On September 11 2001 AlQaeda carried out a series of attacks that killed about 3000 Americans Osama bin Laden Created AlQaeda in 1988 to fight Soviet troops that had invaded Afghanistan The Soviet retreat in 1989 convinced bin Laden that superpowers could be beaten ID: 513902
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Modern ConflictsSlide2
On September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda carried out a series of attacks that killed about 3,000 Americans. Slide3
Osama bin Laden
Created Al-Qaeda in 1988 to fight Soviet troops that had invaded Afghanistan.
The Soviet retreat in 1989 convinced bin Laden that superpowers could be beaten.Slide4
The Taliban
A group of radical Muslims called the Taliban let bin Laden use their country (Afghanistan) to train his men and plan his attacks. Slide5
Their main job was to protect Americans at home.
As the CIA gets
intel
, the DHS updates the threat level.
In 2002, President Bush created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Slide6
The Patriot Act
Gave more power to law enforcement agencies to:
Tap phones
Track internet usage
Search homesSlide7
When the Taliban refused to hand over bin Laden, the U.S. sent troops to fight Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.Slide8
Allied troops quickly drove the Taliban from power and shut down Al-Qaeda bases.Slide9
Bin Laden was finally located in Pakistan.
Picture of bin Laden’s compound.
The search for bin Laden would last almost 10 years (Oct. 2001-May 2011).Slide10
These weapons can kill tens of thousands of people at once.
Nuclear Biological Chemical
(radiation) (germs) (poisons)Slide11
Bush was concerned that these weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists.
The U.N. warned Iraq that it had to agree to inspections of their weapons.
When Hussein refused to comply, Bush and the U.S. decided to invade.
Saddam HusseinSlide12
Within days U.S. troops captured Baghdad, the capital.Slide13
American soldiers fanned out to find Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction, but none were found.Slide14
The fall of Hussein’s government did not lead to peace because
Shias
(green and grey) and Sunnis (pink) began to struggle for power.