9/11 and Its Immediate Impact
This date marks the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93.
What is September 11, 2001?
President George W. Bush declared this campaign after 9/11.
What is the War on Terror?
The War on Terror began in this country.
What is Afghanistan?
This Iraqi dictator was overthrown after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This series of protests and revolts spread across the Middle East and North Africa in 2011.
What is the Arab Spring?
This terrorist organization carried out the 9/11 attacks.
Who are Al Qaeda?
This new agency was created after 9/11 to help protect the United States at home.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
This group controlled Afghanistan and allowed al Qaeda to operate training camps there.
Who are the Taliban?
This term means constructing political institutions and a stable government within a country.
What is Nation Building?
Protesters during the Arab Spring challenged this type of government rule.
What is Authoritarian Rule?
This was the leader of al Qaeda during the 9/11 attacks.
Who is Osama Bin Laden?
This agency became responsible for airport and transportation security after 9/11.
What is the TSA?
The Taliban refused to turn over this al Qaeda leader after 9/11.
Who is Osama Bin Laden?
In Iraq, violence increased between these two branches of Islam.
Who are Sunni & Shi'a/Shi'ite Muslims?
Activists used these online platforms to organize and spread information during the Arab Spring.
What are social media/Facebook and Twitter?
After 9/11, this group of Americans faced hostility and discrimination from people who wrongly blamed them for al Qaeda’s actions.
What are Muslim Americans?
In the War on Terror, the U.S. said it would fight terrorist groups and also governments that did this.
What is sponsor or support terrorism?
The United States invaded this country in 2003 after claiming it had WMDs.
What is Iraq?
This group resurfaced in Afghanistan and began taking back territory after being removed from power.
Who are the Taliban?
Many European countries and the UN disagreed with the U.S. invasion of this country.
What is Iraq?
One major emotional effect of 9/11 was that many Americans no longer felt this from outside threats.
What is Secure/Safe?
This term refers to chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
What are weapons of mass destruction/WMDs?
U.S. inspection teams later discovered this surprising fact about Iraq’s WMDs.
What is that Iraq had no significant weapons of mass destruction?
This type of military technology changed warfare but also caused controversy because of civilian casualties.
What are drones/drone strikes?
The chapter says tensions grew between the U.S. and this former Cold War rival after interference in the 2016 election.
Who is Russia?