1975-2001

What were computers MAINLY used for when they were first created?

• research and the sharing of information

• communication

• fun games

• work

True or False: Personal computers are not necessary for everyday life.

• True

• False

What was the internet developed for?

• It was used to write essays.

• It was used for Universities & government to share research information.

• It was used to communicate with family that lives far away.

What freedom did Mikhail Gorbachev give to the citizens of the Soviet Union?

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of Gathering

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Lobbying

What happened when Gorbachev gave Freedom of Speech to the citizens in the Soviet Union?

• They were happy.

• They became a democracy.

• Gorbachev became President.

• They wanted more independence.

On this day, terrorist hijacked 4 airplanes. They flew them into the North & South World Trade Center Towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania.

• August 11, 2001

• September 11, 2011

• September 10, 2001

• September 11, 2001

What happened as a result of 9/11?

• America increased security

• America began searching for terrorists

• America began funding terrorist groups

• American began forming alliances with other countries to fight terrorism

What group claimed responsibility for 9/11?

• Al-Qaeda

• Ronald Reagan

• Taliban

• Saddam Hussein

This man was believed to have hid Osama Bin Laden in his country. He was an Iraqi Dictator

• Saddam Hussein

• Osama bin Laden

• George W. Bush

• Ronald Reagan

This man is the leader of Al-Qaeda and the person who claims responsibility for planning the attacks on 9/11. It took 10 years to find him

• Saddam Hussein

• George W. Bush

• Osama bin Laden