Globalization Modern America
Hannah Busard
2008 Election
- Obama was the first African American president in the United States
- He is in the democratic party
- His Vice President is Joe Biden
- Obama won with 365 electoral votes
photo source: http://northshorejournal.org/LinkedImages/2008/11/Election%202008%20final%20prediction.jpg
Effects of 9/11
- There is now heavier security on airplanes and inside airports
- There is now an Air Marshall on every flight
- There has been more than a decade of war
- We deport twice as many immigrants
picture source: http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1453406!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_1200/9-11-tribute-light-memorial.jpg
War in Afghanistan
- The United States has authorized $557 billion dollars for the war
- We were supposed to have all troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014... that has not happened
- There is no end date in sight
- There are still 68,000 troops at war.
photo source: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1146140/images/o-WAR-IN-AFGHANISTAN-facebook.jpg
War in Iraq
- There were 21,572 soldiers wounded in action
- All POW's were rescued
- The war started in 2003
- It was started by Saddam Hussein
picture source: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/130314204911-01-iraq-war-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg