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9/11/01. Emily, Erika, Sami Period 4. Rebels associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes Al-Qaeda: followers of Osama bin Laden mostly from Saudi Arabia (along with other Arab nations) Reasons: Retaliation with Israel Involvement in Persian Gulf War
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9/11/01 Emily, Erika, Sami Period 4
Rebels associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes • Al-Qaeda: followers of Osama bin Laden mostly from Saudi Arabia (along with other Arab nations) • Reasons: • Retaliation with Israel • Involvement in Persian Gulf War • Military presence in Middle East • Some of the terrorists had lived in the United States for over one year • Strategically planned this out • Hijacked four planes leaving from airports in the east coast to California. • Why California? Background
What Happened Two of the four airplanes hit the World Trade Center buildings (Twin Towers) The third plane hit the US Pentagon The fourth plane was intended to hit either the White House or the Capitol building but crashed in a field in Pennsylvania 8:45- hit north tower 9:45- hit the pentagon 10:00- hit the south tower 10:10- hit the field in Pennsylvania Only took 30 minutes for the south tower to completely burn
Effects 3,000 people were killed including more than 400 police officers and firefighters Increase in national security Good/Bad debate Stronger stereotypes Sense of fear within the nation Sense of unity within the nation
MP1 Connection • “Half-Hanged Mary”—the fourth plane • The Scarlet Letter—Prejudice • “Upon the Burning of our House”—Communal mourning rather than materialistic loss. When is the appropriate time to stop grieving?
Quiz! The name of the terrorist group that attacked _____ The Destination the planes were supposed to be flying to _____ The first plane hit the ______ The second pane hit the _____ The third plane hit the _____ The fourth plane hit ______ 9/11 lead to an increase in ____ and ____, which are both values of the U.S. South Tower Unity Al-Qaeda A field in Pennsylvania, but it was planned to hit either the Capitol building or the White House. North Tower Security U.S. Pentagon California C H E A G D F B
Terrorist Clip: 32:23-33:25 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kpKGodg4to Towers Crashing Clip: 1:57-2:20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hTGpiAAgAY Movie Clip- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_quK9SEGYE www.History.com