War on Terror

43rd president of the US who began the "War on Terror" in 2001.

• George W Bush

• George H Bush

• Bill Clinton

• Barack Obama

A group of fundamentalist Muslims who took control of Afghanistan's government in 1996.

• Al-Qaeda

• Muslims

• Taliban

• ISIS

A mountainous landlocked country in central Asia previously controlled by the Taliban - they supported the terrorist organization Al Qaeda.

• Iraq

• Iran

• Afghanistan

• Saudi Arabia

Founder of al Qaeda, the terrorist network responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001, and other attacks.

• Barack Obama

• Al Qaeda

• George W Bush

• Osama Bin Laden

The hijacked plane that crashed in an open field in Shanksville, Penn. when passengers attempted to gain control of the plane

• Flight 911

• Flight 83

• Flight 93

• Flight 103

A war fought to end Saddam Hussein's influence in Iraq. U.S. claimed he had connections to terrorism and had WMD.

• Iraq War

• Afghanistan War

• Vietnam War

• Gulf War

Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons that can cause a massive number of deaths in a single use.

• Guerilla Warfare

• Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

• Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)

• Manhattan Project

Was dictator in Iraq who refused to let the UN into Iraq in order to check if the country was secretly holding weapons of mass destruction.

• Osama Bin Laden

• Guantanamo Bay

• Barack Obama

• Saddam Hussein

Policy adopted by the Bush administration in 2001; asserts America's right to [preemptively] attack any nation that has weapons of mass destruction that might be used against U.S. interests.

• Patriot Act

• Bush Doctrine

• Pentagon

• Terrorism

Law responding to 9/11. Expands anti-terrorist powers (wiretapping, surveillance); Raises 4th Amendment concern for civil liberties.

• Patriot Act

• Bush Doctrine

• Guantanamo Bay

• Saddam Hussein