Asap 1.which event is considered a success in the wars in iraq and afghanistan? a. democratic governments were established in both countries. b. the taliban and saddam hussein agreed to give up power. c. insurgencies in both countries were permanently ended. d. the wars were won with few civilian deaths. 2.why is september 11, 2001, a significant date in us history? a. al-qaeda carried out the largest terrorist attack against the united states on this date. b. it is the date that congress passed the patriot act authorizing sweeping surveillance powers. c. it is the date that the us military launched a “war on terror” in iraq and afghanistan. d. al-qaeda leader osama bin laden was killed on this date by us military forces. 3.how has the us government used the patriot act to prevent terrorist attacks since september 11, 2001? a. by using electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists b. by offering rewards to terrorists who turn themselves in c. by keeping information about suspected terrorists private d. by opening its borders to better track suspected terrorists 4.what was the terrorist’s main goal in committing the september 11, 2001, attacks? a. to get the united states to recognize al-qaeda as an official government b. to kill as many americans as possible and damage the us economy c. to incite the united states into a holy war against islamist countries d. to force the united states to release thousands of its members from prison 5.what is the main reason the united states removed the taliban from power shortly after the september 11, 2001, attacks? a. the taliban refused to abide by a peace treaty it signed with the united states. b. the taliban planned to invade us territories. c. the taliban attacked us allies with weapons of mass destruction. d. the taliban allowed al-qaeda to use its country as a base.