On September 11th, 2001 there were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people and injured over 6000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage and $3 trillion in total costs. These attacks fundamentally shifted American foreign policy and began our current War on Terror. In this unit we are going to try to explore the causes, key events, and consequences of this event, focused around the below key questions:
1. What were the causes and effects of 9/11, both within the United States and internationally? 2. How should we define terrorism? What is the difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter? 3. To what extent is terrorism a threat to the United States and the international community? 4. How should the United States and international community respond to the threat of terrorism at home and abroad? 5. To what extent has the war on terror been a success?
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