1. Business Final- Bring in textbooks Yearbook project: Tuesday June 13
Next week- worktime
Due: Tuesday June 6

2. 1990s
Domestic events?
Foreign events?

3. How did the 2000’s change due to terrorism?
Domestic and foreign
9/11 and after

4. Terrorism
“Terrorism”- using violence (especially against civilians) to intimidate or accomplish political or ideological goals
Guns, bombs, knives, etc
No set gender, race, religion of “terrorist”
Terrorism did not begin in 2000’s
1993- World Trade Center bombing (6 dead, thousands injured)
1995- Oklahoma City bombing (168 dead, 700 injured)
Other examples?

5. 2000 Presidential Election
Democrat- Al Gore
Republican- George W Bush
Al Gore got more physical votes
Bush won electoral college
States have certain number of votes

6. Republican George W Bush
First priority- cut taxes, boost economy
Economy struggled, dot-com companies failed
Education reform
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Standardized testing
Standards set students must hit
What changed priorities?

7. September 11, 2001
8:45 am- airplane flew into North Tower of World Trade Center, NYC
Second flew into South Tower
Third crashed into the Pentagon in DC (military headquarters)
Fourth crashed in Pennsylvania (on its way to DC)
Both towers collapsed
Hijackers took over planes
Terrorists

8. September 11

9. Consequences of 9/11 266 passengers of planes died
125 died in Pentagon
3,000 people died in New York City
In towers, first responders, people caught under falling towers
More died on 9/11 than Pearl Harbor , D-Day
Americans responded quickly
Donated blood, money
United country

10. Consequences of 9/11
Sept 14- Congress allowed use of force to fight whoever attacked
9/11 terrorists:
Al-Qaeda (terrorist organization)
Osama Bin Laden (Al Qaeda leader)
From different countries (not just one)

11. Terrorism

12. Patriot Act October 2001- allowed secret searches by government
Allowed wiretapping (phones and online)
Intention: to prevent terrorism
At expense of rights / freedoms?
Was the Patriot Act a violation of the right to privacy? Is it worth it?

13. Anthrax October 2001- anthrax attack
Anthrax- bacteria that causes infection, sending powder is biological warfare
Spread through mail
Sent to government, news organizations
5 killed
Caused paranoia, fear

14. War in Afghanistan
October US bombed Al Qaeda and Taliban in Afghanistan
Taliban- terrorist group in power
“War on Terror”
(today)
Worked with Afghan forces, searched for weapons of mass destruction
2003- war in Iraq (Saddam Hussein)

15. Consequences of 9/11 3000+ American deaths on 9/11
Two wars- Afghanistan and Iraq
Afg- 2,300 American deaths, 20,000 wounded
Iraq- 4,5oo American deaths
160,000 civilian deaths
Islamophobia / hate crimes
~2000 hate crimes against Muslims since 9/11
Culture of fear
Airport security, etc

16. Exit Slip How did September 11th change the United States?
At home
Overseas
How do you think your life has been shaped by 9/11?
Are we still fighting the “war on terror?” Explain.
Did we win / are we winning?
Homework- Yearbook Project