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Title: George W. Bush


1
George W. Bush
  • Mrs. Lyon

2
Instructions for next slide
  • Three bullets
  • What President was he?
  • What years did he serve?
  • How many terms in office did he serve?
  • Then insert a picture! To insert picture
    Insert Picture- From file- find your student
    number file (student number) click!

3
About President Bush
  • He is the 43rd President.
  • He will be President from 2000-2004.
  • So far, he has served one term.

4
Instructions for the next slide
  • Name three historical events that were happening
    at the time of your President. They should have
    some effect on the U.S.A.

5
What was happening in the World?
  • First tax surplus in 40 years
  • Arab/Israeli conflict
  • Terrorist attacks in New York and D.C.

6
Instructions for the next slide
  • Name three things that this President did while
    he was in office.

7
What President Bush is remembered for
  • Controversial election against Al Gore.
  • Starting a war against Terrorism.
  • First President to have a father who was also a
    President, since John Quincy Adams.

8
Instructions for next slide
  • Now decide which role (out of the seven we
    discussed in class) did this President fulfill
    the best?
  • Please give two examples of how he did it!

9
President Bushs Role
  • Commander-in-Chief
  • Asked Congress for more money for the military.
  • Organized a war against Terrorism.

10
Instructions for the next slide
  • You need two pictures for the next slide.
  • OR
  • You may use one picture and one political cartoon
    of your President!

11
Pictures of President Bush
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Instructions for the last slide
  • List all Web Sites or Books that you used.
  • Here are a few examples
  • For a search engine Yahoo- keyword President
  • For a specific Site www.specificSite.com
  • For a Book U.S. Presidents, by John Smith.

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Credits
  •  http//www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
  • http//www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
  • http//americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html
  • World Book Encyclopedia Bush, George W.
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