Social Sciences and History / Unit 2 SSH 0139 short lesson, about 20 seconds
9/11, Two Wars, the Great Recession
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The idea
September eleventh, two thousand one brought war in Afghanistan, then Iraq in two thousand three on a weapons claim, and the Patriot Act. Subprime mortgages and a deregulated bond market made the Great Recession of two thousand eight.
In practice
TARP's seven hundred billion; the Affordable Care Act.
Where people slip
The anchor's summary misprints TARP in trillions; its text and the law say seven hundred billion.
Your place on the trail
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