2000 Flashcards
Where was the ballot recount?
Florida
Who is the most known enviromentalist?
Al Gore
What was GB governer of?
Texas
Who was part of the reform party?
Pat Buchanan
Who was part of the green party?
Ralphg Nader
Who won the popular vote?
Gore
Who won the electoral vote?
Bush
Who turned the election?
Ralph Nader
What is the “Bush Doctrine”
any Govt that harbors terrorism is an enemy of the US
What was the Patriot Act?
Allows warentless searches and wiretapping
Who were the Anthrax attacks at?
news and govt targets via mail
What company had that scandal?
Enron
Who is Al-Qaeda?
A worldwide network of terrorists opposed to the west
Where did Al-Qaeda form?
Afghanistan
Who was Al’s original enemy?
USSR
Where did the CIA locate Bin Laden to?
Pakistan
Who was Bin Laden killed by?
SEALS
What was the name of the Afghan govt?
Taliban
What are 3 things of the West?
Democracy
Capitalism
Christian Heritage
Where does AL attack troops in 93?
Somalia
What govt branch protects against terrorist attacks?
Homeland Security
What was the Axis of Evil
North Korea
Iran
Iraq
What space shuttle explodes?
Columbia as it was re entering Texas
Why did we invade Iraq
Eliminate Suddam Hussein and the Weapons of Mass Destruction
What was a campaign of shock and awe
Iraq war
Where is Suddam captured?
Tirkit
Where was the huge pacific tsunami?
Indonesia
Who was Bush against ion the 2004 election?
Kerry
Who is the first black Secretary of State?
Condoleezza Rice
Who was the really popular general in Iraq?
General David Petraeus
Who was Saddam executed by?
New Iraqi govt
What did the Financial Crisis start with?
Real Estate bubble
Who loses to Obama in nominations?
Hillary Clinton
What car companies does the govt bail out?
General Motors and Chrysler
What is the tea party?
Very conservative candidates
