Al Qaeda
This individual founded Al Qaeda in the late 1980s.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
This U.S. city was the primary target of the attacks on September 11, 2001.
What is New York City?
The U.S. initially invaded this country in response to 9/11.
What is Afghanistan?
He was born in this Middle Eastern country in 1957.
What is Saudi Arabia?
This U.S. president launched the War on Terror in 2001.
Who is George W. Bush?
Al Qaeda initially formed during this major conflict in the Middle East.
What is the Soviet-Afghan War?
This iconic skyscraper complex in New York City was destroyed in the attacks.
What are the Twin Towers (World Trade Center)?
Article 5 was invoked by this international alliance in response to the September 11th attacks
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
Bin Laden’s network of fighters was originally formed to fight against this country in the 1980s.
What is the Soviet Union?
The U.S. used these unmanned aerial vehicles in the War on Terror.
What are drones?
Al Qaeda pledged allegiance to this Afghan organization forming a close alliance.
What is the Taliban?
This is the US state where United Flight 93 crashed.
What is Pennsylvania?
This act, signed into law in 2001, expanded U.S. surveillance capabilities.
What is the PATRIOT Act?
Bin Laden’s father made his fortune in this industry.
What is construction?
The War on Terror expanded to this country after suspicions of hiding Al Qaeda leaders.
What is Pakistan?
This is the name of the 2001 U.S. operation launched to eliminate Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom?
This building in Washington, D.C., was also struck during the attacks.
What is the Pentagon?
This new department was created to handle national security following the attacks.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
He studied this at King Abdulaziz University which he later used in his organization of Al Qaeda.
What is economics and business administration?
This 2003 military invasion aimed to remove a dictator believed to possess WMDs.
What is Iraq?
Al Qaeda carried out attacks on these U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998.
What are Kenya and Tanzania?
This is the name of the lead hijacker in the September 11 attacks.
Who is Mohamed Atta?
This prison facility, established to detain suspected terrorists, is located in Cuba.
What is Guantanamo Bay?
Bin Laden was located and killed in this Pakistani city in 2011.
What is Abbottabad?
This leader of Iraq was removed from power as part of the War on Terror.
Who is Saddam Hussein?