HIST 2112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 32: Northern Alliance, Patriot Act, Islamic Fundamentalism
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Al-qaeda: teams of hijackers from the islamist terrorist group. Taliban: radical islamic fundamentalists who ruled afghanistan. Refused to turn osama bin laden over. U. s. allied with afghan northern alliance (a coalition of tribal leaders opposed to the taliban) Bush doctrine: the belief that the u. s. has the right to protect itself from terrorist acts by engaging in preemptive wars or ousting hostile governments in favor of friendly, preferably democratic, regimes. Wmds: nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons capable of wreaking great havoc. On march 17, 2003, the u. s. cut off all relations with iraq. U. s. began operation iraqi freedom with an invasion of iraq. Fearing that terrorists might strike the u. s. again, bush created the office of homeland. Security (centralized control over a number of different government functions in order to better control threats at home) Bush also passed the usa patriot act through congress (enabled law enforcement agencies to monitor citizens" e-mails and phone conversations without a warrant)
