9/11 Cause And Effect Essay

On September 11, 2001 the United States of America was targeted for a terrorist attack. This attack, known as 9/11, has many theorized and some proved causes. 9/11 has affected America greatly and even continues to now. Effects began in September, 2001 and continues all the way to modern time. Major effects include social, political and economical effects that are within the country. Another major effect is America’s response to her foreign culprits. There are many causes and effects of the 9/11 attack on the United States of America.

To many 9/11 is considered “the biggest tragedy in U.S. history”, however for one who doesn’t know of or understand the events that had occurred on this day the opinion on it being “the biggest tragedy in U.S. history” is unclear. In order to clarify what happened, one must ask, what were the events that occurred on September 11, 2001? It’s true that America had been targeted for a terrorist attack but more specifically, it was targeted for three attacks. The three attacks took place at the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. According to the article “9/11 Attacks” the timeline of events began in the morning of September 11 when nineteen people hijacked four commercial airliners that were heading towards California. The hijackers took over the planes and began route towards the north-east side of the country. At the time, what was happening on the four planes were unknown to everyone except its passengers and flight crew. It’s stated that “Soon after takeoff, the terrorists commandeered the four planes and took the controls, transforming ordinary commuter jets into guided missiles.” On each plane it is inferenced that there were some people stabbed and many people as...

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...s. Effects included social, political and economical effects within the country. Also there were effects outside of the country in regard to America’s foreign culprits which were War on Terror and the killing of Osama bin Laden. Overall these effects have been able to progress America to where it stands in 2014. Also it shows how strong and intact America can be. Even with the destruction and the ruins of our nation’s most treasured symbols, Americans have come together, even closer than before, in order to get the nation back on its feet and to make it the strongest that it will ever be. Just as former president George W. Bush had said the evening of September 11, 2001, “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”