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911 Fact Sheet for Early Childhood Students

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Dog who participated in 9/11 recovery saluted for her work

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Opinion: Thinking about students' recollections of 9/11

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An Entire Generation of Americans Has No Idea How Easy Air Travel Used to Be

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Families and country recognize anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

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Memorial website, Timeline 9/11

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Summarize the story, use your own words

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Describe some events in Bretagne's life

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Why does this teacher (the author) find it important to teach about 9/11?

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Describe how airport security has changed after 9/11

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If you watch an old movie or TV show set in New York before 2001, you might spot two huge towers in the skyline. They were the World Trade Centre buildings, sometimes known as the Twin Towers and for decades they were an iconic sight in an iconic city.

But on September 11, 2001, everything changed. On that morning, while people arrived for work and tourists took out their cameras two hijacked planes were flown into the 110-floor skyscrapers. First one, then the other and millions of people watched live on TV even kids like me over in Australia, as the two buildings eventually collapsed. Another hijacked plane was flown into the American Defence headquarters known as the Pentagon. And a final plane was also thought to be heading to America's capital before passengers fought back and caused it to crash so it wouldn't hit its target. By the end of this sad day, nearly 3,000 people had died and thousands more were injured. It was an attack designed to shock the world and create fear. The US Government said it was determined to find those responsible and hold them to account.

GEORGE W BUSH, FORMER US PRESIDENT: These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

Investigations showed that known terrorist Osama Bin Laden and his group Al Qaeda were behind the attacks. They'd trained in Afghanistan and the Taliban, the extremist Islamic group controlling the country, was protecting them. So, America's next move was to target Al Qaeda bases there.

US soldiers and troops from allied countries like Australia were sent to the Middle East and the war in Afghanistan began. Ten years later the US found and killed Osama Bin Laden, but the war in Afghanistan became America's and Australia's longest. And it's only this year, 20 years later, that the final Aussie and American troops were withdrawn as the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan again.

The attacks had other huge impacts on the world too. Before September 11, American passengers could sometimes take pocket knives on flights and kids could even visit the plane's cockpit. After the attacks the doors were locked and bullet-proofed and security in many countries ramped up and remains super strict today, including right here in Australia.

In the 20 years that have passed since 9/11 New York City's built a new World Trade Centre, a museum and two huge memorials on the exact spot where the buildings stood. And on the anniversary of September 11, people will gather to remember one of the darkest days in American history. One that many people around the world will never forget.

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If you watch an old movie or TV show set in New York before 2001, you might spot two huge towers in the skyline. They were the World Trade Centre buildings, sometimes known as the Twin Towers and for decades they were an iconic sight in an iconic city.

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In 2001 a terrorist attack in the United States led to America, Britain and other countries invading Afghanistan.

The country's rulers, the Taliban were removed from power and a new government was formed in the country.

Now after 20 years of conflict, British and American troops have left Afghanistan and the Taliban has retaken control.

Many Afghans are worried about what life under Taliban will mean and thousands have tried to escape.

Before leaving, UK troops evacuated 15,000 people - including over two thousand children from the country.
But how did the war begin, what was Britain's role and why did it last for 20 years?
On the morning of September 11 2001, as people arrived for work and tourists gathered to see the famous sights in New York City, Islamist extremists took over planes and deliberately flew them into two massive towers known as the World Trade Centre. In less than two hours, both 110-storey towers had collapsed.

Near the US capital Washington DC, another plane was crashed into America's Defence headquarters, called The Pentagon. A fourth plane, believed to be targeting the US Capitol building, crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after its passengers fought back to prevent it from reaching its target.

In total 2,977 people (not including the 19 plane hijackers) died in the attacks and thousands more were injured.

The search is underway for those who were behind these evil acts. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them.

On the day of the attacks, the then US president, George W. Bush addressed the country, part of his speech said:

"Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.

"Our military is powerful, and it's prepared.

"The search is underway for those who were behind these evil acts. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbour them."

The group responsible for the September 11 attacks was identified as al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist group who blame America for many of the world's problems.

al-Qaeda have extreme beliefs which they used to justify their violent actions.

Twenty years ago al-Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden were operating out of Afghanistan.

"Our enemy is Osama bin Laden and the Al-Qaeda network, who were responsible for the events of 11 September," said Tony Blair, the UK prime minister at the time.

"Bin Laden and al-Qaeda were able to commit these atrocities because of their close alliance with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan."

Within ten days of the attacks, President Bush declared a 'War on Terror' and said that defeating terrorism was now 'the world's fight'.

Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders had been based in Afghanistan since the 1990s and had training camps there.

In 2001, the Taliban was in charge of Afghanistan and allowed al-Qaeda to operate in the country.

After September 11, the American government told the Taliban that they must hand over the leaders of al-Qaeda, who were responsible for the attacks.

When the Taliban refused, a military conflict looked like the only course of action.

A month after the 9/11 attacks, the invasion of Afghanistan began with American air-strikes in the country.

After two months of fighting, America, Britain and other countries, known together as a coalition, had removed the Taliban from power. al-Qaeda retreated from Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden escaped, fleeing to Pakistan.

What happened after the Taliban were removed from power?

At the end of 2001 a new Afghan government was formed and to support it, something called the International Assistance Security Force was set up, led by the UK.

The UK and other countries said they were committed to democracy in Afghanistan, supporting plans to make it safe and a better place to live. These included efforts to improve education for girls in Afghanistan.

Despite no longer having control in the country, Taliban fighters continued to attack the US and UK forces who had remained there.

By 2003, America's focus had turned towards a conflict in Iraq. American and British leaders wanted to remove Iraq's president Saddam Hussein from power. They claimed Saddam was developing dangerous weapons, called "weapons of mass destruction", which he was banned from having. They also accused him of being sympathetic to terrorists.

With attention elsewhere, President Bush declared that major combat operations in Afghanistan were at an end and it was now a period of "stability and stabilisation" in the country.

Efforts to make Afghanistan a safe place to live continued with the US, UK, Japan, Italy and others all working together.

UK troops were then stationed in a part of Afghanistan called Helmand Province. The mission increasingly became more difficult as British soldiers continued to be attacked, injured or killed in the country.

Some coalition efforts to stop attacks also led to civilian casualties including children, making the presence of soldiers in Afghanistan unpopular.

Not only did many Afghans want troops to leave, but fewer people in the UK supported the conflict, partly because the British military had joined US forces in a war that was becoming increasingly controversial in Iraq.

No weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, and the claims about Saddam's links to terrorists remain disputed to this day.

British armed forces left Iraq in 2009 and the UK's entire military effort was re-focussed on Afghanistan.

But the fight was becoming even more difficult - 2009 was the worst year for British losses, with 108 killed and 157 seriously injured in Afghanistan.

In 2011, Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda was killed in Pakistan by US special forces.

Osama bin Laden and the September 11 attacks had been the main reasons for troops going into Afghanistan in the first place.

So, in 2011, the then US president, Barack Obama announced that a withdrawal of troops from the country would begin. Similar announcements from other nations followed including the then UK prime minister, David Cameron who said all British combat missions would end in Afghanistan by 2014.

Once the plan to leave the country was put in place, the effort to train Afghanistan's own security forces was stepped up. But Taliban attacks continued.

A promise of peace with the Taliban

From 2015 as part of Nato, an organisation which brings together the armed forces of different countries, Britain sent about 1,000 troops to Afghanistan each year.

During this time the Taliban forces continued to grow in the country and many people believed that future peace in Afghanistan could only happen by negotiating a truce.

In 2020, America and the Taliban signed a peace agreement. It promised that American and Nato forces would leave the country and the Taliban promised to prevent al-Qaeda from operating in areas of Afghanistan under their control.

In April 2021, US President Joe Biden announced that the remaining 2,500 US troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

"I've concluded that it's time to end America's longest war; it's time for American troops to come home," Biden said.

By the middle of August 2021, almost all international forces had left Afghanistan.

But the Taliban then quickly captured and gained control of major Afghan cities.

With the Taliban back in control, some people have been critical of the US and UK's withdrawal from Afghanistan, with others questioning the way the war was fought for 20 years.

But the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that soldiers who served in Afghanistan over the last twenty years, had succeeded in protecting the UK from terrorists.

"Our purpose in Afghanistan was simple - to protect the United Kingdom from harm - and you succeeded in that central mission."

Although British and American forces were able to evacuate thousands of people from Afghanistan, many more, who wanted to escape the country, were unable to.

The British ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Laurie Bristow, said: "We haven't forgotten the people who still need to leave [Afghanistan]. We'll continue to do everything we can to help them."

Now Britain, along with America and other countries, have said they will continue to check the situation in Afghanistan, where they will watch to see how the Taliban rule in the country and monitor whether Afghanistan becomes a base for terrorists again.

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9/11: How events 20 years ago changed Afghanistan forever - CBBC Newsround

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In 2001 a terrorist attack in the United States led to America, Britain and other countries invading Afghanistan. The country's rulers, the Taliban were removed from power and a new government was formed in the country. Now after 20 years of conflict, British and American troops have left Afghanistan and the Taliban has retaken control.

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Summarize the story, use your own words

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Because of 9/11, an American flag was raised.

After disappearing for a decade, the flag reappeared.
It was on a yacht moored in lower

Manhattan.
The flag is the centerpiece of one of the most powerful images of American strength on 9/11.

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the golden retriever was a member of the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department.

She searched for survivors after the crash

She met president Bush

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The security at airports are a lot safer now
With a full budy scan and a lot more security. So something like this can never happen again

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September 11 has become know also as a day of service. People around the country volunteer at foodbanks, school, home - building projects, park cleanups and other community events around the anniversary

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After 9/11, on September 14th, the airlines went back up in the air. The entire scene was guarded by the National Guard and military personnel. This went on for 7 months and in that time new security security measures were made to make the airplanes (and airports) more save.
In November of 2001, The congress created the Transportation Security Agency, which, in early 2002 had become the face of transportation security in The United States. Later, because of other terrorist attacks (and attempts), more security measures were made worldwide.

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What was The World Trade Center.
What the Twin Towers were.
What happend to those towers.
Why the terrorists did it.
What happened after the building fell.
How we can remember what happend.

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When the first plane crashed they put on the tv in the class and that's when the second plane crashed. The school where he worked was very close to the third plane crash in Pentagon.

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- final salute to honor her hard work as a service dog, a dozen firefighters stood outside the doctor's office as she slowly walked towards the building.
- Het 16th Birthday, she came to NYC to celebrate her Birthday. She slept in a hotel, had room service and drove in a taxi.
- She helped searching for victims on Sept. 11, 2001, when she was only two years old. She became a theraphy dog, she walked up to a firefighter who was sitting sadly on the ground and laid down next to him and put her head on his lap.

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On september 11 2001, after all the planes crashed there was an American flag that got raised up by three firefighters at the place where the 2 towers collapsed.
The flag went to a lot of different places after that, and went missing for 10 years.
After someone gave back the flag they found that the flag came from the place where the planes crashed. And now it is at a museum in New York City

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Wen the twintowres vel the firefiters placed the flag on the pace were the towr was then it disapeared to a firehouse in warchington state was it found and they were verry proud thet they have it back. because the ameriekan flag is there prout

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The world has changed a lot since 9/11. People with family members that were killed during the attack have changed the way they look at life and how they live. People around the country volunteert for comunity events around the anniversary.

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9/11 had a big impact on the world people grieved for their lost ones and still do with ceremony's on this day. In America specificly september 11 has become known also as a day of service. People around the country volunteer at food banks, schools, home-building projects, park cleanups and other community events around the anniversary.

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after the 9/11 attacks airport security became much mure strict. With meassurements like full body scans, taking of your shoes, trowing away your bottle of water and much more security members became an everyday appearence. Allof these safety meassurements so something like this doesn't ever happen again

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Describe some events in Bretagnes's life

Bretagne is a golden retriever who was a member of the Cy-fair Volunteer Fire department.

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On september 11th 2001 four planes crashed into New York and killed a lot of people.
In a defining moment of patriotic spirit, an amarican flag was raised above the rubble.
The famous photo of the flag was made there. After disappearing more than a decade the flag was found in Washingtons State Firehouse.

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The changes of airport security after 9/11.

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The changes of airport security after 9/11.

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In the early days of air travel, before 9/11, airport security measures weren’t as complicated and - in the eyes of the passengers - as important as they are today. Apart from “basic policing, which means the upholding of law and order by the police force, there were no big additional security measures. Starting from the late 1960’s there were a few hijacks and terrorist attacks after which security got a small level up, like extra identification protocols and armed federal agents on (commercial) flights. A little later in the semi-early 1970’s plane passengers had to pass through a metal detector before boarding the aircraft.

Until 9/11 the main focus was to make sure not to inconvenience passengers, but in the following months security levels had risen exponentially, having armed military personnel safekeep the perimeter.

After the so-called “Shoe Bomber” Richard Reid had attempted to set off explosives in his shoes and shortly after an attempt was made to carry liquid explosives on board, security measures increased once more.