day of 9/11
This New York City complex, representing American financial power, was home to the Twin Towers struck by two hijacked planes
What is the World Trade Center?
This extremist leader financed and orchestrated the September 11 attacks while operating out of Afghanistan.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
The opening of this artificial Egyptian waterway first drew Great Britain into Middle Eastern affairs to protect its global trade routes
What is the Suez Canal?
Passed shortly after 9/11, this federal law granted the government expanded authority to investigate suspected terrorists and monitor communications
What was the USA PATRIOT ACT?
Historians use this metaphor to explain how a brief event creates expanding waves of consequences spreading outward over time
What are ripple effects?
On this hijacked flight, brave passengers and crew planned an uprising to fight back against the terrorists, causing the plane to crash in a rural field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
What is United Flight 93 (Flight most likely to hit the white house or another important building in DC)
This Islamist regime ruled Afghanistan and allowed al-Qaeda to operate freely inside the country
What is the Taliban?
The defeat of this military alliance in World War I led directly to the collapse and division of the Ottoman Empire
What were the Central Powers?
The U.S. and its allies launched this invasion of Afghanistan after the Taliban refused to turn over Osama bin Laden
What is Operation Enduring Freedom (or the War in Afghanistan)?
This term refers to prejudice, fear, hostility, or discrimination directed toward Muslims or people perceived to be Muslim
What is Islamophobia?
This central military headquarters of the United States in Washington, D.C., was severely damaged when a hijacked airliner struck its western side
What is the Pentagon?
Congress passed legislation establishing this massive new executive department to coordinate domestic anti-terrorism defense across federal agencies
What is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)?
Following World War II and the Holocaust, this international body voted to partition Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states
What is the United Nations (UN)
During this emergency operation, Canadian airports welcomed hundreds of diverted flights carrying stranded international passengers when North American airspace was closed.
What was Operation Yellow Ribbon?
Members of this non-Muslim religious group who wear turbans as part of their faith were mistakenly targeted in hate crimes following 9/11
Who are Sikh Americans?
Members of this emergency response profession suffered the single deadliest loss of life in U.S. history for their field while attempting to evacuate trapped office workers
Who are firefighters and paramedics?
This British foreign minister issued a statement promising British government support for establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine
Who is Lord Balfour?
Osama bin Laden joined Muslim fighters in Afghanistan during this conflict against an invading Cold War superpower
What was the Soviet-Afghan War?
Expanded post-9/11 surveillance powers sparked a major national debate over how much national safety should outweigh these personal freedoms
What are civil liberties?
Muslim American advocacy organizations like CAIR and ISNA responded to post-9/11 prejudice through interfaith outreach and this type of public work
What are education and civil rights activism?
Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer was heard over a phone call saying these famous last words before charging the cockpit.
What is "Let's roll"?
This Hungarian figure started the Zionist Movement to establish a home for Jewish people in Palestine
Who is Theodor Herzl?
During this regional conflict, Saudi Arabia allowed U.S. troops to set up military bases near holy Islamic sites, deeply angering Osama bin Laden
What was the Persian Gulf War?
This overarching foreign policy campaign became a central focus of U.S. international military operations for decades after 9/11
What is the War on Terror?
To prevent commercial aircraft from being used as guided missiles, this everyday activity underwent permanent changes, including strict federal screening protocols
What is air travel / airport security?