Terrorism And Its Effects On The World

On September 11, 2001, members of the terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes. At 8:45 in the morning, an American Airlines plane crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. Hundreds of people were killed instantly, and hundreds more were trapped in the burning building. It was thought to be only a freak accident. Less than twenty minutes later, a United Airlines plane crashed into the south tower. It was no longer an accident, but an attack. Later on that morning the third plane hit the Pentagon, and passengers overtook the last plane and crashed it into a field in Pennsylvania. The combined damage from all four planes resulted in the deaths of over 3,000 people, and injuries to another 10,000. Only six people who were

Coincidentally, the three buildings that suffered damages that day housed some very important people. At the time of the attacks, there were almost eighteen thousand individuals in the World Trade Center alone (9/11 By The Numbers). The twin towers were expected to have fifteen thousand people clock in around ten thirty am. In all, a total of thirty three thousand people were put in harm's way on that devastating day. Al-Qaeda was obsessed with producing mass casualties with their impending outbreaks. This desire routed them away from lower civilian population dense areas and were most interested in areas like the White House or the Statue of Liberty. It was more attractive for Al-Qaeda to attack venues with very high civilian populations,

The attacks were orchestrated by a terrorist organization known as al-Qaeda (meaning the base in english). Nineteen militants hijacked four planes and committed suicide bombings on targets. Two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade center, one crashed in a field as the passengers attempted to retake plane and the fourth crashed into the Pentagon. Nearly 3000 people were killed by these attacks and did billions of dollars in damages (History.com, 2010).

The September 11 assaults (often referred to as 9/11) involved a series of four organised terrorist assaults by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the United States on the Tuesday morning of, September 11, 2001. The assaults comprised of suicide attacks that were used to target popular U.S landmarks. This atrocity was carried out by 19 terrorists from the east coast of America, where they hijacked four airlines, which they later crashed into the twin towers in New York City. Two American airline planes: flight 11 and flight 175 crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Centre and within 2 hours collapsed also affected 10 other buildings located in the same vicinity. A third plane flew into the United States department of defence building, more commonly known as the Pentagon. Lastly the fourth plane steered towards Washington D.C, the passengers became aware about the other attacks and they tried to intervene, this caused the plane crash into a field near Pennsylvania. It was the deadliest incident for fire –fighters and law enforcement

George W. Bush once said that “Our enemies have made the mistake that America’s enemies always make. They see liberty and think they saw weakness.” 9/11 was a devastating day in American history. Men, from the terrorist group Al Quada, attacked America on their own soil for the first time since Japan attack us at Pearl Harbor. But there are some things we can isolate from it. The basic overview of it. What were the terrorists doing to get ready for the day, and what was their major purpose and intention.

A group of hijackers took control over four commercial jets flying out of the airport of the US. Two aircraft directed towards the direction of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York. All evidence that was found led to a radical Sunni Islamist group al-Qaeda being the culprit of 9/11. The attack represented a symbol; US’s power and influence collapsing like the Twin Towers, both having 110 floors collapsing causing extensive damaged to the area which surrounds them. Various other buildings were also destroyed in the wreckage of these towers. The total count of lives lost during 9/11 was close to approximately 3000 inclusive of the 19 who hijacked the plane. It was a record of lives loss based on the terrorist incident on US soil. The destruction of these two towers transformed the perspectives of the US forever, significant effect on world economic markets and confidence in the US immediately decreased. George W. Bush noted the horrific events of the attack as “evil, despicable acts of terror” (BBC 2001), causing fear amongst the people of the world leading to the change, in the face of terrorism

On September 11, 2001, our country faced the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. On the date of 9/11, Al Qaeda hijacked four planes and crashed two into the Twin Towers in New York to kill and strike fear into Americans. The attack killed thousands and destroyed two of the most important buildings in New York City. The Twin Towers were a symbol of economic and military power. Terrorists targeted the skyscrapers because it shows how far our country has gone in our history.

200 hundred people would jump to there death on 9/11. Most of the jumpers came from the north tower, this was the tower that was hit first. The third plane hit the Pentagon located in Washington D.C at 9:37 am (History.com Staff). 125 people were killed in Washington. Many of these people worked for the U.S military or Navy. 15 Minutes after the airplane hit the Pentagon, tower 1 collapsed (History.com staff). Not long after the first tower falling the second tower fell.The towers fell because the fire weakened the building structure therefore the top floors collapsed (Anderson).When the towers fell they left a cloud of smoke that cover New York City.While all of this was going on in New York City the 4th plane was being hijacked. After the 4th plane had been hijacked the passengers revolted and took control over the flight. The plane would flip over mid flight and plummet into a field in Pennsylvania. Most of the people killed were civilians, but there were many firefighters and first responders killed also in 9/11. 3,000 people would die in the attacks and 6,000 plus where injured. The attacks on 9/11 where the worst terrorist attack in world history ever. The attacks would leave an imprint on many Americans minds. It a memory many

On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists took control of four planes and caused one of the biggest tragedies in American history. At 8:45 a.m. and 9:03 a.m., two of the hijacked planes crashed into the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, leaving hundreds trapped, dead, and injured. The towers were given unsustainable damage for they both soon collapsed, the South falling first within minutes, the North following a little more than an hour later. As those shocking events were happening, a third plane crashed into the west side of the Pentagon at 9:45 a.m. in Washington D.C., leading to half of the building’s ruin. The last plane –Flight 93– did not suffer as big as consequences as the other crashes, thanks to a group of

“Twin Towers”, the tallest building in the world at the time, were built between 1975- 1985, with a total construction cost of $400 million. The towers were located in the World Trade Center, a large commercial complex of seven buildings. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda members hijacked two Boeing 767 jets into both towers. I vividly remember that dreadful day, I was working in a doctor’s office when my boss received a call from her mother. I can remember her trembling voice screaming: “We are under attack”. Immediately, we turned on the television and that was when we saw the images of the North tower covered in flames

They later found out that flight 93 was supposed to hit the white house, but luckily it didn't. 9/11 is also the number to call the police if you need them or someone is injured. All parts of the twin towers collapsed. George W. Bush once said “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” All of the terrorist that attacked were believed to be from the Middle East. After the attacks of 9/11 the government did everything they could to keep the united states safe. This day is still remembered to this day and probably always will be remembered. The twin towers were the tallest building in New York's City and, at one point they were the tallest buildings in the world. Each tower was 250,000 tons, had 99 elevators, and had 21,800 windows. The twin towers had its own zip code. This zip code was 10048. The twin towers were built in 1973 and the rest of the buildings had been built within the next 15 years. The twin towers attracted about 70,000 tourist and commuters every day. This was a sad day in history for a lot of people. Some say that Bush did 9/11 but, if he did why was he doing stuff to

On September 11, 2001, the Islamist terrorist group known as al-Qaeda launched a series of terrorist attacks on the United States of America, specifically in the New York City and Washington D.C areas. Nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes with the intention of using them as suicide attacks that would crash those planes into designated buildings, or targets. Two of the four passenger jets were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, both of which collapsed entirely within two hours of being hit. The third plane was crashed into the Pentagon, and the west side of the building, which is the

September 11, 2001, millions of New Yorkers and American citizens woke up and started their day, unprepared and unaware for the catastrophic attack that would be taking place in just a few short hours. At 8:46 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower. The impact killed all of the passengers and crew as well as hundreds inside the building. At 9:03 a.m., a second plane, Flight 175, crashed into the corner of the South Tower killing passenger, crew, and workers who worked on floors seventy-five to eighty-three. Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. killing approximately 185 individuals (History.com Staff). Because of the damaged to the support system, fires, and impact at extremely fast speed, the South Tower collapsed at 9:59 a.m. (Lipton and Glanz). Having heard about the acts of terrorism that had just taken place in New York and Washington, D.C., a group of passengers drove their plane, Flight 93, into a Pennsylvania field killing everyone on board but possibly saving hundreds of other lives in the process. The North Tower collapsed at 10:28 a.m. 102 minutes after being struck (History.com Staff). On September 11, 2001, almost twelve hundred people were wounded or killed by “coordinated suicide attempts” by Al Qaeda terrorists. In result to the four airplanes being hijacked and used for premediated reasons, the United States government instituted new regulations for entering the country and airport security as well as expounded on systems already in place.

An extremist group lead by Osama Bin Laden called al-Qaeda, hijacked four airliners and crashed two of the four into the twin towers in new york, another one into the pentagon and one crashed in a field in pennsylvania which was believed to be headed to the capitol building in washington D.C. 3000 people died that whether it was in the tower, on the ground, or in the actual plane.

Over the years there have been significant changes in how terrorism is carried out. With the changes in how terrorism is carried out there have also been dramatic changes in how countries counter terrorist attacks. The modifications in the way a country counters these terrorist attacks affects international relations of these countries. These issues bring about the question of how have counter terrorism methods affected international relations. To answer this question several things must be addressed which are, methodology, history of terrorism, and a literature review of multiple authors that have discussed this subject.