September+11,+2001

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 * 1) What arguments does the background article give for studying history?
 * 2) What is historical perspective?
 * 3) Explain the statements: “expect the unexpected”, “Remember that nothing is inevitable”, “prevent history from repeating itself”


 * 1) What does coordinated terrorist attack mean?
 * 2) What were the targets of the attacks?
 * 3) How many airliners were hijacked?
 * 4) Who was the mastermind of the attacks?
 * 5) How did the United States respond to the attacks?

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 * 1) What is the Taliban?
 * 2) Why did we go to war against Afghanistan?
 * 3) How long has the war been going on?
 * 4) How does the United States plan to end the War?