ME - Virtual Visit - 9/11 Memorial Lesson

Virtual Visit - 9/11 Memorial

The events of September 11, 2001 shook the nation. A terrorist attack on this scale had never been experienced on U.S. soil. People were shocked, angered, grieved, and searching for answers. Americans would unite after this tragic event and rally to face international terrorism. Things would change greatly. Debates would later occur over how much authority the government should have in monitoring for information that could lead to a terrorist attack, when military response is needed, and how to deal with suspected terrorists who were captured.

The 9/11 attacks involved 4 hijacked commercial airliners that were used as weapons by terrorists. One plane was flown into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Another was intended to hit another target (likely the Capitol or White House) in Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, when the passengers on board resisted the terrorist hijackers. Most of the nearly 3,000 deaths on 9/11 occurred when two planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The World Trade Center was completely destroyed, but a rebuilding effort began to rebuild the World Trade Center even taller than before. The memory of those that died on that fateful day is remembered in the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum that has been constructed on the site.

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