9/11 - 'Ground Zero'

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Cultuurles 9/11

Have you ever been
to New York City?

1. yes
2. no

9/11 (or 11/9?)

2001

Ground Zero

Today it's 9/11..

.. het getroffen gebied heet the World Trade Center (WTC)

.. in het midden van het WTC stonden de Twin Towers

.. 19 mannen vlogen twee vliegtuigen in de Twin Towers

.. deze mannen waren lid van de groep 'al-Qaeda', die de aanval opeisten

Details

The attacks killed 2,977 people from 93 nations: 2,753 people were killed in New York; 184 people were killed at the Pentagon; and 40 people were killed on Flight 93.

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

Why?

The men who hijacked the planes wanted to kill many people and hurt the United States. Afterwards, they thought that the United States would become weaker and would lose some of its freedoms. They thought they would continue making attacks and eventually become more powerful than the United States. Even though the hijackers did hurt the United States, they were wrong about what happened after the attacks. Many people, from New York, the United States and around the world, came to

help at the World Trade Center and to support the United States.

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.

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

USA's response to 9/11

• War on Terror (started in 2001 immediately), Afghanistan mostly: 'A war against all those who seek to export terror, and a war against those governments that support or shelter them" - President Bush (2001).
• 2003: Invading Iraq

Legacy of 9/11

• Has the world really changed after 9/11?
• Airport security
  
• Stereotyping
• Conspiracy theories

    Illuminati: 

                                             the game of conspiracy ('80s)

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

The Simpsons - 1997 and 1993

Do you think 9/11 was an "inside job"?

1. yes
2. no
3. I'm not sure what to think

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

Vragen en/of gedachten?