Cause And Effect Of 9/11 Attack On The United States

The events of September 11th and the actions subsequently taken by the United States government provoked fear and hatred in the people of the Middle East, which ultimately led to the rise of ISIS. On the morning of September 11th, 2001, four planes were hijacked by al-Qaeda, a terrorist group then based in Afghanistan. The leader of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, was the mastermind behind the plan, while the action was carried out by four trained pilots and fifteen “muscle hijackers.” Two of these planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, starting fires in both towers and eventually razing them to the ground. Another hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The final plane was crashed into a field

It was the worst terror attack that the United States had ever seen, with the final death toll adding up to 2,996. This was a very bold attack by which al-Qaeda meant to show that they had some power over the United States by attacking key places that represented the United States government and economy. One of the main reasons al-Qaeda launched their attack is believed to be the United States’ passiveness towards the negative treatment of Muslims by the U.S.’s allies. The terrorists knew that if they could attack the U.S. in such a substantial way, they would draw attention to their causes, and strike a blow to the country’s arrogance. The attacks majorly affected the people of the United States, as well as the security within the country, and the government’s future actions in the Middle East. The entire population was in shock and were united in their grief. Furthermore, security was considerably increased in airports throughout America. The United States was left looking extremely weak and vulnerable. The president was

Bin Laden was welcomed into Afghanistan by the Afghan government, the Taliban. The Taliban came to power in the 1990s after Afghanistan was left in ruins and chaos due to a decade long war with the Soviet Union. In 1979 Soviet troops entered Afghanistan, supposedly in an effort to bring peace and stability to the Afghan people. This completely backfired and caused a nationwide rebellion, with Islamist fighters attacking the Soviets. The rebel Islamists received a significant amount of secretive backing from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the U.S. When the rebel fighters finally ousted the Soviets a decade later, the country was left in worse shape than it was initially. After the combatants, known as the mujahideen, had dislodged the Soviets from Afghanistan, they began to fight with each other. In the midst of a civil-war-torn country, the Taliban began to surface. The Taliban was a collection of extremists who interpreted the laws of Islam in a radical way. Many members of the Taliban had been mujahideen, and had gained weapons and support from the United States, which gave them the resources to take control of Afghanistan. With the help of al-Qaeda, they gained power and territory rapidly, and had control of over 90% of Afghanistan by the summer of 2001. However, the addition of a central government didn’t have an entirely positive effect on the country. The Taliban was very harsh,