saddam Hussein’s army lasted just a few weeks
• In the aftermath of Iraq’s defeat and occupation no weapons of mass destruction were found
• And in the end the US was nation building
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Bush’s Second Term• Bush won his 2nd term by
defeating John Kerry• Bush was able to keep the
Supreme Court conservative by installing John Roberts and Samuel Alito on the court
• In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of New Orleans and the government took much of the blame
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The Economic Crisis of 2007 & 2008
• The housing bubble of the early 2000s was inspired by rising home prices, & subprime loans
• It was also brought on by speculative behavior and the recovery from the 2001 recession
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George W. Bush’s Legacy• As the Bush presidency
drew to a close a growing number of Americas viewed it as one of the worst
• Two tax cuts• No Child Left Behind• An unnecessary war in
Iraq (w/ nation building)• Outstanding Federal
Debt (The Tea Party)• A major financial Crisis• Bank bail-out-700 bil.
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A Historic Election• woman & biracial candidates• Obama was a former
community organizer then Went to Harvard Law School
• All three were US senators • He ran against Hillary Clinton
in the primary and John McCain in the presidential race
• McCain was Vietnam Vet & oldest candidate in history
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Obama’s Record• American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act – almost 800 billion stimulus bill
• Pushed through Obama Care
• Supreme Court: Sonia Sotomayor &Elena Kagan
• Dodd-Frank Legislation – to end “To Big to Fail”?
• Unemployment over 8% most of his 1st term
• Ended the War in Iraq at the end of 2011
• Death of Osama Bin Laden – May 1, 2011
• Environment: Alaska, Keystone Pipeline?
• Fighting with House since 2011
• Growing Federal Debt • War in Afghanistan 2001-
2014?
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Election of 2012 & Warring Parties• Obama supports Gay
Rights• The Dream Act and self-
deportation• The Tea Party• Supreme Court rules in
favor of the PPACA• Romney’s comment about
the 47%• High unemployment
Romney v. Obama