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What were the causes and effects of the 9/11 attacks?
Causes: al-Qaeda's resentment of US presence in Saudi Arabia, support for Israel, and cultural influence. Effects: The War on Terror, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, and the PATRIOT Act.
What were the causes and effects of the US invasion of Afghanistan?
Causes: The 9/11 attacks and the Taliban's harboring of al-Qaeda. Effects: The toppling of the Taliban regime, a prolonged war, and the eventual killing of Osama bin Laden.
What were the causes and effects of the Great Recession?
Causes: Subprime mortgage lending, runaway real estate speculation, and complex investments. Effects: Financial institution failures, credit crisis, soaring gas prices, stock market declines, and rising unemployment.
What were the causes and effects of the rise of ISIS?
Causes: Instability in Syria and Iraq, the Syrian civil war, and the presence of former Iraqi military members. Effects: A terrorist movement that vowed to create a worldwide caliphate.
What were the causes and effects of the death of Antonin Scalia in 2016?
Causes: The unexpected death of Antonin Scalia in 2016. Effects: Senate Republicans refused to hold a hearing for Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, because Obama was in his last year in office and the Republicans wanted to hold out until hopefully, a Republican would be elected and could appoint the position.
Compare Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Enduring Freedom was in response to 9/11 and targeted al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Operation Iraqi Freedom was based on claims of WMDs in Iraq and aimed to remove Saddam Hussein.
Compare the Tea Party Movement and Black Lives Matter.
The Tea Party Movement protested corporate greed. Black Lives Matter movement protested the killing of unarmed Black men by police.
Who was Al Gore?
Bill Clinton’s vice president, nominated by the Democrats in the 2000 election.
Who is George W. Bush?
The governor of Texas and son of President George H. W. Bush, nominated by the Republicans in the 2000 election and president during 9/11.
Who was Osama bin Laden?
The leader of al-Qaeda, responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
Who was Saddam Hussein?
The leader of Iraq who was accused of amassing weapons of mass destruction, leading to the US invasion of Iraq.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
Appointed to the Supreme Court by Obama.
Who is Elena Kagan?
Appointed to the Supreme Court by Obama.
Who is Merrick Garland?
Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, blocked by Senate Republicans.
Who is Donald Trump?
A political outsider, who was a well-known real estate developer and reality TV show star, aggressively attacked immigration, Washington politicians and international trade deals while promoting a nationalist movement “Make America Great Again.” He defeated Hillary Clinton in the presidential election of 2016.