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Worksheets9/11 (8)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
In what year were the twin towers in New York City attacked?
1980
1992
2001
2005
How many planes were hijacked?
2
3
4
5
6
Who helped coordinate the 9/11 attacks?
Osama bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
ISIS
Kim Jong Un
Al Qaeda
Who kept the final hijacked plane from reaching its intended target?
NYC fire fighters
Air Force F-16's
passengers aboard the plane
US special forces
Which of the following is true?
both twin towers collapsed
one of the twin towers eventually collapsed
both twin towers were hit, but neither collapsed
the collisions with the twin towers were an accident
Which two countries were invaded as part of the U.S.'s War on Terror following 9/11?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Syria
North Korea
Who was the US president during the 9/11 attacks?
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
George Bush
Barack Obama
Which groups represented a large portion of the casualties at Ground Zero?
police officers
military servicemen
airline passengers
fire fighters
Approximately how many Americans were killed in the attacks on 9/11?
1500
3000
6000
800
10,000
What new US opponent did the 9/11 attacks draw attention to?
Soviet Union
China
Islamic Terrorism (Jihad)
Iran
North Korea
What new federal department was created as a result of the 9/11 attacks?
US Space Force
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Defense
Navy Seals
Which of the following are true about the Patriot Act following the 9/11 attacks?
it increased government surveillance powers over American citizens
it was viewed by some as a controversial invasion of privacy
it gave the US military war powers to invade terrorist strongholds abroad
it created new security checkpoints at airports and on US borders
Which group was toppled in Afghanistan for harboring Islamic terrorist groups?
Al Qaeda
ISIS
Taliban
Caliphate
Why was the US's invasion of Iraq controversial?
Iraq was led by a democratically-elected leader
The US was mistaken about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction
Iraq had previously been a US ally in the War on Terror
the invasion helped increase American support in the larger Muslim world
