9.11 Lesson

​9/11 Lesson

September 11, 2025

It started off as such a nice day. What happened after: Events that left a lasting impact on our nation
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Essential Questions:

1. What were the results of the September 11th attacks on the United States?

2. Why did the attacks change our nation forever?

​-This all got started around 8:00 am on Tuesday, September 11th, 2001.
-It was one of those beautiful days outside, where no one would think that anything bad would happen.

Open Ended

Can anyone name the THREE places that the attacks happened??

The attack occurred in THREE different places.

• New York City: Twin Towers (World Trade Center)

• Washington D.C.: Pentagon

• Shanksville, PA: Flight 93

The fourth plane was most likely due to hit another target in Washington D.C. 

Multiple Choice

How many World Trade Center buildings iwere there prior to the attack?

• 2

• 5

• 7

• 3

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All of the planes took off between 7:59 am and 8:45 am.

Flight 11: 7:59 AM

Flight 175: 8:14 AM

Flight 77: 8:20 AM

Flight 93: 8:41 AM

The first flight hit one of the World Trade Center Buildings at 8:46 am. The second flight hit moments later at 9:03 am, hitting the second World Trade Center Tower.
-Let's watch two vides: where President Bush is notified and a timeline of events.

At 9:37 AM, The Pentagon is struck.

Both towers are down by 10:28 am.

Let's watch a short video about the Pentagon attack.

​Let's talk about Flight 93

-Flight 93 was also hijacked but it did not reach its target. (Fourth Plane).
-The passengers heard about the other attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center and decided to try to overtake the hijackers.
-They got close to breaching the cockpit when the hijackers crashed the plane into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
-Let's watch a video about this flight.

Open Ended

The fourth plane crashed in an open field in Shanksville, PA. Is anyone familiar with that location?

Does anyone know why this one went down in an open field and not at a specific target?

Multiple Choice

What happened with all air traffic after the attacks began?

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  They flew the planes outside of the country.

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  They were forced to down all aircrafts across the country.

Open Ended

In the limited amount that I have shown you, what would your response be if you were the President?

​There were 19 total, all members of Al Qaeda...This group was lead by Osama Bin Laden.
-He had a strong dislike of the US before 9/11.

The Hijackers

Multiple Choice

What happened after the attack took place?

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  We didn't do anything about it as everyone was really scared.

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  We totally rebuilt the buildings the way that they were.

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  We decided to go to war with Afghanistan.

​9/11 Aftermath

-If you selected, C, you are correct! We ended up declaring war on Afghanistan, a war and country we would be involved in...for almost 20 years, until August 31, 2021!!!

-That is a VERY long time. Should we have been involved in that war for a long time? Historians will always debate this. What do you all think?

What else happened?

-Creation of the Department of Homeland Security
-Creation of Transportation Security Agency (TSA)
-New airline travel regulations
-Patriot Act of 2001
-Expansion of surveillance and tapping of phones
-Higher penalties for terrorism crimes

Multiple Select

Do you think Personal Freedoms should be limited in times of war or when there is a risk to security?

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  YES! We have to keep our people protected.

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  YES, but this should be taken advantage of!

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  NEVER! Our freedoms are what they are and the government should not interfere with that.

-This day, 24 years ago, changed our nation and the way we think forever. We were drawn into a war and changed all sorts of laws as a result.
=The one thing to remember is almost 3,000 people were killed and numerous more injured.

What else can be done to honor or thank these people?

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​To Sum Up