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    The attack was not a terrorist attack because Japan targeted a military base and not civilians‚ it was rather an act of war. On a website it stated another reason why it was not a terrorist attack was because Japan had declared war on the U.S. before the bombings (Pearl Harbor Terrorist or Act of War usmessageboard.com). Although the U.S. was not fast enough to translate the message which was sent about 30 minutes before the attack. A similar attack to Pearl Harbor was the attack of 9/11 which was

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    September 11‚ 2001‚ a date still fresh in the mind of most American citizens. At least to those old enough to remember hearing the news and turning on their television to see the events that occurred in New York City‚ Washington D.C.‚ and Pennsylvania. Four planes were hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists and crashed into the World Trade Center‚ Pentagon‚ and a field in Pennsylvania. The nation was shaken. Nearly everyone remembers where they were‚ who they were with‚ and what they were doing. September

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    9/11 was one of the worst things to ever happen in American history. It has changed America economically‚ socially‚ politically‚ and militarily. Innocent people lost their lives or they lost their loved ones. They will never forget September 11‚ 2001. People already know who designed the attacks. The terrorist group that attacked was none other than‚ Al Qaeda and their leader Osama Bin Laden. But‚ now they just ask one question. Why? Their first target was the World Trade Center‚ which could be

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    9/11 102 minutes that changed America forever. The 11th September 2001 was the day that changed modern history. It is known all over the world as 9/11‚ the day that shook America. Immediately after the attacks on the World Trade Centres North and South‚ many conspiracy theories surfaced about what actually happened on that tragic day. There are some true facts we know; the time that flight 11 flew into the North building‚ that flight 175 followed closely behind making its way into the South building

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    The likely mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks is a Kuwaiti-born lieutenant of Osama bin Laden who had previously plotted to attack the World Trade Center and to bomb several airliners simultaneously‚ a top U.S. counterterrorism official says. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed‚ one of the FBI’s most-wanted terrorists‚ is at large in Afghanistan or nearby‚ the law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Tuesday. U.S. investigators believe Mohammed‚ working under bin Laden’s leadership‚ planned

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    Zach Betten The Impact of 9-11 On September 11‚ 2001 America woke up expecting a normal day. What America did not expect was that this day was going to change history forever. On that day Islamic extremist high-jacked four U.S. airplanes with the intent of crashing them into the twin towers‚ the Pentagon and the White House. Two of the planes did indeed crash into the twin towers in New York City and another was used to hit the pentagon. The passengers on the last plane however‚ fought back‚ and

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    I don’t think any American can forget where they were when 9/11 happened. I was going into my history class when I learned about it. My teacher had the T.V. on even though the administration asked the teachers to turn the TV’s off. We watched it and discussed what was going on for the entire hour and a half that we were in the class. My teacher was very emotional and crying and so were some of the students. Some of the students were in shock and others were oblivious to what this meant for our country

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    How 9/11 changed America Forever On Tuesday‚ September 11th‚ 2001 around 8:30am‚ America was changed forever. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers were one of the most influential events in recent history here in America. The event of 9/11 changed the way the world thinks and operates many aspects of security especially when it relates to aviation. After the events on 9/11 airport security increased‚ views on terrorism changed‚ and the families of the victims were changed forever

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    timeless. One of those events that we call today is 9/11. It was a terrifying event that happens and causes many people to run in terror and fear. On this day is when the whole country felt bad for new yorkers. All Americans were asking was‚ why was this happening to us and at that time no one had an answer. Soon as everyone found out it was a terrorist attack‚ everyone had questions. 9/11 was a bad day for everybody because some the terrorist died‚ Some people are still not found‚ and Many people

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    as Aisha Hinds said‚ “I’m a New Yorker. I was there during 9/11‚ and I saw how‚ not only New York City stopped for a moment‚ we all took an inhale and exhale at the same time - the world united at that time‚ and it changed my life. I think millions of people were forever changed.” She’s right it did change people’s lives forever along with destroying their livelihood‚ but it also changed things in different ways too. The effects of 9/11 did not only affect the United States of America (U.S.A) and

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