Islamic Terrorism Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes about Islamic Terrorism.

Year of the 9/11 attacks.

2001

Number of people who died in the 9/11 attacks.

2,977

Nickname of the Trade Tower attack site.

Ground Zero

Intended targets of the terrorists on 9/11.

Pentagon, World Trade Centers (Twin Towers), Capitol Building

Number of planes hijacked on 9/11.

Four

President of the U.S. at the time of the 9/11 attacks.

George W. Bush

Year terrorists first tried to bring down the Trade Towers.

1993

Founder of Al-Qaeda.

Osama bin Laden

Meaning of Al-Qaeda.

The base

Location where the USS Cole was refueling when attacked.

Yemeni harbor

Location of America’s Guantanamo Bay detention center.

Cuba

Two African countries where Al-Qaeda attacked American embassies.

Kenya, Tanzania

City and country where Osama Bin Laden was found and killed.

Abbottabad, Pakistan

How Osama Bin Laden’s father made his fortune.

Started a construction company

Original leader of ISIL.

Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi

Meaning of ISIL.

Islamic State of Iraq and Levant

ISIL’s ultimate goal.

Creation of caliphate (Islamic state run by a caliph, Islamic ruler) over the whole world

Type of law ISIL follows.

Sharia Law

Ways ISIL has obtained funding in the past.

Money comes from kidnappings, theft of banks, selling historical artifacts, payments from foreign nations and the sale of oil

Reason for Osama Bin Laden’s hatred for America.

Osama is furious that Saudi royals chose to let American soldiers defend them against Iraq instead of his mujaheddin. He hates that there are “American infidels” on Islamic Land.