1. Understanding September 11th Author : Mitch Frank Power point by : Alegra Secor

2. Summary I just read Understanding September 11 th by Mitch Frank. This book is about the tragedy that happened on September 11 th. It answers questions like who were the hijackers and how did Taliban take over Afghanistan.

3. There were 19 terrorists on four planes. Some say there was supposed to be 20 but one was caught 6 months before the incident. I found this on pages 17 and 21

4. The targets were The World train center and the Pentagon. The forth plain was going to either the White House or the Capitol Building but on the way to Washington it was taken back by the passengers and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. I found this on pages 6 and 8

5. The architect of the twin towers, Minoru Yamaski was 5’1” and scared of hieghts. I found this on page 9

6. The Taliban were strict Islamist Afghans who formed a government made up of old mujahidin from the soviet war and young religious students. They let Al Quada ( an international terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden) operate training camps for thousands of terrorists. I found this on page 84

7. It was only 15 minutes after the first building was hit when the second plain got the other tower. It hit the 18 th floor. I found this on page 6

8. A part of the pentagon was being renovated. If it was only a few weeks later more than 2 thousand more people would have died have. I found this on page 10

9. In 1972, Black September (a Palestinian terrorist group) murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. I found this on page 28

10. –266 passengers were on the planes including 3 6th graders. 344 firefighters died and close to 3 thousand people died when the twin towers collapsed. –I found this on page 8