Flashcards: 2000s
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HistoryofCrawford on May 24, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 No Child Left Behind | 2001 law that measures school performance by standardized tests. Schools that fail to make 'adequate yearly progress' face stiff penalties. |
| Department of Homeland Security | US federal agency created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism. |
| Taliban | A group of fundamentalist Muslims who took control of Afghanistan's government in 1996. |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction | Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons that can cause a massive number of deaths in a single use. |
| stimulus | Inserting government money into the private sector in an attempt to boost the economy. |
| gridlock | The inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government. |
| al Qaeda | Islamist terrorist organization that launched a series of attacks against U.S. |
| Osama bin Laden | Leader of al Qaeda until his death in 2011. Mastermind behind the September 11th attacks. |