Impact of the attack, America (and many other countries) highly increased airport security and safety measures. They closed all major American land marks such as Disney world and major airports. Shows like Jlenno went off air for a while because it w
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Obama has asked the Pentagon to keep the promise of withdrawing all troops by the end of 2014. He told the troops at Bagram Air Force base in Afghanistan that most troops will be gone by the end of 2014 and that Afghanistan will have to rely on its o
The History of The Taliban
The Taliban ran the government from 1996 to 2001 during Afghanistan's civil war. They had 90% of the land and they're laws included bad treatment of women and supporting terrorists. However, in 2001, after the September 11th
Word Trade Center Bombing
It started February 26, 1993. There was a truck bomb that was supposed to blow up the bottom of the north tower and knocking it into the south tower and knocking both over but that plan backfired so they had to get a new pla
The war started in October with a British and U.S airstrike. the air strikes finally stopped in mid November. The U.S military and their allies but it was very hard to just kill off all of the terrorists. Many of the terrorists would hide out. in 201
World Trade Center Bombing
The start of it all happened on February 26, 1993. A truck bomb was detonated in the lower North Tower. It was intended to knock the North Tower down into the South Tower. But that didn’t happen. All that ended up happening
"The correlation between the words and deeds of bin Laden, his lieutenants, and their allies was close to perfect—if they said they were going to do something, they were much more than likely to try to do it. Their record in this regard puts Western
Why did Al Qaeda attack us.
There are a number of Reasons why Al Qaeda Attack the twin towers on 9/11. What most people believe to be the main reason was to provoke war with the US. Al Qaeda wanted to start a Jihad or a Holy war with the US. This is s
September 15 - Absent. Notes from Kelsey's blog.
Ch. 5.1:
-Describe Native American culture.
lived in tepees made out of buffalo skin, hunted, butchered game, and made dinner. The native American groups were Sioux, Cheyenne, Dakota, and Comanche
-Wh
Following the events of 9/11, it was time to take military action. President did so by launching the Afghan war on October 7th, 2001. He made clear that the goal of the mission was to destroy al qaeda, and end terror. Also to help areas in Afghanis
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Between the dates of March 1, and April 14, in 1964 a child was born, a child that would grow into a man that would be responsible for the deaths of thousands and the devastation of millions. This childs name is Khalid
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was considered to be Osama Bin Laden’s right hand man in the terrorist group called al-Qaeda. Mohammed admitted to doing various horrible things in his life time just a few include masterminding the attack on the Twin Towers, s
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1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
He was listening to a class reading
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the c
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Why they attacked us
United States had forces in the Middle East
They think were taking there land and think were invaders
1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
In a class listening them
Al Qaeda
Group: Megan Andersen and Alexis Irlbeck
1988- After the years of supporting the Afghan mujaheddin, Osama bin Laden and some of his top associates meet in a suburb of Peshawar, Pakistan. With the soviet forces withdrawing from Afghanistan the
Major Events that led up to involvement in Iraq
The most known reason for involvement in the Iraq war is 911. The day that 4 planes crashed along the east coast. The destruction of the twin towers, a crash at the pentagon, and a crash in a field in Pe
History of Al Qaeda - 2002 - Present
Group - Alexis Irlbeck and Megan Andersen
Many of us have heard of a terrorist group called “Al Qaeda” but know very little about the actual group or its history. Al Qaeda is a radical Islamic group formed in 1988 b
History of the Taliban
The Taliban is made up of Muslims who were a political movement whose original purpose was to get the Soviet troops out of Afghanistan. They are one of the groups of mujahideen that had formed and rose to power during the war of
What were the short and long term effects of 9/11?
Short Term Effects- Due to the 9/11 attacks, All airlines were shut down because the people of the U.S were worried about airlines being hijacked. Many people wouldn't send there children to school b
Monday
1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
In a school classroom
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis?
Stay calm
3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to
