Living Through the Post 9-11 Era

How did the 9/11 terrorist attacks affect people in the United States and around the world for years to come? Why did the U.S. wage war on Afghanistan and Iraq? How does terrorism spread? What did the government do to protect the people in the United States? Learn what happened immediately after the attacks, and how people reacted and then moved ahead. You'll understand how those attacks have continued to affect politics and the personal lives of people worldwide. Alignment, This book supports several of the C3 Framework's top ten themes, including Culture: Time, Continuity, and Change; Power, Authority, and Governance; and Global Connections. Readers will gather knowledge and understanding of historical, political, and current events using chronological and spatial thinking, economic reasoning, and historical interpretation. Book jacket.