september 11, 2001. 9/11 and current issues cypress woods high school
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September 11, 2001September 11, 2001
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9/11 and Current Issues
Cypress Woods High School
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9/11 Quiz
• 1) How many planes were hijacked?
• 2) What country did the hijackers come from?
• 3) What group was responsible for the attacks?
• 4) Who was their leader?
• 5) What country are they based in?
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Roots of Conflict• Creation of
State of Israel
• U.S. foreign policy in Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan
• U.S. interest in the area
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Iran – U.S. Hostage Crisis
•Americans were held hostage in Iran for 444 days (November 4, 1979-January 20, 1981)
•First taste of Islamic fundamentalism and the deep hatred for the U.S. foreign policy that exists among some radical Muslims
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November 4, 1979
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• U.S. President George Bush (#41) successfully put together a coalition of over 30 nations including neighboring Egypt and Saudi Arabia to drive Iraq out of Kuwait
The Gulf War (Desert Storm)
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Al-Qaeda• Osama Bin Laden
had financed many of the Muslim “freedom fighters” that went to fight the Soviets in the 1980’s
• The organization that he was a part of has become Al Qaeda
• They targeted U.S. interests during the 1990’s
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• February 1993 - explosion at the WTC in New York City (6 killed)
• October 1993 – 10 U.S. soldiers killed in Somalia (East Africa)
• June 1996 – Truck bomb explodes outside a military complex in Saudi Arabia killing 19 U.S. servicemen and injuring hundreds of others
• August 1998 – bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (East Africa) kills 224 including 12 Americans
• October 2000 – bombing of the USS Cole while it is in port in Yemen (Arabian Peninsula) 17 U.S. sailors killed
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Terrorist Attacks by Al-Qaeda
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September 11, 2001
Pentagon Building Shanksville, PA
New York City
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New York City, As seen from Google Earth,
September 11, 2001
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2753 victims
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911 Hijackers
• 15 of 19 from Saudi Arabia
• Some trained at Al-Qaeda terrorist camps
• In U.S. for a few months and lived in either San Diego or South Florida
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The leader of Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, the wealthy son of a prominent Saudi family with ties to the royal family, planned the attacks from his hideout in the mountains of Afghanistan.
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War on Terror - AfghanistanOct 7, 2001- Present
• Goal: Invade Afghanistan to oust Taliban regime, capture bin Laden and eliminate al-Qaeda
Operation Enduring Freedom
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War on Terror – IraqMarch 20, 2003- August 19,
2010• Goals: Look for
WMD (weapons of mass destruction)
• Oust dictator Saddam Hussein
• Bring democracy to Iraq
• Controversy exists over reasons U.S. went to Iraq.
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With the fall of Saddam Hussein, we had won the war.
Our challenge today is to win the peace, bring democracy to a country that doesn’t have a democratic history and help the Iraqi people rule themselves.
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5,800+ U.S. military killed40,000+ U.S. military injured
Iraqi and Afghan civilian and military deaths:Range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands(depends on survey used)
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Freedom Tower
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Boston Strong
• Boston Marathon Bombing
• April 15, 2013
• 3 killed in initial bombing
• 1 police officer killed on 4/18
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Boston Strong
• Motive: extremist Islamic beliefs and a reaction to U.S. foreign policy in Middle Eastern countries.
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Boston Strong
• 2013 World Series
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Benghazi, Libya. September 11, 2011
Planned and carried out by Al Qaida. Four Americans were killed.
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In the most recent terrorist attack, Al Qaeda groups from Somalia attacked a mall in Kenya, killing 71 innocent people.