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- 5. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and as Director of Central Intelligence
- 7. “submission to the will of God.”
- 9. four coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda
- 10. a complex international Islamist terrorist network made up of regional affiliate organizations and clandestine cells with varying degrees of communication with Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, the group's ideological and operational leaders
- 11. Second Persian Gulf War
- 16. World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania
- 17. to describe how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place
- 18. originates in the Government of New York City attempts to control rising crime in early to mid 19th century
- 20. the internal conflict that began in 1978 between anticommunist Islamic guerrillas and the Afghan communist government
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- 1. a name licensed by World Trade Centers Association to its members to identify any of a number of iconic buildings worldwide to promote world trade and international business relationships
- 2. how many people died
- 3. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe
- 4. hijacker from 9/11
- 6. a national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States
- 8. The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives
- 12. headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense
- 13. a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces
- 14. in which militants in Iran seized 66 American citizens at the U.S. embassy in Tehrān
- 15. Intelligence officials believe bin Laden was responsible for many deadly acts of terrorism, including the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center
- 19. “Penn's woods.”