The Changes that Came After 9/11

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September 11, 2001 marked the most horrific day in history for United States of America. The events of this day changed the lives of those residing in America forever. United States was considered somewhat safe, in regards to terrorists’ attacks. However, this all came to a screeching halt when 19 militants known to be a part of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group hijacked four planes for the purpose of destroying targeted areas in the United States. As a result of the deadly attack on the United States, security measures drastically changed. Although, security measures throughout the United States have been in place, extreme caution came into effect. All departments looked at different measures to improve preventing terrorists’ attacks. Department of Homeland Security, Aviation and US Customs and Immigration were some of the main areas that changed their security measures. Tuesday September 11, 2001 will be forever in the minds of Americans all across the world, especially those in the United States. At approximately 8:45 a.m. in New York City, American Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into north tower of the World Trade Center (History.com, 2014). The plane crashed into the 80th floor of the World Trade Center. Many people were killed instantly, as a result of the crash. Unfortunately, less than 20 minutes later another Boeing 767 from United Airlines crashed into the south tower of the 60th floor of the World Trade Center. Once again, the impact of the second crash killed many people. Those not killed immediately, were trapped on the upper floors with little to no chance of survival. The two planes also caused debris that was on fire to land on surrounding buildings (History.com, 2014). America had no idea that those two planes crashes ... ... middle of paper ... ...r 11 2001 on aviation. Retrieved from http://www.iata.org/pressroom/documents/impact-9-11-aviation.pdf U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (2013). Post 9/11. Retrieved from http://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/our-history/agency-history/post-911 U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (n.d.). Border patrol overview. Retrieved from http://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/overview U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (n.d.). 2012-2016 Border patrol strategic plan. http://nemo.cbp.gov/obp/bp_strategic_plan.pdf U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (n.d.). About dhs. Retrieved from http://www.dhs.gov/about-dhs U.S. Government of Accountability Office. (2011). Department of homeland security: progress made and work remaining in implementing homeland security missions 10 years after 9/11. Retrieved from http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-881

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