How the Russian Revolution caused the USA Patriot Act of 2001 The Russian Revolution was the effect of a civil uprising, and caused many events in the early 20th including the PATRIOT ACT of 2001. This 342-page piece of legislation was responsible for more than 150 amendments and 15 federal laws. The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, the full name of the USA Patriot Act, primarily deals with combating the ever-growing threat of terrorism by providing the federal government more available tools to challenge suspected terrorist activity. This new law sought new power to conduct searches of suspected terrorists’, detain and deport suspects of terrorist involvement,
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After this attack, the American people were divided with the issue of staying isolationists and intervening, McConnell describes the arguments as, “the most savage national debate… one that unleashed an inner fury that tore apart families, friends, churches, universities, and political parties,” (McConnell). Four days after the attack, the U.S Senate voted for the Declaration of War against Japan with a 388-1 vote. The war began to favor the Allied Powers after the intervention of the U.S, and as Russia after German forced failed to invade Stalingrad. The victories of the battles of Stalingrad, D-Day, and the Midway Islands over the Axis Powers, and these marked the fall of the Axis Powers. On May 8, 1945 marks the victory in Europe with the formal acceptance by from Nazi Germany with unconditional surrender of its armed forces. However, the US still needed to deal with ever-growing threat of the Japanese empire. President Roosevelt died in office, and Harriet Truman took his seat and was informed of the Manhattan Project, a secret government project which was successful in developing the first atomic bomb (US Bombing). On August 6, 1945, an American B-29 bomber named the Enola Gay dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima, Japan and 90% of the city population was immediately killed; thousands more would die …show more content…
Before this attack, George W. Bush, the presidential candidate, was openly critical of the nation-building efforts, and the broad foreign policy commitments and promised a more limited role in world affairs (Staten). On that date, hijackers rammed two jetliners into each of the New York’s World Trade Center and the third jetliner into the Pentagon (Schmemann). The attacks were carefully planned, because of the close departure times, designated location to California, and each plane had a populated national center to hit (Schmemann). It was soon learned that it as the working of an Islamic militant group after a message was intercepted about two of the three targets being hit. The immediate aftermath was already being ranked the worst and most audacious terror attack in American history (Schmemann). During the attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., over 3,000 people were killed, including more than 400 police officers and firefighters, and that day continues to be the deadliest day for New York City firefighter (“9/11 Attacks”). This event was the final component of the U.S. government deciding to sign in the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, in hope of preventing a similar event from happening
After this attack, the American people were divided with the issue of staying isolationists and intervening, McConnell describes the arguments as, “the most savage national debate… one that unleashed an inner fury that tore apart families, friends, churches, universities, and political parties,” (McConnell). Four days after the attack, the U.S Senate voted for the Declaration of War against Japan with a 388-1 vote. The war began to favor the Allied Powers after the intervention of the U.S, and as Russia after German forced failed to invade Stalingrad. The victories of the battles of Stalingrad, D-Day, and the Midway Islands over the Axis Powers, and these marked the fall of the Axis Powers. On May 8, 1945 marks the victory in Europe with the formal acceptance by from Nazi Germany with unconditional surrender of its armed forces. However, the US still needed to deal with ever-growing threat of the Japanese empire. President Roosevelt died in office, and Harriet Truman took his seat and was informed of the Manhattan Project, a secret government project which was successful in developing the first atomic bomb (US Bombing). On August 6, 1945, an American B-29 bomber named the Enola Gay dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima, Japan and 90% of the city population was immediately killed; thousands more would die …show more content…
Before this attack, George W. Bush, the presidential candidate, was openly critical of the nation-building efforts, and the broad foreign policy commitments and promised a more limited role in world affairs (Staten). On that date, hijackers rammed two jetliners into each of the New York’s World Trade Center and the third jetliner into the Pentagon (Schmemann). The attacks were carefully planned, because of the close departure times, designated location to California, and each plane had a populated national center to hit (Schmemann). It was soon learned that it as the working of an Islamic militant group after a message was intercepted about two of the three targets being hit. The immediate aftermath was already being ranked the worst and most audacious terror attack in American history (Schmemann). During the attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., over 3,000 people were killed, including more than 400 police officers and firefighters, and that day continues to be the deadliest day for New York City firefighter (“9/11 Attacks”). This event was the final component of the U.S. government deciding to sign in the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001, in hope of preventing a similar event from happening