Monday Warm-Up 9/12 What do you know about September 11, 2001?

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1 Monday Warm-Up 9/12 What do you know about September 11, 2001? Know 9/11 Terrorism Al-Qaeda Do Summarize the events of September 11, 2001 by completing a timeline

3 Overview September 11 th, 2001: 19 extremist al-qaeda terrorists hijacked four passenger airplanes

4 Overview Two planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City One hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Another crashed in a field in Pennsylvania

5 September 11 th, 2001 At 8:46 am, American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center At first, many people believed it was an accident

6 The New York Police Department and New York Fire Department responded immediately The Port Authority Police began to evacuate the North Tower

President Bush being notified of the second plane hitting the World Trade Center Four minutes after the plane struck the North Tower, President Bush was notified While

7 President Bush being notified of the second plane hitting the World Trade Center Four minutes after the plane struck the North Tower, President Bush was notified While reading to an elementary school class in Florida, he was informed of the second plane hitting the World Trade Center At 9:02 am, the South Tower started to be evacuated

8 9:03 am, United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower At this point, people realize that these were not accidents

9 9:31 am, President Bush calls the events in New York City an apparent terrorist attack

10 9:37 am, American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense)

11 9:42 am, for the first time in history, all flights over or heading to the United States are grounded A radar view of U.S. airspace on September 11 th, 2001, before all flights were grounded

12 9:52 am, the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses Although the North Tower was struck first, the South Tower was the first to collapse because of where it was struck

13 The aircraft used for Flight 93, three days prior to the September 11 th attacks 10:07 am, after phoning family on the ground, passengers aboard the hijacked United Flight 93 learn of the other planes being hijacked and intentionally crashed The passengers decide to attempt to retake the plane

14 Hijackers deliberately crashed Flight 93 into a field in Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to regain control of the plane The plane was headed towards Washington D.C., with the target believed to be either the Capitol Building or the White House

15 September 11 th, 2001 At 10:28 am, 102 minutes after first being struck, the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapses

16 8:30 pm, President Bush addresses the nation saying America will stand together to win the war against terrorism George W. Bush 9/11 speech

17 National September 11 th Memorial and Museum in New York City 2977 victims died on September 11 th This does not include victims who later died from exposure to dust from the site

18 227 victims were on the four hijacked planes 194 passengers 33 airline crew members National September 11 th Memorial and Museum in New York City

19 2,606 victims were in the towers or on the ground in New York City Included: 343 New York City Fire Department firefighters 23 New York City Police Department officers 37 Port Authority Police Department officers

20 125 military and civilian victims died at the Pentagon

21 35 victims were killed when United Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania No one on the ground was injured

22 Who Was Responsible for 9/11? The hijackers were extremist Islamic terrorists funded by al-qaeda Al-Qaeda: a militant Islamic organization founded by Osama bin Laden

23 Who Was Responsible for 9/11? Osama bin Laden was already on the FBI s most wanted list for his involvement in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania Initially bin Laden denied involvement in the attack In a videotaped message in 2004, bin Laden admitted his involvement

24 Who Was Responsible for 9/11? Motives for the attack include: U.S. support of Israel The presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia U.S. support of governments in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf War

25 Who Was Responsible for 9/11? Another organization, the Taliban, a political group from Afghanistan, had been protecting Osama Bin Laden before the attacks President Bush had stated the United States will make no distinction between the terrorists and those who harbor them

26 In response to the attacks, the United States launched Operation Enduring Freedom, an effort to destroy Osama bin Laden s terrorist network in Afghanistan Osama bin Laden would remain in hiding after the attacks

27 On May 2 nd, 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs raided a compound in Pakistan Osama bin Laden was found there and killed President Obama and Vice President Biden awaiting updates on the raid

28 While it was a sad and tragic day in American history, Americans can be proud of the many acts of heroism committed by citizens on 9/11 The following are just a few of the many examples

Welles Crowther: Worked in the South Tower as an equities trader Was also a former volunteer firefighter When the plane struck, he helped people out of

29 Welles Crowther: Worked in the South Tower as an equities trader Was also a former volunteer firefighter When the plane struck, he helped people out of the building and saved at least 18 lives Exited and entered the South Tower at least three times Was killed with firefighters when the South Tower collapsed

30 Ronald Bucca: Was a firefighter for 23 years and had spent 29 years in the Army Bucca and a fellow firefighter, Orio Palmer, made it to the impact zone on the 78 th floor of the South Tower Is the only fire marshal in the history of the New York Fire Department to be killed in the line of duty

Todd Beamer: Passenger aboard United Flight 93 Upon learning of the other planes being hijacked and crashed, Beamer and fellow passengers decided to take action and attempted

31 Todd Beamer: Passenger aboard United Flight 93 Upon learning of the other planes being hijacked and crashed, Beamer and fellow passengers decided to take action and attempted to retake the plane His last recorded words were, "Are you ready? Okay. Let's roll." Everyone on Flight 93 was killed, but their actions undoubtedly saved lives on the ground

32 September 11 th, 2001 One World Trade Center, also called the Freedom Tower now stands at the World Trade Center site At 1,776 feet, it is the tallest building in the United States Its height has symbolic meaning as 1776 is the year of the Declaration of Independence

SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS

Social Studies/United States History/September 11 SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS On the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States of America suffered a terrorist attack. It was the worst attack in the nation