The Pentagon: The Pentagon After The Cold War

The Fallout Shelter Since the end of the World War II, the world countries are facing in political hostility characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare called Cold War. Within the nonstop Cold War of the world countries; finally, the World War III will be coming. Unlike the other past big world wars, World War III will be the most disastrous for human life. The reason is because many countries are armed with nuclear weapons. For example, at this time 16 thousand nuclear weapons are stored at sites in fourteen countries and many are ready for immediate use( source : www.icanw.org). These nuclear weapons are more than enough to make the planet uninhabitable. Initial blast of nuclear weapons could

Europe after the capitulation of Nazi Germany and the subsequent Allied victory in World War II was in ruins from years of fighting and bombing. Cities and infrastructure lay flattened and shortages of vital consumer products of food and fuel persisted across Europe. The economic situation of Europe was also

At 9:37 a.m., the hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon’s western facade, killing the 59 on board the plane and 125 military and civilian personnel inside the building (“9/11 Memorial timeline”). A hundred and six are severely injured in the ensuing fire. Within 30 minutes of two planes hitting the World Trade Center twin towers, American Airlines Flight 77 departed Dulles International Airport bound for Los Angeles. The Boeing 757 was hijacked and crashed, loaded with 10,000 gallons of fuel, at 345 mph into the west side of the Pentagon. The five-story Pentagon is made up of five pentagonal structures arranged in rings. The plane took out light poles in the parking lot, hit the ground just outside the outermost ring of the Pentagon, turned up on its wing, and penetrated the E ring midway between corridors 4 and 5

At 9:12 on Flight 77, staff and passengers contacted their family and friends and air traffic control that the plane had been hijacked. Approximately at 9:36, Secret Service agents evacuate the White House employees to the Presidential Emergency Operations Center. The reason they evacuated the White House is because the authorities were expecting that another hijacked plane was going to attack either the White House or the Capitol (9/11 MEMORIAL - September 11 Attack Timeline, pages 20, 22-23). At 9:37, hijackers crash Flight 77 into the Pentagon’s western facade, killing the fifty-nine on board the plane and one hundred twenty-five military and civilian personnel inside the Pentagon. This had been the third attack on the United States within fifty-one minute. To help the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) find the hijacked planes, they ground all flights over, or bound for, the continental United States. At approximately 9:59, after burning for a total of fifty-nine minutes, the South Tower collapses within ten seconds killing many rescue workers and responders (9/11 MEMORIAL - September 11 Attacks Timeline, pages 24-25,28). Around 10:15, the damaged section of the Pentagon’s outermost offices, known as the E ring, collapses. No on was injured. At 10:28, the North Tower collapses after burning for one hundred two minutes, killing about 1,400 people in the building and the surrounding area (9/11 MEMORIAL - September 11 Attack Timeline,

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

Cole Barrett Coach Brodie 5/1/17 U.S History – F Period 9/11 Attacks On September 11th, 2001, the worst terror attack on US soil took place. 19 people associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda took 4 airplanes and carried out suicide to kill people in the United States. Two of the planes hit the World

After World War II there was still a main conflict between the two major world superpowers; the US and allied countries that supported democracy and on the other hand the Soviet Union (USSR) who supported communism and wanted to spread it. The conflict was that the Soviet Union tried spreading communism in other countries, but the United States was not going to allow that. This conflict influenced the Cold War to be fought by the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union) and Western Bloc (the United States and allies). When the Eastern Europe was taken over by the USSR and turned into communism the US helped the Western Europe to not be taken over by communism. As an adviser to the President of the United States the policy that he should follow is to rapidly build up the political,

The Cold War was a significant time for the United States and the Soviet Union, while the rest of the world watched intently. Although no actual war took place, both of these powerful countries did their best to promote their political and ideological ideas while trying to gain some ground in the seemingly never ending arms race. This war was driven by both fear and the strive to become the strongest and most powerful country. During the time of the Cold War, the United States proved to be a strong influence over Canada. Given its location, it was obvious as to which side Canada was on. While Canada believed in the same ideologies as the US, this nation was still reluctant to fully emerge themselves into the hysteria that had been emerging in the US. However, even though Canada had just received world recognition for its contribution during the Second World War, this large yet acutely populated country had much still to prove. During this time, Canada just recently became a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). But while Canada was making huge steps in their peacekeeping and military growth, there were still rumours of espionage circling the country.

(9/11 Attacks, 2012) As millions were watching the events unfold in New York, American Airlines Flight 77 circled over downtown Washington, D.C., and crashed into the west side of the Pentagon military headquarters at 9:45 a.m. Jet fuel from the Boeing 757 caused a overwhelming firestorm that led to the structural collapse of a portion of the enormous concrete building. All told, 125 military personnel and civilians were killed in the Pentagon, along with all 64 people aboard the airliner. (9/11 Attacks, 2012) It was initially thought that this plane was bound for the White House or the Capitol Building; however, because of lack of visibility coming from the west as it did objects obscured these targets making the terrorists change their plans and crash into the Pentagon. (Limbacher, 2001)

After over 10 years, the United States still mourns the people who died September 11, 2001. The enormous loss of Human lives and the help they would have been and made to the world. The results form the inquiry made by 9/11 Commission and the actions of the people of the United States. From the 9/11 tragedy at the World Trade Center has became known as Ground Zero. Every seven structures that were part of the complex got destroyed or either damaged and also other buildings. Inside the World Trade Center 2,606 people died, 371 were passengers and crew that were apart of The American 11 and United 175 flight. 125 people died at the Pentagon when American 77 crashed into the building, killing the 59 innocent victims on the flight. 40 people died as they turned on the attackers that was on flight United 93 and that prevented it from hitting its target. On September 11, 2011, the 9/11 memorial opened and they named it National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The Memorial is located in New York city which commemorating the 9/11 attacks that killed 2,977 people. The memorial site seats on about half of the 16-acre site that was formerly known as The World Trade Center complex. The memorial has two gigantic waterfalls and reflecting pools, which both are about an

The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in major shift in United States foreign policy. For years, the United States supported tyrannical dictators in return for stable anti-communist government receptive to United States interests. The Cold War resulted in a new world order

In recent years technology has begun to grow at an astounding rate. Within the article “The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator conundrum” one such advancement in technology is discussed, describing the utilization of autonomous weapons within the military and the possibility of utilizing them to supersede human soldiers. While such technology seems like

Many people, including the US Government say that a plane hit the Pentagon. According to these people, a terrorist hijacked the plane and flew it with amazing skill and crashed into a near vacant part of the Pentagon. But the evidence just doesn’t add up. The Pentagon was not hit by a plane. First off, the hole was much to small to be hit by a passenger plane. According to Craig McKee, a reporter that covered the pentagon story, “The Boeing 757 is 155 feet, 3 inches long. It has a wing span of 124 feet, 10 inches. And it is 44 feet, six inches high at the tail. The opening in the building was about 75 feet wide after the upper floors collapsed, and about 90 feet at ground level (less than 20 where the fuselage would have hit)”(McKee). Therefor, the Pentagon was not hit by a plane because the hole was much too small and the wreckage

Now, President Franklin D Roosevelt in 1941 decided where to place the building which was 60 years before the attack had taken place. So architects and engineers decided to build the Pentagon as a pentagonal shape and horizontal rather than vertical projection; which saved lives without knowing they would. The Pentagon has five floors with many different paths like: oncoming airliner, U.S Army’s Resource Service (RSW), and Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the army. The second floor has the office of the U.S Army Deputy Chief of staff for Personnel (DCSPER). Bow the third floor has an Army office of Deputy Chief of staff for Operations. The fourth floor has Marine Cops Office of General Counsel. Finally, the fifth floor had no fatalities at that

As millions of Americans watched the events in New York, another plane circled over downtown Washington, D.C. and flew into the west side of the Pentagon, which is the military headquarters, at 9:45 a.m. Jet fuel from the plane caused a terrible fire that led to a structural collapse in a portion of the Pentagon. In all 125 military personnel and civilians were killed in the Pentagon, along with all 64 passengers on the airliner.