1. 9/11

7. September 11, 2001 19 Hijackers take over 4 planes
World Trade Center in New York City
Pentagon in Washington D.C.
Final plane used in attempt on the White House or Capitol Building is crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania by passengers who revolt

13. Who was Osama bin Laden?
Multi-millionaire originally from Saudi Arabia
Funded and helped train the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan
Leader of Al Qaeda
Responsible for 9/11 attacks
Killed May 2, 2011 in Pakistan

15. Al Qaeda (“The Base”)
Consists of Islamic Extremists from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq……
Goal is to carry out acts of terror against any western country and to purify the ranks of Islam
Most well known Islamic Extremist group before the emergence of ISIS

21. Who are the Taliban?
Islamic fundamentalist rulers in Afghanistan before U.S. invasion
bin Laden gave funds to their army beginning in the 80s during the Soviet-Afghan War
Harbored bin Laden and his followers and allowed Al-Qaeda training camps in the country

24. War on Terror Axis of Evil: Iran, Iraq, North Korea
U.S. invades Afghanistan in response to 9/11 Attacks
U.S. invades Iraq March 2003 to find WMDs and remove Saddam Hussein
Military and covert operations in Libya, Syria, Yemen and other areas of Middle East and Africa
Today: Focus on the fight against ISIS

29. World Trade Center
2,753 people were killed when hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were intentionally crashed into the towers
343 New York City firefighters
23 were New York City police officers
37 were officers at the Port Authority.
1,641 (or 60%) have been identified

33. Pentagon and Flight 93
184 people were killed when hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon
40 passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 died when the plane crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania

36. After watching the documentary, what did you learn about September 11, 2001 that you did not know before? OR what were the parts that left the biggest impact on you? How should we remember this day?
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