The United States in the New millennium

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The United States in the New millennium

• What major historical events have taken place
  since the year 2000?
• What issues challenge the American people?
• How has life changed in the US and the world?
• Where have we been as a nation and where are we
  going?

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The Election of 2000

• Who ran for the Republicans?
• Who ran for the Democrats?
• What was the result?
• Why was it controversial?

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Sept. 11, 2001A changed World

• What is the History of Terrorist attacks Against
  the US?
• What is the War on Terror?
• What is the Patriot Act?
• Where is the balance between National Security
  and Civil Rights?

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History of Terrorist Attacks

• 1978 Theodore Kacznski The Unabomber
• Mails bombs to kill 3 people over 17 years

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1983 Shiites explode a truck bomb at killing
241 US Marines in Beirut, Lebanon
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1985- Hijacking of the Achille Laro
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1988 Libyan Terrorists explode a plane over
Lockerbie , Scotland killing 270
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1993 Al-Qaeda terrorists plants bombs in the
WTC, killing 6 injuring 1,040
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1995- Timothy McVeigh uses a truck bomb to
destroy the Federal Building in Oklahoma City
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1998 Two US Embassies bombed in Africa by
Al-Qaeda
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2000- The bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen , 17
sailors killed
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2001- WTC, Pentagon and PA crashed planes, 3000
killed
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The War on Terror

• The World Wide Hunt for Al-Qaeda and Bin Laden
  post 9/11
• The War in Afghanistan Removal of the Taliban
  Oct. 2001
• The War in Iraq March 2003 until ???

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Anti-terrorism Measures

• Office of Homeland Security
• The Patriot Act
• Suspects can be held for 7 days without being
  charged
• All phones , Internet, and e-mail tapped
• Search warrants valid across state lines
• U.S. Banks can investigate foreign accounts
• No time restrictions prosecuting terrorists
• Aviation Security The responsibility of the
  Fed. Gov

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President Bushs 12nd Term

• 1.35 trillion in tax cuts
• NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
• Privatize Social Security
• Dealing with 9/11- The War on Terror
• The War in Iraq
• Dealing with Iran and North Korea
• Energy Issues/Dependence on Foreign Oil
• Prescription Drug benefit- Medicare

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Issues for the 21st Century

• US role in the Global Economy
• The War on Terror
• The Immigration Debate
• Issues in Education (NCLB)
• The Communication Revolution ( Internet)
• Curing the Health Care System
• Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
• Tough Choices about Social Security
• Women in the Workforce
• Climate Shift or Global Warming