Terrorism Crash Course- When and Why these events happened.

Terrorism at its Worst -Main Causes of Terrorism in the U.S. -The belief that the United States has "colonized" the Arab world to protect U.S. access to oil. -The presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War; the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad -Supporting authoritarian governments in the Middle East while promoting democracy -World Trade Center Bombing: -February 26, 1993 -Ramzi Yousef planted a car bomb in the underground the first tower …

…-Escaped the death penalty because the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether he was planning an attack "with the intent to kill." -Killed 168 people and injured 800, making it one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in United States history. -9/11/2001 -19 members of the Al-Queda regime high jacked 4 commercial aircraft, crashing 2 into the World Trade Center -The end result proceeded in a death toll of nearly 3,000, more than the 2,400 casualties on Pearl Harbor.