2000 Election & War on Terror Quiz

2000 Election

Bush v. Gore v. Ralph Nader

George W. Bush

Republican, Gov. of Texas, Son of Bush 41

Al Gore

Democrat, V.P. under Clinton for 8 years, Former sen. From Tennessee

Ralph Nader

Green Party (consumer advocate)

Electoral College → 270 to WIN

Gore → 266 & Bush → 246

Florida = 25 electoral votes

Bush led by 1,784 when polls closed. State law requires automatic recounts, recounted conducted, thousand of ballots could not be read, Bush still ahead after automated recount, Gore sued for a manual recount

Manual Recount

Chads!! (ballot tabs), Voter intent?? (can't assume)

Certifying the Election Deadline(s)

Florida's election must be certified by a certain date, Gore sued for more time

Florida Supreme Court extended deadline

Bush sued to US Supreme Court, Bush v. Gore 2000, Supreme Court ruled the recount must stop on Nov. 26 & Florida certified the election results

Bush won by 537 votes = 25 electoral votes

Bush→ 271 & Gore→ 266

Al Qaeda

Is a militant Sunni Islamist organization founded in 1988, Believed that a Christian-Jewish alliance is trying to destroy Islam

Al Qaeda Opposes & Strategy

Opposes man-made laws- replace with strict Sharia (Islam) law, Strategy- to destroy the Western powers with long drawn-out wars around the globe to ruin economics & create political instability (jihad)

Osama bin Laden

founder, leader & financier, Born into wealth, believe the US & allies have oppressed & killed Muslims & there must be retaliation

Al Qaeda- Terrorism on US: World Trade Center Bombing

Truck-bombing of the World Trade Center, Killed 6 people and injured more than 1,000

Al Qaeda- Terrorism on US: 1998 US Embassy Bombings

Truck bomb attacks on US Embassies in Tanzania & Kenya, 200 killed- 12 Americans

Sept. 11, 2001- Deadliest Terror Attack in U.S. History

19 terrorists hijacked 4 trans-continental jets, Al-Qaeda sponsored, towers collapsed; Pentagon fires, Killed: 2,507 civilians

Spet. 11, 2001- Flights

Flight 11 → North Tower

Flight 175 → South Tower

Flight 77 → Pentagon

Flight 93 → Field in Pennsylvania (White House or Capital)

War on Terror- Afghanistan

Al Qaeda (Bin Laden) headquartered in Afghanistan (Taliban), US begins air strikes. Special forces work in secret & organize Afghan resistance. Ground troops fight battles.

Afghan

US bombs Tora Bora Cave. Bin Laden flees to Pakistan, Bin Laden is killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. US involvement in Afghan; Build up & Reduction of Forces; Bombing Campaigns; Support of Afghan defense forces

US involvement in Afghan

19 years, longest war in US history, 2,352 US Military personnel killed

War on Terror- Iraq

US & Coalition forces to invade Iraq (Saddam Hussein); Possessed or developing weapons of mass destruction. Bush delivers "Mission Accomplished"; Major combat efforts in Iraq will end

Saddam Hussein; Iraq

Saddam Hussein is captured, Hussein sentenced to death; War crimes and crimes against humanity, Hussein is executed by hanging, 4,431 died

War on Terror- ISIS (ISIL)

Islamic State of Iraq & the Levant (Syria); Loyal to Al Qaeda. Goal: creation of a Sunni Islamic State, Caliphate- it claims religious, political, and military authority over all Muslims worldwide

ISIS Methods

War with Syria & Iraq, Kidnappings, Executions (video)-- beheadings, burnings, firing squads

US (Coalition) actions vs ISIS

Operation Inherent Resolve; Coalition air strikes on ISIS target in North Iraq. (Jets & Drones), US air support of Iraqi & Kurdish armies, US ground forces (non-combat) in Iraq & Syria. ISIS-controlled territory has shrunk significantly since US involvement

What was the USA Patriot Act? 

One effective way to fight terrorist groups is to cut off their funding.

Antrax

a bacteria causing serious infection or death used to create biological weapons

What are Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)?

weapons—including nuclear, chemical, and biological—capable of killing large numbers of people all at once