The George W. Bush administration's term for the U.S. response to the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center is called the
A) hegemonic wars.
B) Patriot Act.
C) global war on terror.
D) Iraq War.

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The term used by the Bush administration to describe the U.S. response to the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center was "global war on terror." This phrase encompassed a variety of military, diplomatic, and economic efforts aimed at combating terrorism worldwide. The Patriot Act was a law passed in the aftermath of the attacks that expanded the government's surveillance and law enforcement powers. The Iraq War was a separate conflict that began in 2003 and was not directly related to the 9/11 attacks. Hegemonic wars refer to conflicts between major powers competing for global dominance, and is not an accurate term to describe the U.S. response to 9/11.