9/11/ 2001

September 11, 2001 a series of four suicide attacks that were committed in the United States  Areas under attack were New York City and Washington, D.C  19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets.

American Airlines Flight 11 Boeing ER transcontinental service from Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport Fifteen minutes into the flight the terrorists take control of the plane The aircraft crashed into the North tower of the World Trade Center at 08:46 local time

United Airlines Flight 175 Boeing 767–222 from Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport Approximately thirty minutes into the flight terrorists take control of the plane The aircraft crashed into the tower at 09:03

American Airlines Flight 77 Boeing transcontinental service from Washington Dulles International Airport, in Dulles, Virginia to Los Angeles International Airport Less than 35 minutes into the flight the terrorists take over the plane The aircraft crashed into the western side of the Pentagon at 09:37 EDT

United Airlines Flight 93 Boeing 757–222 flight from Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport Hijackers took control of the plane approximately 46 minutes into the flight Some of the passengers then attempted to regain control of the aircraft. During the attempt, however, the plane crashed into Stonycreek Township

Aftermath Three buildings in the World Trade Center complex collapsed due to structural failure

Aftermath Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks, including all 227 civilians and 19 hijackers aboard the four planes The destruction of the Twin Towers caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan

al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden- the groups leader Why did he do it? o U.S. support of Israel o U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia o U.N. sanctions against Iraq led by the U.S.

U.S. Response War on Terror Invaded Afghanistan to depose the Taliban

Response at Home The Patriot Act  Your homework it to find out what this is and how it affects you!