Interpret the Evidence and Put It in Context

1. Question

   Of the three nations that George W. Bush characterizes as “an axis of evil” (Document 29.5), why do you think his administration chose to invade Iraq?

2. Question

   What do you think of Daniel Harris’s assessment of September 11 responses as kitsch (Document 29.7)? What purposes does kitsch serve? What might Harris say about Diana Hoffman’s poem (Document 29.6)?

3. Question

   How does being a Muslim shape Khaled Abou El Fadl’s reaction to September 11 (Document 29.8)?

4. Question

   Why does the cartoonist in Document 29.9 compare the Muslim experience following September 11 to that of Japanese Americans interned in World War II camps?

5. Question

   How does Brian Gallagher draw on history to memorialize September 11 (Document 29.10)? How might his memories of September 11 differ from those of El Fadl?

• Question

  Compare the treatment of Muslim Americans after September 11 with the experience of German Americans during World War I and Japanese Americans during World War II.

• Question

  How did the attacks on September 11 change America?