9/11
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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9/11
By: Caroline, Sophia, and Marcella
What Happened?
- On September 11, 2001 there was a terrorist attack by an
- Islamic terrorist group, al-Qaeda.
- Members of al-Qaeda boarded planes with
- box cutters (like pocket knives)
- Took control and highjacked the planes
the Targets
the pentagon, world trade center, white house house
What Happened?
- The passengers on the plane headed to the White House fought back
- Instead of hitting the White House, the plane
- crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.
- Years after 9/11, the U.S. still searches for Osama Bin Laden
Photo by marsmet461
Osama bin laden
- Osama Bin Laden founded the terrorist group al Qaeda
- that attacked on September 11, 2001
- After 9/11, he went into hiding and it took over a decade to
- find him (eventually found in Pakistan)
- He had lots of people helping him hide
Osama bin laden
- Born March 10, 1957
- Killed March 2, 2011 in Pakistan
- Shot by Navy Seal, but his name can not be revealed for his security
al Qaeda
- al Qaeda is an islamic terrorist group based in Afghanistan
- al Qaeda began in 1988 and still continues today
- They have many Islamic allies
- The United States is one of their enemies
How it affected the country
- Security procedures at airports became much more strict
- liquid over 3.4 ounces were not allowed on plane,
- all baggage must be checked
- specific ID required, medal detectors,
- people weren't allowed at gates without a ticket
How it affected the country
- Islamic or muslim people being terrorists became a stereotype
- Rebuilding of the Pentagon and World Trade Center.
- Nobody wanted to take planes because of the attacks
- Car crashes increased by thousands in just a week
How it affected the country
- Thousands of deaths and family members lost
- The government/ law enforcement began more frequently
- listening to phone calls and checking medical/financial records
Timeline of events
- 5:45 the 19 hijackers pass security
- After the planes took off, flight attendants notified FBI
- that the plane was being hijacked
- at 9:00 the planes hit the twin towers, north tower first
- at 10:00 the south tower collapsed and killed over 600 people
Timeline of events
- at 10:30 the north tower collapsed, killing over 1,400 people
- lower Manhattan evacuated over one million people at 11:00
Conspiracy theories
- The planes were swapped out for remote controlled
- ones and the passengers were in on the plan.
- George W. Bush was in on the attack
- because he didn't take immediate action
- after he was informed
Conspiracy theories
- They attacked because they didn't have enough
- military force to defeat the U.S. military
- so they attacked historic and symbolic monuments
