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The911Attacks•The911attackswereaseriesofcoordinatedsuicideattacksbyIslamicextremistsontheUnitedStatesonSeptember11,2001.•Onthatmorning,19Islamistterroristsaffiliatedwithal-Qaedahijackedfourcommercialpassengerjetairliners.•ThehijackersintentionallycrashedtwooftheairlinersintotheTwinTowersoftheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkCity,killingeveryoneonboardandmanyothersworkinginthebuildings.Bothbuildingscollapsedwithintwohours,destroyingatleasttwonearbybuildingsanddamagingothers.•ThehijackerscrashedathirdairlinerintothePentagoninArlington,Virginia,justoutsideofWashington,D.C.•ThefourthplanecrashedintoafieldnearShanksvilleinruralSomersetCounty,Pennsylvania,aftersomeofitspassengersandflightcrewattemptedtoretakecontroloftheplane,whichthehijackershadredirectedtowardWashington,D.C.•TherewerenosurvivorsfromanyoftheflightsTheprocesses•At8:45am,thehijackershitthenorthtowertheWorldTradeCenterOne.•TheWorldTradeCenterTwo,thesouthtower,washitbyasimilarhijackedjet18minuteslaterat9:03am.•ThePentagonbuilding,nearWashingtonD.C.washitbyahijacked757at9:43am.•At10:00am,afourthhijackedjetlinercrashedinPennsylvaniaThen,letusseesomepicturesWhileseeingthepictures,paymoreattentiononthecomparisonbetweenthem•TheWorldTradeCenter,whichisalsocalledtwintowers,theyweretheworld'stallestbuildingsfrom1972to1973.•TheirInformation:•Location:NewYorkCity;ArlingtonCounty,Virginia;andnearShanksville,Pennsylvania•Constructed:1:1966–19722:1966–1973•FloorCount:Bothhad110floors•Roof:1:1,368ft(417.0m)2:1,362ft(415.0m)Destroyed:September11,2001•Type:Headquarters•Built:1943(brokegroundonSeptember11,1941)•Height:FivefloorsabovegroundandTwofloorsbelowground•Inuse:1943–present•CurrentOwner:UnitedStatesDepartmentofDefense•Controlledby:U.S.SecretaryofDefenseDamages…•Thetotal:2998•Passengers:246•TheWorldTradeCenter:2603•ThePentagon:126•Dieinlineofduty:411•Hijackers:19Next…•LetusseesomeaftermathsafterThe911Attack,whichisconsisted:•Immediatenationalresponse•WaronTerrorism•Domesticresponse•Internationalresponse•ConspiracytheoriesImmediatenationalresponse•The9/11attackshadimmediateandoverwhelmingeffectsupontheAmericanpeople.ManypoliceofficersandrescueworkerselsewhereinthecountrytookleavesofabsencetotraveltoNewYorkCitytoassistintheprocessofrecoveringbodiesfromthetwistedremnantsoftheTwinTowers.•BlooddonationsacrosstheU.S.alsosawasurgeintheweeksafter9/11.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,SCATANAwasinvokedforcingallnon-emergencycivilianaircraftintheUnitedStatesandseveralothercountriesincludingCanadatobeimmediatelygrounded,strandingtensofthousandsofpassengersacrosstheworld.AnyinternationalflightswereclosedtoAmericanairspacebytheFederalAviationAdministration,causingaboutfivehundredflightstobeturnedbackorredirectedtoothercountries.Canadareceived226ofthedivertedflightsandlaunchedOperationYellowRibbontodealwiththelargenumbersofgroundedplanesandstrandedpassengers.WaronTerrorism•TheNATOcouncildeclaredthattheattacksontheUnitedStateswereconsideredanattackonallNATOnationsand,assuch,satisfiedArticle5oftheNATOcharter.•UponreturningtoAustraliahavingbeenonanofficialvisittotheUSatthetimeoftheattacks,AustralianPrimeMinisterJohnHowardinvokedArticleIVoftheANZUStreaty.•Intheimmediateaftermathoftheattacks,theBushadministrationannouncedawaronterrorism,withthestatedgoalsofbringingOsamabinLadenandal-Qaedatojusticeandpreventingtheemergenceofotherterroristnetworks.•Thesegoalswouldbeaccomplishedbymeansincludingeconomicandmilitarysanctionsagainststatesperceivedasharboringterroristsandincreasingglobalsurveillanceandintelligencesharing.•Thesecond-biggestoperationoftheU.S.GlobalWaronTerrorismoutsideoftheUnitedStates,andthelargestdirectlyconnectedtoterrorism,wastheoverthrowoftheTalibanruleofAfghanistanbyaU.S.-ledcoalition.•TheUnitedStateswasnottheonlynationtoincreaseitsmilitaryreadiness,withothernotableexamplesbeingthePhilippinesandIndonesia,countriesthathavetheirowninternalconflictswithIslamicterrorism.U.S.officialsspeculatedonpossibleinvolvementofSaddamHusseinimmediatelyafterwards.•Althoughthesesuspicionswereunfounded,theassociationcontributedtopublicacceptanceforthe2003invasionofIraq.TheSpeechofPresidentBush•Goodevening,•Today,ourfellowcitizens,ourwayoflife,ourveryfreedomcameunderattackinaseriesofdeliberateanddeadlyterroristacts.Thevictimswereinairplanesorintheirofficessecretaries,businessmenandwomen,militaryandfederalworkers.Momsanddads.Friendsandneighbors.•Thousandsoflivesweresuddenlyendedbyevil,despicableactsofterror.Thepicturesofairplanesflyingintobuildings,firesburning,hugestructurescollapsing,havefilleduswithdisbelief,terriblesadnessandaquiet,unyieldinganger.•Americaandourfriendsandalliesjoinwithallthosewhowantpeaceandsecurityintheworldandwestandtogethertowinthewaragainstterrorism.TonightIaskforyourprayersforallthosewhogrieve,forthechildrenwhoseworldshavebeenshattered,forallwhosesenseofsafetyandsecurityhasbeenthreatened.AndIpraytheywillbecomfortedbyapowergreaterthananyofusspokenthroughtheagesinPsalm23:EventhoughIwalkthroughthevalleyoftheshadowofdeath,Ifearnoevil,forYouarewithme.ThisisadaywhenallAmericansfromeve