George W. Bush Presidency Flashcards

Priority

Cut taxes to jump start the economy

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

Proposed standardized testing in reading and math grades 3-8 in all states; all groups of students must show improvement. Greater federal government involvement in education.

September 11, 2001

Terrorists crashed passenger planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon; Osama Bin Laden (al-Qaeda)

War on Terrorism

Congress voted to authorize the use of force to fight terrorist and 40 billion for rescue, repair, and security measures

2001

Bush issued executive order freezing all financial assets of those involved in terrorism

Oct. 2001

US launched first military operation of war on terror: Afghanistan to attack Taliban and al-Qaeda bases

2001 Patriot Act

Permitted secret government searches of suspected terrorists and supporters with one nationwide search warrant; easier to wiretap and track internet communications

1991-1998

US intelligence agencies believed Iraq was hiding weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

2002 State of Union Address

President Bush called Iraq, Iran, and North Korea the "Axis of Evil"

Nations willing to sponsor terrorism and suspected of developing weapons of mass destruction

2002

GW Bush issues an ultimatum to Iraq to give up WMDs and allow UN inspectors into Iraq

If Saddam Hussein did not agree, Bush asked for Congressional support to use force against Iraq

March 2003

US led coalition forces attacked Iraq

2006-2008

US troops surge managed to drastically reduce violence in Iraq and hand over large amounts of territory to Iraqi forces

2010

Operation Iraqi Freedom officially ended

Hurricane Katrina (Aug. 2005)

80% of New Orleans was evacuated and or flooded

Storm surge exceeded the engineering of the New Orleans levees

Mortgage Crisis

Interest rates fell an many people began to borrow large amounts of money for homes they could not afford