Question

Please type MAX 2 sentences for each question.

1) Why did the US invade Iraq in 2003?

2) Why was Hurricane Katrina a national issue in 2005?

3) What were the highlights of the George W. Bush administration?

4) What were the highlights of Barack Obama's administration?

5) What issues divided liberals from conservatives in the early 2000s?

Answer 1

1. Under the U.S. President George W. Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, the coalition aimed at "disarming Iraq with weapons of mass destruction, ending Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and liberating the Iraqi people." Some put much greater focus on the effect of the September 11 attacks, the role that they played in shifting U.S. political calculations, and the increase in the movement for democracy.

2. On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall off the Louisiana coast. It reached land with winds hitting speeds as high as 120 miles per hour as a Category 3 storm. The storm is also considered one of the worst in US history because of the resulting damage and loss of life. An estimated 1,200 people died as a direct result of the hurricane, which also caused property damage valued at $108 billion, making it the most expensive hurricane on record.

3. Bush Tax cuts
Education.
Surveillance and defense of home country.
Reform finance campaign.
Healthcare Services.
Hurricane Katrina response.
Immigration law proposed.

4. Back to the Great Recession. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Reform Wall Street. 2009 Credit CARD Act Taxes and Spending. Tax reform, re-authorization of unemployment benefits and the Job Creation Act of 2010
Crisis of the 2013 debt cap and government shutdown.

5. In terms of race and ethnicity, religious classes are differentiated by certain social characteristics, such as faith, marital status, employment and gun ownership, but are fairly similar. Generally speaking, liberals were more likely to be secular, single and hold a college degree while less likely to own a gun. Conservatives, most of whom adhere to social and fiscal conservatism, appeared to be more religious, and were more likely to be married, working, and own firearms.