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President Bush Responds to the Attacks
Mr Bush launched the “war on terror” and invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, vowing to hunt terrorist networks that had committed the attacks and killed people on 9/11.Bush vowed to bring justice to America for this event had destroyed Americans peace and their families leaving them all in an mourning state. -
Civilians Response and Help to
Civilians response to 9/11 was that some flew the American flag from their front porches others wore it on t-shirts. Sports teams postponed games when they did they had a moment of silence. Celebrities organized benefit concerts and performances. People attended impromptu candlelight vigils and participated in moments of silence.During this time there as a sense of unity which help people who were in mourning giving them hope for the next day. -
The War on Terror is Declared
The September 11 resulted in America declaring war which supported Bush with his popularity at the time.However, was being criticized for its stances on various issues domestically and internationally.Suddenly, some people said America saying it was terrorism was used to justify a war against Iraq.And there was concern that the war on terror , would affect those working honestly for peace and social justice.The Declaration brought opinions of what America wanted but most want war. -
Search and Rescue/Cleanup at Ground Zero
When the Twin Towers fell thousands of firefighters, police officers, construction workers, search-and-rescue dogs and volunteers headed to Ground Zero to look for survivors in the rubble. Through the unstable piles of rubble people were still surviving with small air pockets. However ,the work was so dangerous that rescue teams wrote their names on their forearms in case they fell into the hole or were crushed. -
War in Afghanistan
The war's early phase mainly involves U.S. air strikes with bombs on al-Qaeda even though their government refused to extradite them unless America provided evidence of his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. -
USA PATRIOT ACT
The USA Patriot Act is was passed in 2001 to improve the abilities of U.S. law enforcement to detect and deter terrorism. The act helps the nation when under threat and gives the president the authority to confiscate property of an foreign person who is believed to have aided Al-Qaeda and if they're related to terrorist activities it allows law-enforcement agencies to share information related to terrorist activities with federal authorities keeping them under surveillance. -
National Remembrance and Mourning
Congress designated 9/11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance, officially marking the day as a time to reflect on the tragedy and honor the lives that were lost.The entire nation mourns the loss ,but nobody grieves like a wife who lost her husband, a father who lost his daughter, or a child who lost a parent.Not only that people who witnessed the terrorist attack struggled traumatic stress and sought out counseling and therapy.It is a tragic event for all America even after the attack. -
Homeland Security Act
Homeland Security act founded The Department of Homeland Security which works to protect the United States within, and outside its borders. Its stated goal is to prepare for, prevent, and respond to domestic emergencies, particularly terrorisms andfrom both man-made and natural disasters. -
War in Iraq
The war was marked by indiscriminate ballistic-missile attacks, and extensive use of chemical weapons of attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.Which then,President Bush declared that the U.S. was going to war with Iraq because of the imminent threat of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction had ties to terrorism.The war was not for liberation was the purpose was to remove any threat posed by Iraq to our citizens because no one wanted the incident 9/11 to reoccur. -
The Hunt for bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist group Al-Qaeda making him the most wanted person in America.American officials believe he was responsible for the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.When he was killed made lots of people are happy. Chants of "USA! USA!" reverberated and at New York's ground zero crowds celebrated the death of the terrorist leader.
