War on Terror Quiz

George W. Bush:

He was involved in the war on terror and made a speech at the pentagon explaining how we have to defend ourselves

Saddam Hussein:

Iraqi politician and long time dictator and he was captured by the united states and put into an underground bunker

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Osama bin Laden:

Saudi Arabian-born militant and founder of the pan-Islamic militant organization Al-Qaeda.

Abū Muṣʻab Zarqawi:

responsible for a series of bombings, beheadings, and attacks during the Iraq War,

Abu Bakr Al’baghdadi:

directed the use of extremely controversial tactics, including the mass use of suicide bombings and the execution of prisoners of war.

Khalid Sheik Muhammad:

He was involved in the planning and execution of the September 11 attacks, as well as a central planner in al Qaeda's post-September 11 terrorist plots.

Ramzi Yousef:

He was convicted of the 1993 bombing of New York's World Trade Center building.

When we went to war in Afghanistan after 9/11 who was in charge there?

the Taliban

WMDs

A nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological, or other device that is intended to harm a large number of people.

Al Qaeda: Osama Bin Laden

An international terrorist organization founded in the late 1988s by Osama Bin Laden and Muhamad Atef. This terrorist group was blamed for many lethal attacks including the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

ISIS:

A radical group of Sunni Muslims in Syria and Iraq, their goal is to create a state that will be governed by strict Islamic Law.

Drones:

The US used drones to target leaders, the drone’s collected intelligence and strike enemy combatants fear in the ranks of Al-Qaeda. They had become a new feature of US military strategy in the war on terror.

Enhanced Interrogation Techniques:

Examples include waterboarding, sleep deprivation, painful sleep positions, abdominal slap, and attention grasp.

TERRORIST ATTACKS PRIOR TO 9/11

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1. **World Trade Center Attack in 1993**
2. **Attacks on American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (1998)**
3. **Attack on the U.S.S. Cole (10/12/2000)**

**What were the goals of ISIS?**

**expand control of territory that was once ruled by early Muslim caliphs and to govern them through implementation of its strict interpretation of sharia**

**They want to establish a caliphate (a political and religious leader who is a successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad**

Who founded ISIS

Abdulrahman al-Qaduli

**What are the reasons why these Radical groups hate the West, specifically the United States?**

* **Different religion ideals**
* **Different cultural ideas**
* **Womens rights/LGBTQ rights**
* **Government differences**

**Describe the events of 9/11.**

The hijacked Flight 11 was crashed into floors 93 to 99 of the North Tower (1 WTC) at 8:46 a.m. The hijacked Flight 175 struck floors 77 to 85 of the South Tower (2 WTC) 17 minutes later at 9:03 a.m.

Who controls Afghanistan now?

The Taliban

Afghanistan War: October 7, 2001 - August 30, 2021

Goals:

* Terminate those who attacked on September 11th 2001, including Osama bin Laden


* insure al Qaeda won’t use Afghanistan as a base to attack the US 
* Remove the Taliban

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Challenges:

* Territory: desserts, mountains, sever winters
* American support for the war
* Multiple different ethnic groups and tribes

Outcome:

* **Afghan deaths: 70,000 military and police and 46,319 civilians**
* **US deaths and wounded: 2,402 and 20,713**
* **Taliban controls Afghanistan**

Iraq War: March 20, 2003 - December 15, 2011

Goals:

* **Disarm the nation of iraq of any weapons of mass destruction**
* **End the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein** 

Challenges:

* **Human rights violations occurring** 
* **Not enough troops were sent to fight the battle** 
* **Not planning for post-invaded iraq**

Outcome:

* **The Iraqi forces were overwhelmed** 


* **Saddam Hussein was captured and later executed** 
* **Created a stable military before withdrawing troops**