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Present Day America

Present Day America. George W. Bush – War on Terror. George W. Bush. Guides the nation through the September 11 th , 2001 attacks Calls North Korea, Iran and Iraq the “Axis of Evil” Declares “War on Terrorism” No Child Left Behind

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Present Day America

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  1. Present Day America George W. Bush – War on Terror

  2. George W. Bush • Guides the nation through the September 11th, 2001 attacks • Calls North Korea, Iran and Iraq the “Axis of Evil” • Declares “War on Terrorism” • No Child Left Behind • Penalize schools who do not reach federal performance standards

  3. Age of Computers and Technology • IBM • 1st commercial computers in 1954 • Lead to microchip • Apple Computers • Steve Jobs, affordable personal computers • Microsoft • Bill Gates, w/ Jobs • Amazon.com • Jeff Bezos, buying and selling items by computer / internet

  4. 911 • Sept. 11, 2001 • American Flight 11 crashes into World Trade Center • Followed by a 2nd crash into WTC (collapse) • Pentagon hit • Flight 93 crashes in Shanksville, PA • Largest attack / loss of life on US soil since Pearl Harbor

  5. War on Terror • Iraq • Search for Weapons of Mass Destruction • UN weapons inspectors not allowed in by Iraq • Hunt for Saddam Hussain • Afghanistan • Hunt for Osama Bin Laden • Al Qaeda: Islamic Terrorist organization • Taliban • Islamic Fundamentalist government • Allowed to run training camps for Al Qaeda • Belief that if you aid and sponsor terrorist, you yourself are terrorists.

  6. Homeland Security • Department to protect US from attacks • Made of Federal, Local, and State authorities (a web / network) • Patriot Act • Authorities the ability to monitor suspected terrorists • Detain or deport aliens associated with terrorist groups.

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