Blog discussion is tomorrow, the assigned blog is also due tomorrow for 50 points. Canada map test is in 2 days. Semester Test days: Wednesday and Thursday, December 18-19. Make-up day: Friday, December 20. Wednesday: 1 hour: 8:10-9:10; 4 hour: 9:40-10:40; Lunch: 11:10-12:10; 5 hour: 12:25-1:25; and 6 hour: 1:55-2:55 (these times are also for Thursday, December 19 for hours: 2, 3, Lunch, 7, and 8)
1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks? He was reading books and following along with a second grade lesson
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis? If the leader isn't calm then no one is calm
3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away? It was dangerous, no one knew what was happening.
4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur? Any plane is the air was to land, any planes that were on the ground that were air force were to be in the air.
5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha? It was the safest place
6. Why did President Bush eventually insist on going back to Washington D.C. later that day against the will of the Secret Service? Wanted to be able to
7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11? Wasn't going to be blunt and say that they were going to go and find the person that did this
8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing their job? They could be less stressful during their job
9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed? He felt closure/calm to know that the citizens of America was safe
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