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BACK TO WHEREIT ALL BEGAN…
THE MIDDLE EASTTHE MIDDLE EAST
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IranIranand the Hostage Crisis
Shah PahlaviShah Pahlavi– Helped to power by U.S.– Build industries– Gave oil contracts to Foreign companies– Women were educated– Recognized Israel
•Secret police terrorized opponents– Sharia hardliners
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IranIranand the Hostage Crisis
Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution – 1979
Ayatollah KhomeiniAyatollah Khomeini– Shah violated Islamic Law– Established Islamic Republic – Sharia Law– Secular courts– Women’s rights
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911September 11, 2001September 11, 2001
•19 Arab terrorists hijacked four airliners
•Two crashed into the World Trade Towers
•One crashed into the Pentagon
•The last plane crashed into a field Pennsylvania when passengers attack the terrorist
– The plane was headed for the White House
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911
September 11, 2001September 11, 2001
About 3,000 died Over 300 New York City firefighters and 40 police officers
who ran into the buildings to help evacuate citizens
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Operation Iraqi FreedomOperation Iraqi Freedom
Saddam Hussein defied UN weapons inspectors
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Operation Iraqi FreedomOperation Iraqi Freedom
Saddam Hussein defied UN weapons inspectors
Many believed that Hussein was stockpilingWeapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
and he threatened to use them if attacked.
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Operation Iraqi FreedomOperation Iraqi Freedom
Saddam Hussein defied UN weapons inspectors
Many believed that Hussein was stockpilingWeapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
and he threatened to use them if attacked.
Oct 2002, the Democratic controlled Congress authorized Bush to use military against Iraq
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Operation Iraqi FreedomOperation Iraqi Freedom
Saddam Hussein defied UN weapons inspectors
Many believed that Hussein was stockpilingWeapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
and he threatened to use them if attacked.
Oct 2002, the Democratic controlled Congress authorized Bush to use military against Iraq
The US launched Operation Iraqi Freedom In March 2003
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Hunting for the TerroristsHunting for the Terrorists
Osama Bin Laden Osama Bin Laden (Saudi Arabia)(Saudi Arabia)organized the attacks
Bin Laden spent some time hiding in Afghanistanprotected by the Taliban Regime and linked to the al-Qaeda terrorist group
After the Taliban refused to hand Bin Laden over to the US, the US attacked Afghanistan
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Hunting for the TerroristsHunting for the TerroristsOsama Bin Laden Osama Bin Laden (Saudi Arabia)(Saudi Arabia)
Bin Laden found in house about one mile from Pakistan military base.Bin Laden found in house about one mile from Pakistan military base.United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group killed Bin Laden and several others in night raid Development Group killed Bin Laden and several others in night raid on on May 2, 2011May 2, 2011
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Impact on American Life Impact on American Life
• Life in America had changed forever
• Terrorist attacks were no longer seen as some distant issue, but in our own backyards
• Wave of anti-Muslim sentiments within the United States