To invade Afghanistan and topple the Taliban government" was the United States' first response among the following choices given in the question to the <span>terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option or option "b".</span>
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In the spring of 1862, the Confederacy exerted its maximum mobilization effort to secure its independence. In April, the Confederacy passed a conscription act. ... As he had done in 1862, Lee saw his victory as an opportunity to be followed up by invading the North in the hopes of annihilating a Federal army on Union soil.