American History Chapter 37

How many planes were highjacked on 9/11 and what did they hit?

4 total.

2 hit the towers. 1 hit the pentagon. 1 landed in an open field in Pennsylvania.

In what year did the last US combat brigade leave Iraq?

2010 (Aug. 19)

What happened to the Columbia space shuttle and when?

(Feb. 1 2003) Was coming back from space and burnt up over Texas.

WHat is the name of the religious faction that controlled Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawl in 1989?

Taliban

On Apr. 16, 2007 the worst school shooting in American history took place where?

Virginia. “Virginia Tech Massacre”

How many presidents in US history have been impeached?

3


1. Andrew Johnson
2. Bill Clinton
3. Donald Trump

In what year did Fidel Castro finally retire as the President of Cuba?

2008 (Feb 24th)

Saddam Hussein was captured and executed in what years?

Captured in 2003 ; Executed in 2006

What were the objectives of Operation Enduring Freedom?

Maintain pressure inside Afghanistan and destroy al Qaeda

Republican Party Candidate, Democratic Party Candidate: 2000; outcome?

R: George W. Bush - won

D: Al Gore

Republican Party Candidate, Democratic Party Candidate: 2004; outcome?

R: George W. Bush - won

D: John Kerry

Republican Party Candidate, Democratic Party Candidate: 2008; outcome?

R: John McCain

D: Barack Obama - won

Republican Party Candidate, Democratic Party Candidate: 2012; outcome?

R: Mitt Romney

D: Barack Obama - won

Republican Party Candidate, Democratic Party Candidate: 2016; outcome?

R: Donald Trump - won

D: Hillary Clinton

Kim Jong-un

Leader of North Korea

Malala Yousafzai

Pakastani activist (especially for women’s rights) - was shot trying to go to school by the Taliban. She was the youngest to receive a Nobel Peace Prize

New Dawn

reflect the reduced role US troops - replace US soldiers with Iraqi soldiers

Condoleezza Rice

1st African American woman to be Secretary of State

Iraqi Freedom

Removing Saddam Hussein from Iraq and overthrow gov’t to bring democracy

Hurricane Katrina

Devastated U.S gulf, especially Louisianna-Florida

al Qaeda

terrorist organization in charge of 9/11

Osama Bin Laden

Leader of al Qaeda and instrumented 9/11

Saddam Hussein

Supported and worked with al Qaeda…Was asked out of Iraq due to developing weapons of mass destruction

Shock and Awe

“American WHOOP ASS!” - Suey

Iraqi freedom. US troops coming to Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein.

Tom Ridge

First head of Homeland Security - on the lookout for terrorists

Sept 11 2001

One of the worst days in American history. Twin towers fell + pentagon hit. Worst ever terrorist attack in U.S history.

Vladimir Putin

Leader of Russia

ESSAY: Who were the two candidates (and their parties) in the 2020 election, and the results. Also, what was historic about the election?

Democrat was Joe Biden, Republican was Donald Trump. Joe Biden won. It was historic because not only did it take place during the pandemic, but it also had the most voter turn out seen in over a century.

ESSAY: Explain in detail the reason behind Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Saddam Hussein created weapons of mass destruction and supported al Qaeda. Both were issues for us and our allies. We needed to remove him from Iraq, but after he refused we captured him. We also wanted to bring democracy to Iraq.