USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

[SOURCES]
What does Donald Trump wish to accomplish as a president?

(A) ** He wants the military to focus on the war against terror.

(B) Make it easier for immigrants to live in the US

(C) Work for equal (samma) pay for women and men.

(D) Improve (förbättra) the health care (vården) for poor people.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The United States went to Afghanistan in 2001 to wage a necessary war of self-defense. On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists attacked our country. They were able to plan and execute such a horrific attack because their Taliban hosts had given them safe haven in Afghanistan.

Concept note-2: -The Taliban are a predominantly Pashtun, Islamic fundamentalist group that returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021 after waging a twenty-year insurgency.

Concept note-3: -The United States established diplomatic ties with Afghanistan in 1935. In 2012, the United States and Afghanistan concluded the Strategic Partnership Agreement to strengthen our bilateral relationship, support Afghanistan’s capabilities as a partner, and improve the lives of the Afghan people.