American Terrorism Effects

Terrorism and its effects on the United States of America and Americans “With great power, comes great responsibility,” this quote was stated by Uncle Ben, in Spiderman, but holds true to real life situations. At the end of the 19th century, as the United Stated were entering the 20th century the global market was changing thanks to the industrial revolution and America expanding it’s exportation. Along with economic advancement, the US came to military prominence within a similar timeframe. This caused a shift from Europe being the Super Country of the world to the Unites States. With this change, America became the envy of many other countries. Event’s like Pearl Harbor, September 11th, bombing of USS Cole, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, Truck Bombing of the Ok U.S. Embassies. Attacks have not been limited to outside enemy’s, the Oklahoma City Federal building bombing, and Anthrax Letter Attacks, were both carried out by fellow Americans on their own country. Each of these acts of terror has affected the country and it’s citizens emotionally, financially, created safety procedures to prevent things like those listed from occurring again changed the country as a whole. “On Dec. 7, 1941, radios buzzed with the news that several hundred Japanese planes attacked a U.S. naval base at Pearl …show more content…
Nearly 3,000 fatalities occurred on that day with an additional 8,900 injuries. It was the most deadly terrorist attack recorded in history. This attack changed American in many different ways from how we screen individual’s when traveling, put stricter regulations when entering our boarder, affected the majorly affecting the economy, as well as leaving hundreds of thousands, if not millions American’s grieving the loss of loved ones and unfairly sticking fear of many people of the Muslim’s and their