Over the course of history, countless events have altered the world substantially. Examples of this include wars, natural disasters, treaties, scientific advancements and more. The moon landing brought with it scientific advancement that inspired the world. Wars also caused advancements in science but had many hardships. Whether good or bad, events like these have had considerable effects. In September of 2001, terrorists hijacked four planes and crashed them into the world trade center and pentagon. This caused panic and fearfulness among U.S. citizens, but that soon changed to unity within the country. Since the attack, both the United States and the rest of the world has felt its impact. Although the attacks of September 11th, 2001 initially
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Prior this catastrophic event, airports were much less complicated. A friend or family member could meet or send off their loved ones at their gate. One could travel with a much larger variety of items in their bag. All of this seems foreign in today’s society. Since 9/11, airport security has skyrocketed. Congress decided to federalize airport security, rather than having each airport hire private security companies as they did before. They created the Transportation Security Agency to administer all airports. This meant that every airport had to conform to a much stricter set of rules. These rules included being scanned by machinery, pat downs, the ban of liquids and the removal of shoes when screened. Planes also had extensive renovations to increase security (Villemez). The biggest being the fortification of the cockpit doors. Overall, security swelled heavily, which led to inconvenient yet more safe …show more content…
A terrorist group named Al-Qaeda quickly took responsibility for the attacks. In response, the United States sent troops to invade Afghanistan. Only a month after the attacks, their goal was to disband both Al-Qaeda and the Taliban government. Two years later in March of 2003, the United States also invaded Iraq. This was in no way linked to the attacks of 9/11, however the president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was supposedly creating weapons of mass destruction. Although no weapons were found, President Saddam Hussein was removed from power. The U.S. fight in Iraq ended in 2011.The war in Afghanistan began in 2001 and formally ended in 2014. This made it the longest war in the history of the United States. Because of U.S. involvement, Iraq was now more unstable than ever. This lead to the formation of a new terrorist organization known as ISIS. Although the United States might have had good intentions, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan only made matters worse in the
Prior this catastrophic event, airports were much less complicated. A friend or family member could meet or send off their loved ones at their gate. One could travel with a much larger variety of items in their bag. All of this seems foreign in today’s society. Since 9/11, airport security has skyrocketed. Congress decided to federalize airport security, rather than having each airport hire private security companies as they did before. They created the Transportation Security Agency to administer all airports. This meant that every airport had to conform to a much stricter set of rules. These rules included being scanned by machinery, pat downs, the ban of liquids and the removal of shoes when screened. Planes also had extensive renovations to increase security (Villemez). The biggest being the fortification of the cockpit doors. Overall, security swelled heavily, which led to inconvenient yet more safe …show more content…
A terrorist group named Al-Qaeda quickly took responsibility for the attacks. In response, the United States sent troops to invade Afghanistan. Only a month after the attacks, their goal was to disband both Al-Qaeda and the Taliban government. Two years later in March of 2003, the United States also invaded Iraq. This was in no way linked to the attacks of 9/11, however the president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was supposedly creating weapons of mass destruction. Although no weapons were found, President Saddam Hussein was removed from power. The U.S. fight in Iraq ended in 2011.The war in Afghanistan began in 2001 and formally ended in 2014. This made it the longest war in the history of the United States. Because of U.S. involvement, Iraq was now more unstable than ever. This lead to the formation of a new terrorist organization known as ISIS. Although the United States might have had good intentions, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan only made matters worse in the