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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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? 3.8 Format
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