High School 4/16 The New Millennium (2000-Present)

Timeline

2001 - George W. Bush inaugurated as 42nd president

2001 - 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
USA Patriot Act
Operation Enduring Freedom

2002 - Department of Homeland Security created

2003 - Operation Iraqi Freedom begins
Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act

2004 - Massachusetts becomes first state to legalize same-sex marriage

2005 - Hurricane Katrina Disaster

2006 - Saddam Hussein is executed

2007 - Nancy Pelosi becomes first female Speaker of the House

2008 - Global Financial Crisis of 2008

2009 - Barack Obama inaugurated as 43rd president

2010 - Affordable Healthcare Act is passed

2011 - Osama Bin Laden killed

2012 - Sandy Hook School Shooting

Homework

Enter the above events on your timeline.

Ryan: 
1. What happened on 9/11? Who was ultimately responsible for these attacks? Who is Osama Bin Laden, and what does he have to do with these events? What happened to Osama Bin Laden?

Cassadie G.:
2. Why did the Bush administration create the Department of Homeland Security? What is the US PATRIOT Act? Why was the PATRIOT Act criticized? What was Operation Enduring Freedom?

Sasha:
3. What was Operation Iraqi Freedom? Who was Saddam Hussein? How was he captured? Why was he executed?

Madi:
4. What is the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act? What was the Hurricane Katrina Disaster?

Ian:
5. What was the Global Financial Crisis of 2008? Do your own research, but this video may help you understand it a little better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9YLta5Tr2A

Cassidy L.:
6. What is the Affordable Healthcare Act (also known as Obamacare)? What are some of its pros and cons?

Rahbin:
7.What was the Sandy Hook School Shooting? Explain the gun control debate surrounding this event.