HWH UNIT 13 Chapter 22.4 Terrorism
September 11, 2001
Background to 9/11 Who did it? Attacks before 9/11 al Qaeda Osama Bin Ladin Mujahedin US involvement in the 1991 Persian Gulf War Most hijackers were from Saudi Arabia Attacks before 9/11 1998 US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania First World Trade Center bombing (1993)
Issues Going Forward Taliban gone Saddam gone Stability? Drone attacks Guantanamo Bay
American Reaction Invasion of Afghanistan (October, 2001) NATO Overthrew the Taliban Invasion of Iraq (2003) WMDs
More Attacks London Bombings, 2005 Madrid Bombings, 2004 More than 50 killed Madrid Bombings, 2004 Almost 200 killed