1. No Warm-Up 4/13/17
Happy Thursday!  We have 30 school days left this year!
You need your notebooks- we are going to finish up George W. Bush Administration notes today.

2. Announcements/Reminders
11 School Days Remain until the U.S. History EOC. Monday, May 1st is the scheduled date.
We are on Wildkat Lunch Schedule today.
I will be available during both A and B lunch today.
I will not be available after school.

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

4. George W. Bush Administration (2000-2008)

5. Election of 2000
Democrat – Al Gore
Republican – George W. Bush

6. Election of 2000 Decided by 537 votes in Florida
Closest presidential election in U.S. history

7. Election of 2000
Both needed Florida’s 25 electoral votes to win

8. Election of 2000

10. Election of 2000 Close results in Florida State law required a recount
Bush won by 537 votes

11. 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 mid-December

12. Sept. 11, 2001
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

13. 9/11 Attacks in New York

14. Reasons for Muslim Terrorism
U.S. investments in Middle East oil
Western influences on Muslim religious values
U.S. support of Israel

15. Al-Qaeda
Muslim organization created by Osama bin Laden

16. War on Terror Response to terrorist attacks
Created Department of Homeland Security (2003)

17. USA Patriot Act (2001)
Increased authority of US law enforcement agencies
Question of civil liberties?
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001

18. Afghanistan Oct. 7, 2001 – U.S. began bombing
Attacked al-Qaeda camps and the Taliban (supporters of bin Laden)

19. Iraq War March 20, 2003 – U.S. coalition forces (led by the U.S.)
Invasion of Iraq, seized control by May 1

20. U.S. – Iraq War
Based on intelligence that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction
Used chemical weapons against the Kurds in Iraq

21. Colin Powell
Testified before the UN that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction

22. War in Iraq
Unstable government
Terrorist insurgents and attacks

23. War in Iraq 2007 – troop surge approved
Today – removal of troops as Iraq becomes more stable as a democracy

24. No Child Left Behind (2001)
Bush’s signature piece of domestic legislation is the education reform bill, “No Child Left Behind.” It provided federal funds to states to raise their educational standards.
Additionally, it required states to test their students in math and reading courses in grades 3-8 and at least once in high school (grades 9-12).
Called for ‘Highly Qualified’ Teachers
AYP and Growth in scores and data

25. Hurricane Katrina (2005)
The response was seen as too little, too late, and not very serious.
He didn’t seem to catch the gravity of the situation and praised the people in the federal government (FEMA) who were making a bad situation worse.
People charged him and his administration with incompetence, while New Orleans and parts of Mississippi faced one of the worst natural disasters in US history.
Hurricane Katrina hit in fall Though the president can’t stop a hurricane, it was seen as his job to deal with the aftermath. The Bush response was seen as too little, too late, and not very serious. He didn’t seem to catch the gravity of the situation and praised the people in the federal government (FEMA) who were making a bad situation worse. People charged him and his administration with incompetence, while New Orleans and parts of Mississippi faced one of the worst natural disasters in US history.

26. The Great Recession
Then the economy collapsed. (Poor W!) This shows growth by quarter (every three-month period) in the US. Look at 2008 and That’s the Great Recession. The reasons for it are complex and I can’t type that fast, so I can’t address them here. But there are a lot of articles and books about it if you want to research it. It was not all Bush’s fault (as of course Democrats argued) . It relates to long term trends, structural problems in the US economy, and regulatory trends going back to the Clinton administration that were continued or accelerated under Bush. But when you’re president, you get the blame.

27. 2008 Election Republican – John McCain Democrat – Barack Obama
First African American president