Al Queda Flashcards
What is Al Queda ?
Base for global Jihad (world wide)
How many successful attacks has Al Queda had ?
20
What happened in 1993 ?
Al Queda placed a bomb in the basement of the World Trade Center and killed 6 people
What happened in 1996 ?
At the Gabor towers 19 u.s. Military people were killed
What is a barrack ?
A place for people to sleep
What did Al Queda do to the barracks ?
Al Queda smashed into U.s. Barracks and the cement slabs collapsed (u.s. Service men were in the barracks)
What happened in 1998
U.S. Embassy’s got attacked
How many people were killed when the U.S. embassy’s were attacked ?
220 people
What region did the embassy’s attack occur?
Northeast region
What was a correlated attack ? Define correlated.
The embassy’s attack was a correlated attack. Correlated means a mutual friendship or connection between.
Define embassy
A building that is walled in and guarded by marines
How many embassy’s did al Queda hit ? Where at ?
Al Queda hit 4 embassy’s and it was in Africa
What happened in 2000 ? Explain in detail.
Uss Cole (a warship) was going to Auden to refuel and when it pulled into Auden a 20 ft boat smashed into the weak spot of the side of the ship
How many sailors died in the 2000 attack ?
17 sailors
What happened in 2001 ?
WTC the north and south was attacked, pentagon was attacked, and the plane that was supposed to go into the White House hit a field a
In shanksville