September 11, September 11, 20012001

•Who?•How?•Why?

What Happened?What Happened? 4 planes are hijacked

by terrorists American Airline

Flight 11 & United Airlines Flight 175 take off from Boston

American Airlines Flight 77 leaves from Washington, DC

United Airlines Flight 93 takes off from Newark, NJ

World Trade World Trade CenterCenter Both towers were

hit by planes Both towers

collapsed 2,603 confirmed

dead in NYC

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PENTAGONPENTAGON At 9:38 Flight 77 hits

the Pentagon Fortunately, the

portion of the Pentagon hit was under construction

Only 125 Pentagon employees die

United Flight 93United Flight 93 This flight was believed

to be headed for the White House

It did not reach its target The passengers on the

plane were believed to have fought back

The plane crashed in Shanksville, Penn

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Who is Who is Responsible?Responsible? Al Qaeda claims

responsibility Osama bin Laden

was the leader All members have

a deep hatred for the United States

Connection to US In 1979, the USSR invaded Afghanistan

Osama bin Laden led a fight against the

invaders Islamic fighters from all over the world went to Afghanistan to fight

for bin Laden

US & Osama bin US & Osama bin LadenLaden

US Government supported bin Laden &

his fighters The US gave bin Laden

weapons & intelligence to fight against the

USSR After the USSR

withdraws from Afghanistan, we cut off

bin Laden

Bin Laden Turns Bin Laden Turns on USon US In 1990, the US

government sent our military to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia asked for assistance to protect them from Saddam

Hussein The US military was now

near the holiest places for the Muslim religion.

WHY?WHY? Osama bin Laden wants all Western

influence out of the Middle East Wants the religion of Islam to control all

governments Vowed revenge after the US brought its

military to Saudi Arabia He is not sponsored by a country!

Al QaedaAl Qaeda They want a “Holy

War” between Muslims & the rest

of the world Carries out terrorist

attacks against US & its allies

throughout the world

Other Areas Other Areas Attacked by al Attacked by al

QaedaQaeda

US ResponseUS Response US government decided to respond

using its military US military ordered

the Taliban of Afghanistan to turn

over Osama bin Laden

The Taliban refused & the US invaded

AfghanistanAfghanistan US military sent

roughly 30,000 troops into

Afghanistan Goal was to find

bin Laden & the Taliban was over

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Iraq Pres. Bush tries to convince Americans that there was a link between Iraq & 9/11

Claims that Saddam Hussein & Osama bin

Laden are planning an attack on the US

No link ever proven!

WAR ON TERRORWAR ON TERROR The US will continue to fight

against extremist groups around the world

Different kind of warfare; special ops, anti-terrorism, not necessarily another country’s military

Bin Laden was killed by US forces inside of Pakistan

Will al Qaeda attack the US again? http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=OA4enAfq8zs&feature=related

In Memory……

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