9/11 - 'Ground Zero'

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English - GT
 
9/11 "Ground Zero"

Slide 1 - Slide

Have you ever been
to New York City?
A
yes
B
no

Slide 2 - Quiz

What do you know about New York City?

Slide 3 - Mind map

What's today?

Slide 4 - Slide

9/11 (or 11/9?)


2001
Ground Zero

Slide 5 - Slide

9/11/2001

Slide 6 - Mind map

Slide 7 - Video

Why do you think the WTC was such an important target for an attack?

Slide 8 - Open question

The response to 9/11
President Bush's Bullhorn Speech

Delivered to emergency rescue workers on September 14, 2001 at the site of the WTC.

Pay attention to his words, the body language, and the surroundings.

Slide 9 - Slide

Slide 10 - Video

Why was this speech so well-received at the time? Do you think it was a good speech?

Slide 11 - Open question

Slide 12 - Video

USA's response to 9/11
  • War on Terror (started in 2001 immediately), Afghanistan mostly
  • 2003: Invading Iraq
  • Weapons of mass destruction? Saddam Hussein? Link to 9/11?

Your thoughts? Were the actions of the US understandable?

Slide 13 - Slide

Legacy of 9/11

Slide 14 - Slide

Slide 15 - Video




    Illuminati: 
                                             the game of conspiracy ('80s)

Slide 16 - Slide

What do you know about the conspiracy theory around 9/11? What are the arguments believers make?

Slide 17 - Open question

The Simpsons - 1997 and 1993

Slide 18 - Slide

Do you think 9/11 was an "inside job"?
A
yes
B
no
C
I'm not sure what to think

Slide 19 - Quiz

Ground Zero is a memorial site for 9/11.
Why do you think it is good to remember such events?

Slide 20 - Open question