George W. Bush and the War on Terrorism

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George W. Bush and the War on Terrorism
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What happened on 9/11/2001?

• Islamic terrorists crashed two jets into the twin
  towers of the World Trade Center in New York City

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Who was president at the time of the terrorist
attack on the World Trade Center?

• George W. Bush

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What event has most influenced American domestic
and international policy in the 21st century?

• The 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade
  Center

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What two means has the American government used
to confront terrorism internationally?

• Diplomatic
• Military

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What organization claimed responsibility for the
9/11 attacks on the United States?

• Al-Qaeda

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Who is the leader of Al-Qaeda?

• Osama bin Laden

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How did President Bush respond to the 9/11
attacks?

• Declared a War on Terrorism

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What does the term bipartisan mean?

• Supported by both Democrats and Republicans

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What law did Congress pass in response to the
9/11 terrorist attack?

• The Patriot Act

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What was the goal of the Patriot Act?

• To make it easier for the federal government to
  catch and prosecute terrorists, who threaten the
  United States

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What has been the major criticism of the Patriot
Act?

• It weakens the constitutional protection of civil
  liberties.

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What was Operation Enduring Freedom?

• A military attack on the Taliban government of
  Afghanistan

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Why did the Bush administration go to war in
Afghanistan?

• The Taliban government had given shelter to bin
  Laden.
• The Taliban government had allowed Al-Qaeda to
  train terrorists inside Afghanistan.

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What organization helped the American military
remove the Taliban from power in Afghanistan?

• NATO

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What have the Taliban and Al-Qaeda continued to
do in Afghanistan since the overthrow of the
Taliban government?
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• Opposed American efforts to remove terrorists
  from Afghanistan
• Opposed American efforts to set up a stable
  democratic government

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Is the United States military still involved in
the War in Afghanistan?

• Yes

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Who is the democratically elected leader of
Afghanistan today?

• Harmid Karzai

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Besides Afghanistan, where did President Bush
turn his attention in the War on Terrorism?

• Iraq

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What two charges did President George W. Bush
make against Iraq?

• Iraq was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction.
• Iraq was developing nuclear weapons.

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What types of weapons are weapons of mass
destruction?

• Chemical weapons
• Biological weapons

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What did President Bush fear Iraq might do with
weapons of mass destruction?

• Give them to terrorists for use against the
  United States and its allies

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What power did Congress give to President Bush in
October 2002?

• Use military force against Iraq

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What two things did Congress authorize President
Bush to do in Iraq?

• Defend the United States
• Enforce all United Nations Security Council
  resolutions dealing with Iraq

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What action did the United States take against
Iraq in March 2003?

• Invaded Iraq

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Who was the leader of Iraq at the time of the
American invasion in 2003?

• Saddam Hussein

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What happened to the Iraqi government, when the
United States invaded in 2003?

• It collapsed.

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What happened to Saddam Hussein in the War in
Iraq?

• Captured by American forces

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Why did a peaceful transfer of power to a new
democratic government in Iraq fail to occur?

• Ethnic and religious differences divided the
  Iraqi people.

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What are the three main ethnic and religious
groups in Iraq?

• Shiite Muslims
• Sunni Muslims
• Kurds

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What two things did many Shiite Muslims want to
happen in Iraq, when the United States overthrew
Saddam Husseins government?
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• 1) American troops should immediately end its
  occupation and leave Iraq.
• 2) The Iraqi people should create an Islamic
  state.

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What type of government did President Bush want
to set up in Iraq?

• A western style democracy that protects minority
  rights

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What were two results of the American occupation
of Iraq?

• Iraqi opposition to the American military
  occupation
• Increased violence

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What two forms did the increased violence in Iraq
take?

• Suicide bombings
• Attacks by insurgent forces

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What is an insurgent?

• A person who rebels against the government of his
  country

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Did the United States military find any weapons
of mass destruction in Iraq?

• NO.

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When the War in Iraq dragged on, what happened to
American support for the war and for President
George W. Bush?

• Support for the war decreased
• Bushs job approval rating dropped

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Who became the prime minister of Iraq in 2006?

• Nouri Maliki

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How did the Bush administration respond to the
increased violence in Iraq and the drop in the
American publics support for its policies?

• Announced a troop surge

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What was the troop surge?

• Bush administration sent 20,000 additional
  American troops to Iraq

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Did the Bush administrations troop surge work?

• It appeared to work, since violence in Iraq
  decreased by mid-2008.

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Who won the 2008 presidential election?

• Barrack Obama

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To what political party does President Obama
belong?

• Democrat

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How did President Barrack Obama make history?

• The first African-American to serve as president

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How did President Obama change the American
policies in Afghanistan and Iraq?
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• Increased American combat troops in Afghanistan
• Promised a gradual withdrawal of American combat
  troops from Iraq

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Did President Obama withdraw all American combat
troops from Iraq?

• Yes

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Does the War in Afghanistan continue today?

• Yes.

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When does President Obama plan to withdraw the
last American combat troops from Afghanistan?

• By the end of 2014