Why did 9/11 happen? Some people believe it was religious based. Some think it did not have anything to do with religion, and we had too much influence in that area and they wanted more power and influence over their people. Could have also been political, because they tried to hit us in all the major aspects of our society. The U.S. invading their territories also could have been a major factor.
Positive aspect: patriotism. Negative Aspects: Set up department of homeland security. Led us into Afghanistan war. Afghanistan war has been the longest war the U.S. has ever fought in. This war started in 2001 and is currently going. The deaths; 3,000 died overall in 9/11. Immigration became a bigger concern. Security at airports. economy ruined, and the dow dropped drastically. The dow is the stock value of the 30 largest buildings in the United States. All data and information in the World Trade Center gone. Loss of jobs. Racial profiling started.
Rise of Al QaedaAl Qaeda got it's start in the late 1980's in the war against Russia and Afghanistan. U.S. supported Afghanistan and they won. Throughout the next 6 years they had several strikes against the world. First biggest strikes was in Africa, and then a suicide bombing off the coast of Yemen. They were located in Africa, but then the US tightened our security in Africa after the Al Qaeda bombings they preformed there. Killed their biggest leader, Osama Bin Laden, in May of 2011. Still around today in the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Not as powerful today as they were in 2001.
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