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This terrorist attack is marked as the unofficial day for the beginning of the "war on terror"
What is September 11th 2001
100
Following the beginning of the war on terror, there was a backlash against these types of people within the United States.
What are muslims (also people from the middle east)?
100
In Oct. 2001 the US began its assault on Al Qaeda with this type of campaign on its training facilities.
What is bombing campaign?
100
This happened last week to a US diplomat as she attempted to deliver books to school children
She was killed?
100
This man was the first black major league baseball player to play in the American League.
Who is Larry Doby?
200
This man said "We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbored them."
Who is George W. Bush?
200
This was passed in Oct. 2001 and allowed for increased participation between government and law enforcement agencies, but is better known for its provisions which allow for domestic surviellance.
What is the PATRIOT ACT?
200
Though many members of Al Qaeda were captured, many of the leaders escaped to these parts of Afghanistan or to this country.
What is the mountains or Pakistan?
200
This president of Afghanistan is worried the US is currently negotiating with the Taliban for a return to power in Afghanistan.
Who is Hamid Karzai?
200
This man was the first communist leader of North Korea.
Who was Kim Il Sung?
300
This was the terrorist group and the leader responsible for the attacks which started the "war on terror"
What is Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden
300
This was the label given to suspected terrorists including American citizens like Jose Padilla.
What is enemy combatant?
300
By Nov. 2001 this capital city of Afghanistan had been taken.
What is Kabul?
300
US government officials were hesitant about turning over Afghan detention centers because of allegations of this by Afghan police and military officials
What is torture?
300
This man was the only basketball player in NBA history to average a triple double for an entire season.
Who is Oscar Robertson?
400
This was the Pakistani-based political organization which had control of Afghanistan from 1996-2001.
What is the Taliban?
400
By 2004 approx. 660 men were held at this base as suspected terrorists without trials.
What is Guantanomo Bay Cuba?
400
These still held control of much of the power in the rural areas of Afghanistan.
What are regional war lords?
400
This is what the US hopes to have accomplished in Afghanistan by the end of 2014
What is complete withdrawl of combat forces with a stable government?
400
Elton John sang a song called "Candle in the Wind" about this actress following her death.
Who was Marilyn Monroe?
500
These were the two goals of the Bush administration in their "war on terror."
What is 1) tighten domestic security 2) erradicate terrorism worldwide?
500
In 2004 the Supreme Court ordered that enemy combatants could not be held without this.
What are trials (or representations)?
500
There was tribal tension between these two groups which dated back thousands of years which made control of the country difficult.
Who are the Pashtuns and the Tajiks?
500
The total monetary cost for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been estimated at this by the time they end.
What is 6 trillion dollars?
500
This man was a doctor from Argentina who helped overthrow the Cuban government with Fidel Castro. He went on to attempt to overthrow governments in the Congo and Ecuador where he was killed in his early 30s. He was iconocized by a famous photo used on a Rage Against the Machine album cover.
Who was Ernesto "Che" Gueverra