History: United States [28.3] The Aftermath of September 11 at Home

During the recession, 90 percent of jobs lost in the U.S. were in manufacturing and the computer industry cut over 40 percent of its jobs.

How did the recession of 2001 - 2002 impact the U.S. economy?

While a majority of Americans saw the changes as necessary to fight terrorism, others feared the contraction of civil liberties would, like the war on terror, continue indefinitely.

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, how did Americans respond to the contraction of their civil liberties?

President Bush authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to eavesdrop on Americans' phone conversations without a warrant.

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, how did President Bush increase the power of the presidency?

In 2002, the Justice Department released a memo stating that international laws against torture did not apply to captured terrorists because they were unlawful combatants.

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, how did U.S. policy against torture change?

The Bush Administration (1) set up the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and (2) passed executive orders that suspended due process.

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, how did the Bush Administration change domestic policy?

Congress passed the USA Patriot Act.

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, what major change did Congress make in domestic policy?

Despite president Bush's prohibition of torture in 2003, the United States continued to torture suspected terrorists in secret prisons around the world.

What did the release of photos from Abu Ghraib prison in 2004 and a Senate investigation in 2014 reveal about the United States' use of torture following the aftermath of the September 11 attacks?