Thursday/Friday June 2-3

Bush Notes

Ch 27 Questions

       1.       What happened during the 2000 Election?  Why was it close?

       2.       Explain President Bush’s educational policy.

       3.       What does the Clear Skies Act 2003 do?

       4.       What were Bush’s tax cuts?

       5.       Explain what happened on 9/11.  Who was responsible for this?

       6.       Explain what the War on Terror is.

       7.       What did the Iraq War accomplish?

       8.       Why did the United States go to war in Afghanistan?

       9.       When we think of Operation Iraqi Freedom, it is important to consider many ways that troops are attacked—what is an insurgent attack, for example?

       10.    What were the steps that led to the collapse of South African apartheid?  Who was released from prison in 1990?

       11.    How was Russia’s relationship with the United States in the early 2000’s?