The 2000 Election
This state's recount ultimately decided the 2000 presidential election.
What is Florida?
President Bush first learned of the 9/11 attacks while at this location.
What is a Florida elementary school?
This law greatly expanded law enforcement’s surveillance powers after 9/11.
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?
This war began on October 7, 2001.
What is the War in Afghanistan?
This crisis near the end of Bush's presidency led to a struggling economy.
What is the 2008 Financial Crisis?
This Supreme Court case halted the recount.
What is Bush v. Gore?
The number of hijacked planes used in the 9/11 attacks.
What is four?
This department was created by merging 22 agencies.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
This regime collapsed quickly after the U.S. invasion.
What is the Taliban?
These two values were often seen in tension under Bush’s policies.
What are security and freedom?
On election night, some news stations did this way to early?
What is declare Al Gore the winner of Florida.
Approximately this many people were killed in the attacks.
What is 3,000?
This act was signed on October 26, 2001.
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?
This war began with claims that this country had WMDs.
What is Iraq?
Bush's presidency reshaped U.S. relations with this region.
What is the Middle East?
On election night in 2000, this was the result.
What is too close to call?
Bush described the attacks using these three words.
What are “evil, despicable acts”?
The USA PATRIOT Act led to a national debate over these two issues.
What are civil liberties vs. security?
Saddam Hussein’s regime fell during this month and year.
What is April 2003?
The Global War on Terror included these two main types of actions.
What are military and intelligence operations?
George Bush ultimately won the election by this number of votes--as some say.
What is one?
Bush declared the terrorists had failed to do this to America.
What is "shake America"?
This was the purpose of intelligence overhaul reforms.
What is to improve coordination against threats?
Following the Iraq invasion, this phase prolonged the conflict.
What is the insurgency?
The No Child Left Behind Act was signed on this day in 2002.
What is January 8th?