George w bush

The George W. Bush Presidency

  • 9/11 attack (Domestic)

    9/11 attack (Domestic)
    Terrorist from Iraq hijack a passenger plane and crashed it into the twin towers minutes apart from each other
  • Third Plane crashing into Pentagon (Domestic)

    Third Plane crashing into Pentagon (Domestic)
    After two planes crashed into the twin towers, a third crashed into the Pentagon and after the 4th plane crashed into a field in Pittsburgh.
  • Homeland Security Act (Domestic)

    Homeland Security Act (Domestic)
    After 9/11, president Bush signed the Homeland Security act (DHS). He signed it in 2003 causing all US airports to have mass security.
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    Hurricane Katrina (Domestic)

    A storm hit the Bahamas and the aftermath went over to Florida and the Gulf Of Mexico. President Bush's response was to sign $10.5 billion to give relief package and ordered 7,200 active-duty troops to assist
  • Osama Bin Laden is killed (Foreign)

    Osama Bin Laden is killed (Foreign)
    After the 9/11 attack, the president ordered to kill the leader of the terrorist causing the leader to hide. After a few years, a US Navy Seal spotted him and killed him on May 2, 2011.