9/11
1) What Happened?
On the 11 of September 2001 a group of terrorists called Al-Qaeda hijacked 4 planes sending 2 of the planes into the world trade centre. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon (headquarters of the U.S Department of Defence.) The fourth plane was heading for Washington D.C but crashed early due to passengers attacking the hijackers. The plane crashed unexpectedly early into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsilvania. This prompted America to declare the start of the war against terror.
2) Where Did It Happen?
America
Lower Manhattan, New York City
Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Arlington County, Virginia
3) When did it Happen?
11th of September 2001
What time did the planes crash?
Plane 1: 8:46 am
Plane 2: 9:03 am
Plane 3: 9:37 am
Plane 4: 10:03 am
4) Who Was Involved?
Terrorist group was Al-Qaeda
The leader of the terrorist group, was Osama Bin Laden his main partners in this devastating terrorist attack were Khalid Sheikh, Mohammed and Mohammed Atef. There was a total of 19 suicide bombers/ hijackers on the 9/11 planes. There were thought to be total of 26 suicide bombers/hijackers that tried to get on the flight 7 of them not making it.
American army, police, fire fighters and the general public were extremely involved in the clean up of the debris and the rebuilding of the effected area.
5) What was the cause of the event?
On August the 23rd 1996 Osama Bin Laden declared war on America. At the time very few people paid attention. 5 years later the tension between America and the terrorist group Al Qaeda started to rise. Osama Bin Laden had came up with a plan to hijack planes and crash them into major buildings.
6) What was the effect of the event?
Thousands of people died, the amount of builders, fireman, ambulance, police and other services that got cancer went up by 19%. People lost jobs, the economy took a huge blow. Americans got attacked on their own soil for one of the first time's in history.
7) What is the legacy of the event?
The legacy of this event is that after the attack America launched the war against terror. The objective of the war against terrorism is aimed to eliminating international terrorism, 10yrs later Osama Bin Laden the leader of Al-Qaeda was murdered in Pakistan by U.S military. People still mourn the deaths of friends and family that died in the terrorist attack. I don't think the U.S and mainly the families affected will ever recover from the traumatic event seeing people jump off the building because they didn't want to burn to death would have been devastating.