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The events of 9-11 are rooted in thousands of years of history and have strong ___________ connections.

There are three main “monotheistic” religions, __________, Christianity, and Islam.

The Middle East is a geographic regions between Europe, Asia, and Africa.  It includes several countries, including Israel, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and _____________ .

Most of the countries in the Middle East today, have existed for thousands of years.

In his Farewell Address, George Washington encouraged the United States to be involved in other countries.

_____________ is staying out of the affairs of other countries.

_____________ is an intense loyalty to ones country or group.

Loose Change is a serious, scientific look at the events of 9-11.

Loose Change was written by ___________ and a group of his friends, in 2005.

The first edition of Loose Change cost ___________ .

Conspiracy Theories are totally wrong and have no basis in fact.

Conspiracy Theories are totally wrong and have no basis in fact.

After the first version was debunked, he and his friends spent about ___________ to re-make the video.  (This is the one we will be discussing) Since that time, they have released a third version of the video.

When Dylan Avery first wrote Loose Change, he was actually wanting to write a _________ about 9-11. As he did his research, he believed he found many errors in the official account.

According to Loose Change - The World Trade Center buildings were brought down by a ______________ . That is, the government had explosive devices planted in the buildings in advance to bring down the buildings.  Why? So we could go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Note: We were legally already at war in Iraq.

According to Loose Change - the Pentagon was not hit by an airplane but by a
___________ .  Wait until you see the story about the airplane flying over Washington D.C. at the time.

According to Loose Change - Flight 93 ___________  or it was shot down by a mysterious white plane seen flying in the area.

On 9-11, there were around _________ people killed.  While they have a pretty good idea how many died, the fact that there were no remains found for some people, made it difficult to get an accurate number.

On 9-11, many of the people killed ______________ .

Questions 23-30:

At 8:46 on the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States became a nation transformed.
An airliner traveling at hundreds of miles per hour and carrying some 10,000 gallons of jet fuel plowed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. At 9:03, a second airliner hit the South Tower. Fire and smoke billowed upward.Steel,glass,ash,and bodies fell below. The Twin Towers, where up to 50,000 people worked each day, both collapsed less than 90 minutes later.
At 9:37 that same morning, a third airliner slammed into the western face of the Pentagon. At 10:03, a fourth airliner crashed in a field in southern Pennsylvania. It had been aimed at the United States Capitol or the White House, and was forced down by heroic passengers armed with the knowledge that America was under attack.
More than 2,600 people died at the World Trade Center; 125 died at the Pentagon; 256 died on the four planes. The death toll surpassed that at Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
This immeasurable pain was inflicted by 19 young Arabs acting at the behest of Islamist extremists headquartered in distant Afghanistan. Some had been in the United States for more than a year, mixing with the rest of the population. Though four had training as pilots, most were not well-educated. Most spoke English poorly, some hardly at all. In groups of four or five, carrying with them only small knives, box cutters, and cans of Mace or pepper spray, they had hijacked the four planes and turned them into deadly guided missiles.

At 8:46 on the morning of September 11, 2001, an airliner traveling at hundreds of miles per hour and carrying some 10,000 gallons of jet fuel plowed into the ___________ of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.

Although the other tower was hit first, the ______________ collapsed first.  Both towers collapsed in less than 90 minutes.

As fire and smoke billowed upward, steel,glass, and ash, fell below. Both of the Twin Towers, where up to ________  people worked each day, collapsed less in than 90 minutes.

At 9:37 that same morning, a third airliner slammed into the western face of the ____________ .

At 10:03, a fourth airliner crashed in a field in southern ___________ . It had been aimed at the United States Capitol or the White House, and was forced down by heroic passengers armed with the knowledge that America was under attack.

More than 2,600 people died at the World Trade Center; 125 died at the Pentagon;  _____ died on the four planes. The death toll surpassed that at Pearl Harbor in December 1941.

This immeasurable pain was inflicted by 19 young Arabs acting at the behest of Islamist extremists headquartered in distant __________ .

In groups of four or five, carrying with them only small knives, _________ , and cans of Mace or pepper spray, they had hijacked the four planes and turned them into deadly guided missiles.

Osama bin Laden was born in

Osama bin Laden is considered to be

The bin Laden family is

Osama bin Laden was born

Osama bin Laden was raised as a(n)

The FBI describes Osama bin Laden as

Osama bin Laden became more well known in the late 1970’s for his efforts

Osama bin Laden is recognized as the leader and founder of

Al Qaeda means

In May of 1996, Osama bin Laden was forced to leave