History Test

What were some of the main events leading up to the election?

In the year 2000, the economy was going strong. Parties debated on the issue of foreign policy and the role of the US in foreign affairs. President Clinton used troops in various humanitarian efforts in Europe and Africa in the 1990s. Taxes were the other widely debated issue.

Who did the Democrats nominate in 2000?

Al Gore who was also vice president

Who did Al Gore chose as his Running Mate?

Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman

What did the Democrats promise to do?

to pay down the national debt, to focus on environmental issues, and to focus on education and health care.

Who did Republicans nominate as their candidate?

George W. Bush

Who did they chose as George W. Bush running mate?

former secretary of defense Dick Cheney

What did George W. Bush promise?

He pledged to cut federal taxes and he promised to be cautious when using military force abroad.

Who was elected president in 2000?

George W. Bush

What were some of the things Bush did as president?

sent an education reform package to Congress, signed a massive tax cut- $1.35 trillion, and Congress is evenly divided. ****House of Reps-small Republican majority ****Senate- Democrat majority.

What was the act that required states to establish education standards and established more education options like charter schools?

No Child Left Behind Act

What replaces the no child left behind act in 2015?

ESSA

What did scienctists believe in the early 2000s about global warming?

believed that the greenhouse effect was trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. A UN report stated that in the next 100 years, the temperature of Earth could rise between 3 and 11 degrees.

What did the astronauts accomplished in the early 2000s?

American and Russian scientists teamed up in the International Space Station, American and Russian scientists took part in a variety of research, and NASA continued to explore Mars with remote controlled vehicles such as the Pathfinder.

What happened on September 11, 2001

Terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist group, 19 terrorists hijacked four airplanes, They crashed two of the planes into the World Trade Center Complex and a third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Va amd Passengers on the fourth hijacked plane, Flight 93, fought back, and the plane was crashed into an empty field in western Pennsylvania, and The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people from 93 nations.

What was the world trade center?

a 16-acre commercial complex in lower Manhattan and contained seven buildings, a large plaza, and an underground shopping mall that connected six of the buildings.

What were the Twin Towers?

were the tallest buildings in New York City, At 110 stories each, ​providing 10 million square​ feet of office space for about 35,000 people and 430 companies, and For a brief moment in the 70’s they were the tallest buildings in the world

What percentage of victims were identified as of august, 2016?

60%

What was Al-Qaeda and what did they do?

Their aim has been to overthrow governments in the Middle East, and elsewhere in the Muslim world and Attacks against the United States were intended to reduce American support for many of these governments.

What did homeland security do in response of what?

The Department of Homeland Security was created in response to September 11. It merged 22 governmental agencies into one. The Department of Homeland Security placed 130 US inspectors at ports in major European, Asian and Muslim nations, as well as strategically-located ports.

On September 20, 2001, in a speech to a joint session of Congress. President Bush​ said?

“Any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.”

The U.S. government insisted that the Taliban immediately hand over the terrorists, when they refused what did America do?

Launched Operation Enduring Freedom

who was Osama bin Laden and what did he do?

promoted an extreme version of Islam and He called on his followers to make violent attacks on the US.

Who killed Osama bin Laden and how long did he remain in hiding for?

remained in hiding until 2011 when he was killed by US Navy Seals

What was the USA Patriot Act?

This act was passed to give law enforcement agencies better tools for collecting information about possible terrorists.

What did Americans do about the conflict in Afghanistan?

The United States military succeeded in destroying many Al Qaeda bases and They also captured hundreds of terrorists who were trained by this organization

What did the conflict in also nicknamed "The War on Terror" eventually lead to?

war in Iraq

Who announced the end of the war under his presidency?

President Obama

In 2017 how much troops were still in Afghanistan?

15,000

As of January 2021 how much troops did they reduce to and how much did they want by may 2021?

The number of troops has been reduced to 2,500 and they wanted 0 by may of 2021

How much control did president trump give of troops to the US general?

Full Control

What did trumps administration make an agreement of?

to remove all US troops by May of 2021.

Who was elected in 2000 and what was the result?

Bush was elected and the result was that he that he had good and bad results. One of his good results was that he made an act called the no child left behind act. The no child left behind act was an act that required states to establish education standards and It also established more education options like charter schools. One of bad results was Global warming because he had nothing to help it but scientists said it would get worse.

True or false? Did biden follow through with president trumps agreement to remove all american troops by may of 2021 and did it end the conflict?

True and yes it did

True or False? By the time american troops leave Afghanistan were the taliban most powerful since the 2001?

True

True or False? By the time american troops leave Afghanistan were the taliban least powerful since 2001?

False

True or false? Most of Afghanistan had already fallen by august 2021?

True

True or false? Most of Afghanistan had started to rebulid by august 2021?

False

Who had fled from Afghanistan?

President Ghani and other government officials fled, as well as other US diplomats and Afghani people who had worked with the US government.

What style of goverment does the taliban have with cabinet of executives?

caretaker and theocracy

Since the takeover what has the country struggled or not struggled with?

the economy has struggled, malnutrition is common, and women’s rights have been restricted