1) What year did 9/11 occur? a) 2000 b) 2001 c) 2002 d) 2003 2) Which group was responsible for 9/11? a) ISIS b) Al-Qaeda c) Taliban d) Boko Haram 3) Who was the U.S. President during 9/11? a) Bill Clinton b) George W. Bush c) Barack Obama d) Donald Trump 4) Where did the U.S. first invade after 9/11? a) Iraq b) Afghanistan c) Iran d) Syria 5) What was the main goal of the War on Terror? a) Oil control b) Get rid of Terrorism c) Territory expansion d) Economic growth 6) Which law increased U.S. surveillance powers? a) Patriot Act b) Freedom Act c) Security Act d) Defense Act 7) Who was the leader of Al-Qaeda? a) Osama bin Laden b) Saddam Hussein c) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi d) Ayman al-Zawahiri 8) What were the 4 aims of the War on Terror? a) Find and kill terrorists eg Bin Laden b) place Middle East under US control c) undertake Regime change d) Improve security within US only e) Improve security for US citizens at home and abroad f) Strengthen weaker states to resist terrorism eg Afghanistan 9) What was introduced on 14th September 2001? a) ISAF- International Security Assistance Force b) AUMF- Authorisation for the Use of Military Force against Terrorists 10) Which city was the first target in Afghanistan? a) Kabul b) Kandahar c) Herat d) Mazar-i-Sharif 11) What did AUMF give the President power to do ? a) Attack Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001 b)  A Coalition force would invade Iraq in 2003 c) Set up Guantanamo Bay where 800 suspected terrorists were imprisoned d) Attack Sudan to eliminate terrorists 12) Who officially invaded Afghanistan? a) ISAF b) AUMF 13) What year was Osama bin Laden killed? a) 2009 b) 2010 c) 2011 d) 2012 14) Which country harbored bin Laden? a) Afghanistan b) Pakistan c) Iran d) Iraq 15) What is Guantanamo Bay known for? a) Military base b) Detention camp c) Naval port d) Training center 16) Which group took over Afghanistan in 2021? a) ISIS b) Taliban c) Al-Qaeda d) Boko Haram 17) How many countries made up the ISAF forces? a) 20 b) 40 18) What was Homeland Security created for? a) Fight against terrorism b) Create more nuclear weapons 19) What did the Patriot Act give the US Govt the power to do? a) Monitor phone calls and internet messages b) Arrest all Muslims 20) What law did the UK try to pass? a) The right to shoot on sight b) Detain suspects for 90 days without charge- this failed

CCEA GCSE War on Terror Quiz

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