9/11 - 'Ground Zero'

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9/11 "Ground Zero"
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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 5 videos.

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9/11 "Ground Zero"

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Slide 2 - Video

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

Slide 3 - Open question

Slide 4 - Video

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 5 - Slide

Slide 6 - Video

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

Slide 7 - Open question

Slide 8 - 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 9 - Slide

Legacy of 9/11

Slide 10 - Slide

Slide 11 - Video




    Illuminati: 
                                             the game of conspiracy ('80s)

Slide 12 - Slide

The Simpsons - 1997 and 1993

Slide 13 - Slide

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

Slide 14 - Open question

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

Slide 15 - Quiz