When was Osama bin Laden captured? What happened to his body?
Answer BOTH Questions in complete sentences.
Question 9
9.
Question 10
10.
Describe or illustrate the memorial built at Ground Zero in honor of the victims. Use text icon if you prefer to desribe using complete sentences.
Put these events in order from first to last.
Planning smaller attacks against America as his organization (al-Queda) grew, bin Laden planted a bomb in the basement of the World Trade Center.
As early as the 1980s, a man named Osama bin Laden was in charge of an organization
called al-Qaeda. This group's first home-base was Afghanistan.
Russian soldiers left Afghanistan but al-Queda remained there.
bin Laden sent a truck bomb to the U.S. embassy in Tanzania and Kenya, which killed 224 people. At this point, al-Queda became known as the international terrorist headquarters.
19 men entered America to plan for the September 11 attacks, which would take place two years later.
Put these events in order from first to last.
Within twenty minutes, Flight 11 is hijacked by al-Queda members, who turn the plan towards New York City.
The southern tower is the first to collapse, as it held offices for 430 businesses in 28 different countries.
Flight 11 leaves Boston, heading towards California.
Flight 175 hits the southern tower of the World Trade Center.
Flight 11 hits the northern tower of the World Trade Center.
The northern tower collapses, killing 1400 people.
Flight 175 leaves Boston, also heading towards California, but communication is lost with the plane right away.
Put these events in order from first to last.
The third flight, Flight 77, is interrupted as it leaves Washington D.C. Al-Queda members crash it into the Pentagon.
Air traffic control realizes Flight 93 has been hijacked. People on the plane fight back against al-Queda members.
Flight 93 crashes in Pennsylvania. It was twenty minutes away from its original target: the White House.
True or false. September 11, 2003 quickly becomes the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil in only two hours.
False
True
Which statement is not true for September 11, 2003 attacks.
1300 children lost both parents while 3000 children lost at least one parent during these attacks.
By September 4, 2003, new security laws and rules were in place at all U.S. airports.
343 Firefighters were lost when the towers collapsed.
Victims from 115 different countries were lost this day.
What did President Bush declare shortly after these attacks?
His resignation from Presidency
War against Iraq
a state of emergency for the U.S.
War on terrorism.
War against Afghanistan
Who was Sadam Hussein?
President of Afghanistan for the last 20 years
Leader of al-Queda for the last 20 years
President of Iraq for the last 20 years
President of al-Queda
It took _______________ to clear the wreckage at Ground Zero.