Describe events of September 11, 2001, and the American response to the terrorist attacks on American soil. Why has the United States become a target for terrorists?
What will be an ideal response?
Consider: Osama bin-Laden's hatred of the United States; al-Qaeda network; limited American response to previous terrorist attacks; airplanes crashed into Twin Towers of New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.; international coalition formed; Taliban government in Afghanistan attacked in beginning of "war on terrorism;" national security efforts strengthened (wiretapping and on-line communication monitored, Department of Homeland Security).
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A. by expanding their privileges B. by requiring them to take on civil service positions C. by taxing inherited estates D. by forming a representative assembly
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A) ?the optimism for the coming decade. B) the desire to escape a life of low-wage, dead-end work. C) ?that the American Dream was still alive. D) ?a rags to riches story. E) that women were making headway into the professional world.
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a. the average person prefers not to think for himself. b. intellectuals have been intensifying hatred and should expect mass slaughter as the result. c. intellectuals should be reeducated by living and working among the toiling masses. d. the breakdown of tradition has released homicidal forces. e. violence begins with a corrupted will.
The mission of the Knights Templar was ______________.
A. to protect the city of Jerusalem B. to provide safe passage for money traveling between Europe and Palestine C. relief for the poor D. moneylending E. All of these.