Precursors to 9/11
He was the primary financer and leader behind the September 11 attacks.
Who was Osama Bin Laden
This building collapsed 58 minutes after being hit by United Airlines 175.
What was the South Tower of the World Trade Center?
It is where the detention camp based in Cuba housing suspected individuals linked with Terrorism was located.
What is Guantanamo Bay?
The New York stock exchange was shut down for this many days.
What is 4?
This was the year that the World Trade center was targeted by a truck bomb.
What is 1993?
This many Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4 planes on September 11, 2001.
What is 19?
It was the act passed by the US government that allowed for increased surveillance and monitoring of messages and emails.
What was the USA Patriot Act?
Direct financial damages caused a loss of over this much money in USD on 9/11.
What is 100 Billion?
This housing complex was bombed in 1996, killing 19 people.
What were the Khobar Towers?
He mistakenly alerted Boston Air Traffic Control to the hijacking of his flight while trying to instead talk to the passengers.
Who was Mohammed Atta?
It is the official name for the War on Terror.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom?
Canada launched this codename operation to ground over 200 diverted U.S.-bound international flights on 9/11.
What was Operation Yellow Ribbon?
This failed mid-1990s terrorist plot aimed to destroy multiple United States airliners over the Pacific.
What is the Bojinka Plot?
Excluding the 5 terrorists, this was the total number of people aboard Flight 93."
What is 40?
He was the Australian Prime Minister who joined Bush in the War on Terror.
Who was John Howard?
This stock market dropped over 7% in a day, the largest ever recorded for this company.
What is Dow Jones?