World Trade Center - Buildings in New York City attacked on 9/11. The Twin Towers were two buildings in World Trade Center., Pentagon - The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. It is located close to Washington, DC in Arlington, VA., Osama bin Laden - Founder and leader of the terrorist organization called Al Qaeda responsible for the attacks of 9/11., Al-Qaeda - An international (global) terrorist organization responsible for the attacks on 9/11 (and others)created by Osama bin Laden. ., President George W. Bush - The president when the attacks of 9/11/01 occurred., Taliban - A strict Islamic military organization that took over Afghanistan in the 1990s. They allowed Al Qaeda to work in Afghanistan. , Iraq - A nation invaded by the US and other nations in order to dismantle weapons of mass destruction, end their leader Saddam Hussein's leadership and free the Iraqi people., Saddam Hussein - The dictator of Iraq accused of building weapons of mass destruction (that might be used by terrorists) and harboring terrorists after 9/11. He was tried and executed in 2006., War on Terror - The international military operations that started after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States; the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are part of the War on Terror., Department of Homeland Security - A powerful, high-level government agency established post 9/11. Their goal is to help to secure the nation from any possible threats., Shanksville, Pennsylvania - The location where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001., turning point - An event/situation in history that leads to a significant (big) change, context - The time, place, and events/attitudes at a given time in history; context shapes people, events, and attitudes about people, events and ideas., Afghanistan - US and coalition forces invaded this nation with the goal of removing Al Qaeda and removing the Taliban. ,

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