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September 11 attacks Flashcards

1
Q

How many people died in the September 11 attacks?

A

2996 (2977 not including the 19 hijackers)

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2
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What building was hit first?

A

North tower

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3
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What building fell first?

A

South tower

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4
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What were the plane numbers involved in the attacks?

A

flight 11, 77, 93, 175

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5
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Name one Hijacker?

A

Mahamid Atta

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6
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What time was the frist building hit?

A

8:46 am

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7
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How many buildings collapsed as a result fo the attacks

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7 buildings, including one building which partially collaped

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8
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Who was the president during this time?

A

George W. Bush

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9
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What was one short term cause to the 9/11 attacks?

A

Security faliures

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10
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What was one long term cause to the 9/11 attacks?

A

The US involvment in the middle east

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11
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What was one short term consequence of the 9/11 attacks?

A

Destruction and loss of life

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12
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What was one long term consequence of the 9/11 attacks?

A

War on terror

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13
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How many fire fighters died in the 9/11 attacks?

A

343

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14
Q

Where did the fourth plane crash? and where was its original destination?

A

Crashed in a feiled in the state of Pennsylvania, but its original target was the capital building

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15
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Why was this event significant to America?

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Because it was the only terrorist attack in history on their own soil which targeted civilians.

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16
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When was Osama bin Laden born

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10 March 1957

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17
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When did Osama bin Laden get rationalised? and to what religion?

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At university to the religion of Islam.

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18
Q

When did the United nations split Palestine?

A

1947

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19
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What happened in 1947?

A

United nations split Palestine

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20
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What religion lived in Israel?

A

Jewish

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21
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What religion lived in Palestine?

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Arab

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22
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How much land did the Arabs lose to the Jews?

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57% of their land was lost (Palestine was only left with 43%)

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23
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Why was there tension between Israel and Palestine in 1947?

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Because the land was not split 50/50 between the two countries

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24
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Who did America ally themselves with?

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Israel

25
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Why was Palestine mad about America creating an allience with Israel?

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Becasue they knew they had no chance of getting their land back due to Israels powerful ally

26
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What happened in 1967?

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A 6 day war as a result of all the illigal land stealing that Israel was doing

27
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Why did Saddam Husseni invade Kuwait?

A

Because Kuwait is rich in oil

28
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Why did Saudi Arabia get involved with the Kuwait invasion?
and why did they involve America?

A

Because Saudi Arabia knew that they would be the next to get invaded if that invasion was succsessful. They invited America to fight becase they knew they would be able to conclude the conflict quickly

29
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Why was Osama bin Laden angery at America during the Kurwait/Iraq invasion?

A

Because he belived that non-religious people shouldnt fight on muslim soil. He was turned away by royal family after he offered to fight instead.

30
Q

What did the royal family say to Osama bin Laden after he offered himself to fight in the Kuwait/Iraq invasion?

A

“There are no caves in Kuwait”

31
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what were the two main contries targeted by america during the war on terror

A

Afghanastan, Iraq

32
Q

what year was the invasion of Kurwait/Iraq

A

1990

33
Q

what was the reason for the war on terror

A

to find and exterminate the terrorist group responsible for the September 11 attacks along with the Taliban (Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden to the US)

34
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who fought alongside the US during the war on terror

A

British troops

35
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what happened during the war on terror

A

some al-Qaeda members were found, the Taliban was overthrowen from government (only for short time), Afghan society was rebuilt

36
Q

when did the war on terror end

A

30 august 2021

37
Q

how long did the war on terror last

A

20 years

38
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why was the war on terror a sucsess to the US

A

because they managed to locate and detain or kill over three quarters of al-Qaeda members including people associated with the terrorist group. Another reason why it was a success to the US was because they were able to drive the Taliban out of power and set up many bases around major cities around Afghanistan

39
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why was the war on terror not a success

A

many Taliban and al-Qaeda members escaped to neighboring countries or rural areas, and the Taliban got back into power soon after the war concluded.

40
Q

why did the US and britin troops invade Iraq

A

The US and UK both claimed that the president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was helping al-Qaeda and were developing weapons of mass destruction

41
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when did the US and UK offically withdraw their troops from Iraq

A

2011

42
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why did george w. bush declare a war as a result of the 9/11 attacks

A

because he wanted to prove to American citizens and the rest of the world that they were a safe and powerful country

43
Q

whats the job of the FBI

A

enforces the law within the US (crosses state lines etc)

44
Q

whats the job of the CIA

A

uses their authority to collect information (operating internationally and sometimes domestically + meant to pass on information to authoroties like teh FBI to make arresrs)

45
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What were the long-term health impacts on rescue workers and residents following the 9/11 attacks?

A

Many rescue workers and residents experienced long-term health issues, including respiratory illnesses and cancers, due to exposure to dust and debris.

46
Q

how many peoples lives were effected in some way by 9/11

A

For each individual who died, their family, friends, and colleagues were profoundly affected, stretching the impact to tens of thousands of people.

47
Q

how many countries were effected by the attacks

A

The attacks affected global communities, with citizens from over 90 countries among the victims, and international relations and security policies were significantly influenced.

48
Q

what did all the hijackers bring into the planes illegally

A

carried mase

49
Q

what knives did all the hijackers bring into teh plane

A

box cutters

50
Q

what was the max blade length at that time that someone could carry on a plane?

A

4 inches

51
Q

what did the FBI and CIA not do leading up to the attacks

A

communicate on knowen terrorist entering the US

52
Q

What did Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar do in 2001?

A

attended an Al-Qaeda summit in Kuala Lumpur. This was a meeting between a number of high-ranking Al-Qaeda leaders and was monitored by Malaysian officials at the request of the CIA

53
Q

how could known terrorist Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar get into the US

A

because the CIA did not inform the FBI to watch out for these men

54
Q

how many CIA members knew that the two terrorist flew and was living civilisation in teh US

A

50-60 different CIA memebrs knew and read through the report

55
Q

what year did hijackers attend flight school

A

june 2000

56
Q

who were the FBI aware of as a terrorist taking flight school

A

Moussaoui

57
Q

why was Zacarious Moussaoui not arrested even when he was known to be a terrorist

A

because there was not enough evidence

58
Q

how many tons of debris was cleaned up from ground 0

A

1,662,000 tons

59
Q

how long did it take to clean up ground 0

A

10 months

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