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Terrorist attack on World Trade Center and the Pentagon
2001
American and British troops invade Afghanistan
2001
Planning for military operations against Iraq begins
2002
President George W. Bush terms Iran, Iraq, and North Korea the "Axis of Evil"
2002
Creation of Department of Homeland Security
2002
2002
2003
President George W. Bush warns of possible war with Iraq in State of the Union address
2004
President George W. Bush proposes budget with $521 billion deficit
2005
Violence between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq increases dramatically
2006
Controversy develops over secret wiretapping program by the federal government
2007
Nancy Pelosi of California becomes first female Speaker of the House
2008
Barack Obama becomes first African American elected to the U.S. presidency
2009
Unemployment in the United States remains near 10 percent
2010
BP oil spill clogs Gulf of Mexico
2012
President Obama elected to a second term
2013
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaks information about NSA surveillance practices
2014
U.S.-Russia relations deteriorate because of Russian takeover of Crimea
2015
The Obama administration negotiates a controversial nuclear deal with Iran
2016
Islamic terrorist attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida
2003
Operation Iraqi Freedom: U.S. and British invasion of Iraq
2003
“Outing” of CIA agent Valerie Plame
2003
Violence in Iraq between Kurdish, Shiite, and Sunni factions
2003
Controversy develops as weapons of mass destruction are not found in Iraq
2004
Photographs show American soldiers torturing Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison
2004
Provisional government with limited authority comes into power in Iraq
2004
George W. Bush defeats John Kerry in presidential elections; Republicans increase their control of the House and the Senate
2005
John Roberts becomes Supreme Court chief justice
2005
Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans
2005
Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff, indicted on obstruction of justice concerning the Valerie Plame case
2005
Samuel Alito becomes Supreme Court justice
2006
Under investigation regarding his connections with a lobbyist, Tom DeLay, Republican majority leader of the House of Representatives, resigns
2007
President George W. Bush orders a surge of 20,000 more troops to Iraq
2008
Severe economic downturn affects U.S. financial institutions
2009
President Obama announces “troop surge” in Afghanistan
2010
Tea Party candidates win some seats in midterm elections
2010
Healthcare legislation passes
2012
Gunman murders 20 children and 6 staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut
2012
Supreme Court upholds the legality of most provisions of the Affordable Care Act
2013
Supreme Court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, which limited federal benefits to marriages between a man and a woman
2013
Two Islamic terrorist brothers bomb the Boston Marathon
2013
Budget dispute between Congressional Republicans and President Obama leads to a partial shutdown of government for 16 days
2013
Healthcare.gov website for purchasing Affordable Care Act health plans starts up but suffers many glitches
2014
Supreme Court strikes down limits on biennial donations to politicians by individuals
2014
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) makes great gains in the Middle East
2014
Riots take place in Ferguson, Missouri, after a white police officer shoots and kills an African American teen during a confrontation on a street
2014
Republicans take control of the Senate in the 2014 elections
2015
The United States resumes diplomatic relations with Cuba
2015
The Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of gay marriage
2015
Islamic terror attacks take place in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and San Bernardino, California
2015
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act subsidies
2016
Hillary Clinton becomes the first female presidential nominee of a major political party
2016
Donald Trump wins the presidential election
No Child Left Behind Act
In 2001, Bush worked on the __________, which mandated states to define and review public education standards.
Al Qaeda
On September 11, four American airliners were hijacked by ________ terrorists. They smashed one airplane into the Pentagon and two into the World Trade Center.
Operation Enduring Freedom
The Bush administration reacted quickly to 9/11. On October 7, the US and its allies launched "______________" in Afghanistan.
CIA and FBI
After the 9/11 attacks, investigators found that the _______________ had information on the hijackers' activities, but legal barriers and bureaucratic inertia prevented them from sharing the information that could have prevented this terrorist plot.
Office of Homeland Security
The ____________ was established by President Bush in October 2001 to coordinate anti-terrorist activities.
USA Patriot Act
In October 2001, Congress approved the _________, which provided US intelligence agencies new authority to investigate terrorist suspects.
Axis of Evil
President Bush called Iraq, Iran, and North Korea an "______" in his January 2002 State of the Union Address.
weapons of mass destruction
President Bush was told by the CIA and allies that Iraq had ________.
Iraq Resolution
The "____________” authorized action against Iraq in October 2002. In early 2003, President Bush and his advisers concluded that Saddam Hussein was not working with the UN.
Medicare Act of 2003
Bush supported the _________, which helped seniors buy prescription medicines, because of this. Bush also got tax cuts in 2001 and 2003.
flip-flopper
Kerry opposed the Iraq War as a distinguished Vietnam soldier.
Republicans called him a "________" for supporting the war.
religious right
Bush attracted people who desired success in Iraq and the "________," which concerned about moral norms in the US
Social Security
President Bush sought to restructure __________, which faced long-term budgetary instability, after his win.
Obamacare
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 also known as "_______" passed Congress with solely Democratic votes.
Tea Party
Obama's policies boosted the "____________" Movement. This Party activists want less government and reduced taxes.
Muammar Gaddafi
In 2011, President Obama and NATO allies used airpower to assist Libyan rebels to remove ___________. Libya became a terrorist refuge when a new government failed.
Affordable Care Act
The poor deployment of the Healthcare.gov website, which was designed to enroll Americans in new _________ insurance plans, humiliated the Obama administration. Many flaws created customer issues.
Michael Brown
A young African American youth, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.
Edward Snowden
__________, a former NSA worker, released crucial surveillance program details in 2013. American intelligence activities suffered from his disclosures.
Boston Marathon
The __________ was attacked by two radical Islamist Chechen brothers in 2013.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
As the __________, they established a territory in Syria. ISIL was first ignored by President Obama.
Crimea
President Putin grabbed _________from Ukraine in 2014 and supported a deadly revolt in the east.
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