90s & Today Bush 43 & Obama Warmup

Create new products and ideas that change daily life and culture

• 2000 Presidential Election
• Anti-war movement
• Bill Gates
• Entrepreneurs

Developed software for personal computers

• 2000 Presidential Election
• Anti-war movement
• Bill Gates
• Entrepreneurs

Supreme Court ended recount in Florida, Bush wins, 3rd party drew votes from Bush and Gore

• 2000 Presidential Election
• Anti-war movement
• Bill Gates
• Entrepreneurs

More troops were sent to Vietnam, and media reported setbacks (credibility gap), people held by mass demonstrations, violence at some rallies

• 2000 Presidential Election
• Anti-war movement
• Bill Gates
• Entrepreneurs

What happened on September 11, 2001, AND why is it considered a turning point in U.S. history? Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer to BOTH parts of the question below.

Shortly after September 11, 2001, the United States -

• donated $1 billion to Iraqi schools
• invaded Afghanistan to capture Osama bin Laden
• dropped a nuclear weapon on Iran
• invaded Iraq to capture Saddam Hussein

Which event prompted this speech by President Bush?

• The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
• The attack on the USS Cole
• The mail-bombing campaign of the Unabomber
• The bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City

Section 215 of the USA Patriot of 2001 allowed investigators to obtain books, records, papers, documents, and other items sought “in connection with” a terror investigation. Which phrase correctly replaces the question mark in this table?

• right to privacy
• right to bear arms
• right to a speedy trial
• right to an attorney

U.N. and U.S. troops sent to stop the spread of communism after North Korea invaded South Korea

• Counterculture movement
• Harlem Renaissance
• Korean War
• Pearl Harbor

Japanese retaliation for embargo, resulted in U.S. entering WWII

• Counterculture movement
• Harlem Renaissance
• Korean War
• Pearl Harbor