• Homepage
  • Background
  • Cold War Interventions
    • Important policies
    • Korean War>
      • Oppostion to War
      • Important Quotes
    • Vietnam War>
      • Opposition to war
      • Important Quotes
      • Interview
  • Post Cold War Interventions
    • Important policies
    • Gulf War>
      • Oppostion to War
      • Important Quotes
  • Interventions Post 9/11
    • Important policies
    • Afghanistan War>
      • Oppostion to war
      • Important Quotes
    • Iraq War>
      • Oppostion to war
      • Important Quotes
  • Interview
  • Conclusion
  • Process Paper and Bibliography

September 11, 2001- Terrorists Attack the United States

"On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction, triggering major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defining the presidency of George W. Bush. Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters."
("9/11 Attacks").
Afghanistan's harboring of terrorists who committed 9/11, served as a catalyst for the U.S to invoke it's right to intervene in Afghanistan (FilmArchivesNYC).
(FilmArchivesNYC).
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