BACK TO WHEREIT ALL BEGAN…

THE MIDDLE EASTTHE MIDDLE EAST

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

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

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

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

Operation Iraqi FreedomOperation Iraqi Freedom

Saddam Hussein defied UN weapons inspectors

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.

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

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

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

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

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