Today, we continued with watching the video.1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?He was at an elementary school trying to put an emphasis on education reform.2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis?Stay calm.3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away?Because they didn't know if Washington would be attacked againl4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur?They ordered all planes down and threatened to shoot down any that don't comply.5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha?Because it was a secure base with good communication systems.6. Why did President Bush eventually insist on going back to Washington D.C. later that day against the will of the Secret Service?Because he said it would show cowardness and make the Al-Qaeda believe that they scared our president into the middle of the nation. And he wanted to give the speech from where his power belonged.7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11?That they are going to bring the people that did this to justice.8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing there job?He wanted to keep looking forward to find out who did it and fix things so it doesn't happen again.9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?It was a sense of closure and he felt gratitude for bringing justice to the people that did this to our nation.For the rest of the time Bruns talked about our upcoming project.
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