chapter 26 section 4 Flashcards
new york city - trade center
truck bomb in the north tower parking garage was detonated.
intent was to bring down north tower and possibly hit south tower
oklahoma city
Federal building was bombed by a truck bomb and detonated.
oklahmoa city attackers
Tim Mcveigh and Terry Nichols
Tim Mcveigh was
executed
Terry Nichols was
sentenced to life in prison with no parole
world trade center
north and south towers collapse after being hit by planes
pentagon
headquarters of our defense department
flight 93
passengers overtake airplane and force crash landing
two quotes by president bush for 9/11 attacks
“This was an act of war”
“You’re either for us or with the terrorists.”
a new cabinet post created specifically for homeland security
office of homeland security
gave more power to the government to investigate the terrorist activities
patriot act
organization that governed Afghanistan
Taliban
“Means the base” holy war led by Osama Bin Laden
al Qaeda
organizations that may exist without our knowledge
sleeper cells
