Modern Conflicts U6 L4

What is 9/11?

• the date of a major terrorist attack on the US
• Who knows?
• the date Osama Bin Laden was killed
• the date Saddam Hussein was captured

Which is true about the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

• Two planes hit the World Trade Center in New York City.
• One plane hit the Pentagon near Washington, DC (our capital).
• One plane crashed in Pennsylvania instead of hitting the intended target thanks to heroic citizens.
• All are correct.

How did our President react to the 9/11 attacks?

• This attacked prompted President Barak Obama to declare war on terrorism.
• This attacked prompted President George W. Bush to declare war on terrorism.
• He did nothing.
• He resigned.

What is terrorism?

• Terrorism is not a real word.
• Terrorism is sitting down to discuss and settle differences peacefully.
• Terrorism is using violence or threats to achieve a political goal.
• Terrorism is another word for democracy.

Since WWII, many radical _ from the Middle East carried out terrorist attacks on Americans.

• Muslims
• Jews
• Christians
• Nazis

A Muslim is

• A Muslim is someone who follows the religion of Christiantity.

• A Muslim is someone who follows the religion of Jewish.

• A Muslim is someone who follows the religion of Islam.

Radical Muslims who have been attacking the US believe:

• They think Americans have ideas that hurt their societies.
• They think Israel should not exist.
• both are correct
• both are incorrect

The 9/11 attacks were by a terrorist group called _

• Nazi

• al-Qaeda

 was the leader of al-Qaeda.

• Osama bin Laden
• Saddam Hussein
• Adolf Hitler

What were al-Qaeda’s goals?

• Drive all outsiders out from Muslim nations
• Destroy Israel
• Unite all Muslims under a strict form of Islam
• all are correct