America, Land I Love Chapter 24 Review

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Bill Clinton

President who visited the Communist nation of Vietnam at the close of his second term; first President to visit since the Vietnam War.

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Al Gore

Democratic Vice President (under Clinton) who was defeated in the 2000 election by George W. Bush.

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September 11, 2001

Terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon with hijacked planes; first attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor.

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World Trade Center

Prominent skyscraper complex in NYC destroyed on Sept 11, 2001. by two hijacked airline jets piloted by Muslim terrorists.

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Rudi Giuliani

Mayor of New York during September 11, 2001, terrorist attack in the United States (9/11)

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Osama bin laden

Head of the radical terrorist group Al Qaeda, which was responsible for 9/11.

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Al Qaeda

Radical Islamic terrorist group headed by Osama bin Laden; responsible for 9/11 attacks

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Department of Homeland Security

Created by President Bush in 2002 to promote the safety of the American people and the security of the American homeland.

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Taliban

The strict Islamic government of Afghanistan which was known to be sheltering AlQaeda terrorists at the time of the Sept 11 attack.

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Iraq

Country in the Middle East once ruled by dictator Saddam Hussein; invaded by U.S. forces in2003; Hussein was captured, and Iraq was enabled, with the help of U.S. troops to hold free elections in 2005

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Saddam Hussein

Iraqi dictator who was forced from power in 2004 by a U.S. military invasion.

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Space Shuttle Columbia

NASA space shuttle that burned up while returning to Earth in 2003.

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North Korea

Communist nation in the Far East which achieved nuclear missile capability in 2003

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Florida

State hit with four hurricanes in 2004.

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Samuel Alito

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate in 2006 to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

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New Orleans

City in Louisiana destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, partly by the storm and partly due to flooding when levees along Lake Pontchartrain failed.

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John G. Roberts

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate in 2005 after the death of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist.

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2003

U.S. invasion of Iraq

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George W Bush

43rd President of the United States (Republican); known for tax cuts, invasion of Iraq, and a conservative stand on moral issues.

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John Kerry

Democratic Senator from Massachusetts who was defeated by George W Bush in the 2004 election.

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weapons of mass destruction

Chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons designed to cause widespread destruction and to kill large numbers of people.

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Nancy Pelosi

first woman speaker of the house.

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Barack Obama

44th President, first black American US President.

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Sonia Sotomayer and Elena Kagan

Supreme Court justices appointed by President Obama.

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Ground Zero

the site of the collapsed World Trade Center.

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Guantanamo Bay

military base where prisoners of war were being held by United States.

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Bush Doctrine

President George W. Bush's military campaign against terrorists and the nations that gave them shelter and aid.

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preemption

a strike before waiting for the enemy to strike.

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Axis of Evil

nations that aid terrorist acts and seek weapons of mass destruction; Iraq, Iran, North Korea.

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Secure Fence Act

authorized the building of a fence along the US-Mexico border to reduce the number of illegal aliens entering the Untied States.

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Americans were required to buy health insurance; nationalized health care.

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melting pot

many different cultures have come together in America with the understanding that all must work together regardless of ethnic heritage or skin color.

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Operation Enduring Freedom

first preemptive strike on Afghanistan.

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

an invasion of Iraq to remove Hussein from power.

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Hurricane Katrina

2005, costliest storm in US History.

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