Lesson 8: September 11, 2001

Introduction

Important Icon In this lesson, we will discuss the events that led up to the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. Important Icon

 

Focus Questions:

What makes a date important to people? 

What impact did September 11th have on our country and its citizens?

How should the country decide how to remember the events of September 11th?

September 11th, 2001 

Hello, students!

Today, we meet back together to discuss one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil.


On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States by seizing control of airplanes and forcing them to crash into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The terrorists involved in the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon were identified as belonging to a terrorist group called Al Qaeda from the Middle East. 


The War on Terrorism began in the aftermath of terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. By using military force in the countries under Al Qaeda or Taliban Control, the United States government decided to locate, prosecute, and eliminate the group and its leaders.

  In your journal:  Print the notes page and complete it as you go through the slides. If you do not have access to a printer, another option is to draw/write your notes page in your social studies journal.

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In your journal: Now, we will review some of the key terms you learned today. Add the following terms and definitions to the table in your journal. 

American troops invaded the country and a new government was elected. Due to the continual conflict in the region, American troops remained in Iraq until December 15, 2011 and remained in Afghanistan to the present. 

   

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