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Remembering September 11 th and its Impact on American History

Remembering September 11 th and its Impact on American History. Ten Years Ago this Sunday…. The worst enemy attack on U.S. soil took place Today’s lesson remembers this tragedy and the influence it has had on our world. What are your memories of 9-11?.

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Remembering September 11 th and its Impact on American History

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  1. Remembering September 11th and its Impact on American History

  2. Ten Years Ago this Sunday… • The worst enemy attack on U.S. soil took place • Today’s lesson remembers this tragedy and the influence it has had on our world. • What are your memories of 9-11?

  3. Part I: What happened on September 11th, 2001?

  4. The Twin Towers (World Trade Center)

  5. My photos of the World Trade Center

  6. The Pentagon (U.S. Military HQ)

  7. 9-11-2001 8:46 am - First Plane Minutes later...a second plane ~2600 Deaths (victims from 90 nations)

  8. Aftermath – World Trade Center

  9. Transcript and Audio from 9/11: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/09/08/nyregion/911-tapes.html?scp=2&sq=9/11%20transcript&st=cse

  10. Aftermath – The Pentagon 125 people killed

  11. Flight 93 – Crashed in Pennsylvania 44 people killed

  12. Possible Targets in Washington D.C.of the hijackers on Flight 93

  13. “Where were you when the world stopped turning?” Photo of Alan Jackson performing at the Country Music Association Awards in November 2001.

  14. "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"Where were you when the world stopped turning that September dayOut in the yard with your wife and childrenWorking on some stage in LADid you stand there in shock at the site ofThat black smoke rising against that blue skyDid you shout out in angerIn fear for your neighborOr did you just sit down and cryDid you weep for the childrenWho lost their dear loved onesAnd pray for the ones who don't knowDid you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubbleAnd sob for the ones left below Did you burst out in prideFor the red white and blueThe heroes who died just doing what they doDid you look up to heaven for some kind of answerAnd look at yourself to what really matters

  15. I'm just a singer of simple songsI'm not a real political manI watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell youThe difference in Iraq and IranBut I know Jesus and I talk to GodAnd I remember this from when I was youngFaith hope and love are some good things he gave usAnd the greatest is love Where were you when the world stopped turning that September dayTeaching a class full of innocent childrenDriving down some cold interstateDid you feel guilty cause you're a survivorIn a crowded room did you feel aloneDid you call up your mother and tell her you love herDid you dust off that bible at homeDid you open your eyes and hope it never happenedClose your eyes and not go to sleepDid you notice the sunset the first time in agesSpeak with some stranger on the streetDid you lay down at night and think of tomorrowGo out and buy you a gunDid you turn off that violent old movie you're watchingAnd turn on "I Love Lucy" rerunsDid you go to a church and hold hands with some strangerStand in line and give your own bloodDid you just stay home and cling tight to your familyThank God you had somebody to love

  16. I'm just a singer of simple songsI'm not a real political manI watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell youThe difference in Iraq and IranBut I know Jesus and I talk to GodAnd I remember this from when I was youngFaith hope and love are some good things he gave usAnd the greatest is loveI'm just a singer of simple songsI'm not a real political manI watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell youThe difference in Iraq and IranBut I know Jesus and I talk to GodAnd I remember this from when I was youngFaith hope and love are some good things he gave usAnd the greatest is love The greatest is loveThe greatest is loveWhere were you when the world stopped turning that September day

  17. Oil Painting by Graydon Parrish (painted 2002-2006)New Britain Museum of Art

  18. Photo of Ground Zero at Night

  19. Photo of Ground Zero 5 Years Ago

  20. Construction on Freedom Tower Today

  21. An Image of Freedom Tower (when complete)

  22. We have nearly done building a new tower at Ground Zero… Freedom Tower (projected) Is this a good idea?

  23. A final tribute note to 9/11 • http://manchester.patch.com/articles/local-firefighters-install-911-beam-at-memorial-garden#video-6730840

  24. Part II: Who’s responsible?

  25. So, who is responsible for the attack? • The Nineteen hijackers were part of an organization called Al-Queda, headed by Osama Bin Laden. • Fifteen of the Nineteen hijackers were from one nation – Saudi Arabia. • Saudi Arabia is one of our strongest allies and a major supplier of oil worldwide. • So, we have a mystery – why would some people from one of our allies become involved in a plot to attack us?

  26. In other words, why did they do it? • To answer this question, we need a little historical background… • In 1979, the Soviet Union (Russians) invaded Afghanistan. We secretly, through the CIA, funded an army of Islamic resistance fighters to fight the Soviet Army. The person who raised money from the Arab world and to whom we gave billions of dollars was a Saudi man named Osama Bin Laden.

  27. Soviet Union Invades Afghanistan

  28. Osama Bin Laden and Al-Queda • The alliance with Bin Laden was successful – his army pushed out the Soviets by 1989 (ten years)! How? U.S. Made Stinger Missiles!

  29. After the Soviets left… • The army that Bin Laden led allied itself with a local radical Islamic group called the Taliban and fought other groups in Afghanistan for control of the country. • By 1996, they had taken over. • The Taliban forced the people of Afghanistan to strictly observe a severeform of Islam.

  30. One Vision of the Good Society: Righteous Protective Spiritual

  31. The Ultimate Goal of Al-Queda • To create Taliban-style societies in all Muslim majority nations, especially Saudi Arabia (which is home to the most important sites in Islam) • The problem for them was that the U.S. had military bases in Saudi Arabia to protect it from all enemies, including Al-Qaeda.

  32. Why were (are) we such good friends with the royal family that controls Saudi Arabia? Oil…Texas Tea…Black Gold Aren’t we BFFs?

  33. So, Al-Queda began to attack the U.S. around the world… Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 Bombing of U.S.S. Cole in Yemen in 2000

  34. Then, Al-Queda made their biggest attack on 9-11 • The World Trade Center in New York City – A symbol of American Economics • The Pentagon outside D.C. – A symbol of the American Military • ? The White House or the Capitol Building – A symbol of American Government What do these targets have in common?

  35. So, why did Al-Queda do it? • 1-To scare the American people into stopping their support of the royal family in Saudi Arabia and other Islamic governments that Al-Queda disliked. • 2-To show Americans and the world that America was vulnerable and could not just do what it wanted to do around the world. • 3-To become heroes (from their interpretation of their Holy Book , the Quran).

  36. Part III: How did we respond?

  37. What did the U.S. Government do to respond to the attacks on 9/11? • The U.S. Congress authorized President Bush with new powers to begin a “War on Terror” in 2001. • Let’s now look at 5 different ways the U.S. Government responded…

  38. 1. Invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 • We invaded Afghanistan to oust Al-Queda and their Afghan supporters, the Taliban. • We have worked to re-build Afghanistan as a modern democratic nation. • We’re scheduled to leave there in a few years.

  39. 2. Development of “The Bush Doctrine” and the Invasion of Iraq in 2003 • When the U.S. felt great danger from somewhere on earth, it was OK to invade before a possible attack. • Thus, we invaded Iraq because we though they had nuclear weapons and might use them against us or one of our allies. It turned out we were wrong. We have been in Iraq for ten years trying to rebuild it into a stable democratic nation. Most of our troops left Iraq last summer – many of them went to Afghanistan.

  40. 3. Passed The Patriot Act • Passed the Patriot Act, which among other things, lets the U.S. Government read all email, text messages, and phone calls in search of terrorist activity.

  41. 4. Hold Terror Suspects Without Trial and use “Enhanced Interrogation Methods” on them.

  42. 5. Began a 10 Year Manhunt for Bin Laden • You’ll see two images next. The first is an image of the kind of place many U.S. experts thought Bin Laden was hiding-in. • The second image is the actual place he was found, and killed, in.

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