What does the Department of Homeland Security do?

Protects the U.S from terrorism; handles border security and immigration

How did 9/11 impact American family life and values?

Families focused more on personal values and stayed closer to home

How did Americans show their patriotism after 9/11?

By putting American flags on their homes

Name one way the Patriot Act gave the government more power

Allowed more surveillance like email and phone monitoring

What does TSA stand for?

Transportation Security Administration

Why did the U.S. go to war with Afghanistan after 9/11?

The Taliban sheltered al-Qaeda and refused to give up Osama bin Laden.

What is one reason some people were against the Patriot Act?

They believed it violated privacy and civil liberties

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1
Where did most of the hijackers learn how to fly?
United Kingdom
Canada
America
Afghanistan
2
What does the Department of Homeland Security do?
Controls all branches of the military.
Oversees police departments in all states for equal laws across states
Protects the U.S from terrorism; handles border security and immigration
Decides who becomes a U.S. citizen.
3
How did 9/11 impact American family life and values?
Families all moved to Canada for safety in fear for another attack
Families focused more on personal values and stayed closer to home
Most people stopped paying attention to the news
Families traveled more to show they weren’t afraid
4
How did Americans show their patriotism after 9/11?
By only eating red, white, and blue food
By singing the national anthem at dinner
By going to the Statue of Liberty to show their support
By putting American flags on their homes
5
Name one way the Patriot Act gave the government more power
Could take away the rights of individuals who were doing shady things
Could raise taxes to fund surveillance programs.
Allowed more surveillance like email and phone monitoring
Could ban people from traveling between states.
6
What does TSA stand for?
Transportation Security Administration
Turtle Safety Allegiance
Transportation Security Association
Teleportation Service Agency
7
Why did the U.S. go to war with Afghanistan after 9/11?
The Taliban sheltered al-Qaeda and refused to give up Osama bin Laden.
They were trying to stop Afghanistan from joining a rival military alliance
The Taliban was funding terrorist groups worldwide
They wanted to spread democracy to all countries in Asia.
8
What is one reason some people were against the Patriot Act?
They weren't against the Patriot Act
They believed it banned the use of credit cards.
They believed it violated privacy and civil liberties
They didn't like the taxes that the Patriot Act brought
9
How did Osama Bin Laden describe America?
As a Golden Dolphin
As a Paper Tiger
As a Paper Turkey
As a Velvet Snake
10
Who had the original idea for 9/11?
Barack Obama
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Osama bin Laden
Kevin Crunchwrap

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