War on Terror

✪ Question: What event on September 11, 2001, triggered the global War on Terror?

Answer: The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

✪ Question: Which terrorist organization was responsible for the 9/11 attacks?

Answer: Al-Qaeda

✪ Question: Who was the leader of Al-Qaeda during the 9/11 attacks?

Answer: Osama bin Laden

✪ Question: What was the primary objective of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001?

Answer: To dismantle Al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power

✪ Question: Which country did the United States and its allies invade in 2003, claiming it possessed weapons of mass destruction?

Answer: Iraq

✪ Question: What is the name of the prison in Cuba where the U.S. detained suspected terrorists without trial?

Answer: Guantanamo Bay

✪ Question: What legislation passed in the United States expanded law enforcement’s surveillance and investigative powers after 9/11?

Answer: The USA PATRIOT Act

✪ Question: What is the name of the military operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011?

Answer: Operation Neptune Spear

✪ Question: Which terrorist group declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria in 2014?

Answer: ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)

✪ Question: What term describes the use of advanced technologies and cyber capabilities to combat terrorism?

Answer: Cyber warfare