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America in the 2000s
Waltrip US History- Chapter 16: America in the New Millennium
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| September 11, 2001 | The US was attacked by terrorists who hijacked planes and crashed them into the twin towers and the pentagon |
| War on Terror | In response to the attack on 9/11, the President Bush started a war to fight terrorism |
| Department of Homeland Security | President Bush created this department to protect the US against terrorism here |
| USA PATRIOT Act | An act passed by Congress in response to 9/11 to expand the governments law enforcement powers--some people say this is a threat to privacy |
| 2008 financial crisis | When too many homeowners couldn't pay their mortgages, the economy collapsed |
| Barack Obama | First African American president who was elected in 2008 |
| Health care reform | AKA: ObamaCare. A way to make health care available to more Americans |
| Sonia Sotomayor | The first Hispanic on the US Supreme Court |
| Demography | The study of population |
| Sun Belt | The center of the nations population has shifted from the northeast toward the south "sun belt" |
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