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The Long Term affects of 9/11 on Global policy and Power

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The Long Term affects of 9/11 on Global policy and Power

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When the United States of America was attacked ruthlessly on September eleventh, 2001, they, along with NATO and several other allies, rightfully retaliated against the force accused for perpetrating the attacks: Al-Qaeda.
In summary, it took ten years to hunt down Osama Bin-Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda, as well as Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the mastermind behind the attacks. The ongoing campaign to finish Al-Qaeda for good enticed us to go into Iraq to ensure there were no nuclear weapons there, an effort which ended in a regime change and the execution of Saddam Hussein. Following Al-Qaeda's fall, new terrorist forces, most notably ISIS (ISIL), emerged and threatened to take over many parts of the Arabic Peninsula as well as North Africa. To ensure stability in the region, the US maintained military efforts there. After this long campaign of 20 years, trillions of dollars, and thousands of fallen soldiers, what was going on in the world in the mean time?

From the end of the Cold War to 2001, the United States was undeniably the world's greatest power. The Soviet Union had fallen, and the economies of her descendants were weak at the time.
But with America focusing on the middle east, how did the adversaries of democracy take advantage?

Case One, Russia: During the last twenty years, Russia's power and influence in the world has increased exponentially. Headed by the powerful Vladimir Putin, Russia has made many strides to increase her power. In the late 2000s, Russia invaded the region of Crimea, which was held by Ukraine. This threatened not only Ukrainian sovereignty in the region, but also impacted food supply and human rights. This was arguably the first show of force by Russia to show that she was back on top of the world stage. Next, and perhaps most importantly for Americans, it has been confirmed that the Russian government attempted to influence the 2016 US general election, allegedly attempting to harm the campaign of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Lastly, Russia has taken great strides to revamp its Soviet-era military by rapidly expanding their Navy and Air Force, and by developing new types of even more lethal nuclear deliverance systems.

Case Two, PRC: Since the 70s, China has been rapidly expanding economically. However, while the Pentagon was focusing its efforts on the middle east, China was also expanding its military. China now has a bigger navy than the US, something unthinkable a mere decade ago. They have been using this navy to exert hitherto unseen amounts of influence in the Pacific region, most notably in the South China sea and in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Due to our binding agreement with Taiwan, these new naval efforts have quickly become a threat to US interests in the region. Additionally, China has been rapidly expanding it's nuclear stockpile, with an increase of over 100 warheads since 2017. Lastly, China's economic influence in the region has damaged the US' relations with her allies, as China has signed multiple trade deals with our closest allies in the region, specifically Australia, India, Philippines and many other nations in southeast Asia. This will make it harder for us to count on our allies if the US goes into conflict with China.

The world has changed so much since the shifted its focus to the middle east. Can we catch up to these new threats to democracy and preserve our values across the globe?

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When tragedy strikes, people often want to find meaning in it so they can justify what happened. However, sometimes bad things happen without good things coming afterward. On 9/11, many innocent civilians and first responders died and countless others were injured. The effects that followed the event itself though, are arguably even worse. Islamophobia and racism towards anyone with Middle Eastern features skyrocketed and the stereotype of Muslims being violent terrorists is still prevalent today. In pursuit of revenge, the US government has been involved in over 20 years of conflict in the Middle East. However, many find it hard to believe that these wars were started in good faith and that monetary profit may be a larger goal than the government cares to admit. These wars which have questionable motivations have not helped the countries they claim they want to rid of terrorism and improve the quality of life. In fact, they have devastated these areas by killing civilians and demolishing important buildings such as schools and hospitals while trying to kill terrorists. When the US government causes pain abroad, terrorists go to those displaced people and tell them that they are fighting the people who caused this, ultimately creating more hostility towards US forces. Instead of learning from 9/11 that attacking heavily populated areas only causes more pain and resentment, they have gone on to create even more pain and conflict overseas. As well as starting wars, the government has also enacted laws like the Patriot Act that encroach on the personal liberties of American citizens in the name of preventing terrorism. Other crises in America such as homelessness or the opioid epidemic that kill more yearly than 9/11 do not receive nearly as much funding as the US military gets to continue the "war on terror." The US government has spent the last 20 years using a tragedy as a justification for imperialism, authoritarianism, and Islamophobia.

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It changed the US by giving it a shock effect, because I dont think they expected an attck on their soil

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My mom in her country heard the news through her tv, but since I was born in 2006, I can't write about any experience.

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America has improved their security. This ensures that less attacks will happen. Security has improved in many places such as school, airports, and many public places. All of these improvements will ensure that America will be protected.

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9/11 sparked a rise in islamophobia in America that still affects many people in this country 20 years later. It's something that I am not personally affected by but have witnessed. It's something that we as a general population need to be more aware of and take action against because it's unacceptable.

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9/11 has changed America by helping us find the flaws in our security system and it helped us increase our security.

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It had improved our airport security for the better. Back than there's wasn't proper security nor TSA. Meaning any could go through without knowing ones intention or possessions if they could be hazardous. Though, it caused a spike on racisms and islamophobia towards Muslims and middle eastern people. There's stories of Muslim and middle eastern people being questioned and harmed because of this.

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I don't think that the events of 9/11 have impacted my life directly because I was born in 2006, but due to the fact that I still learn about it, it makes me more aware of events that happened in the past.

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Before the events of 9/11, security in the country wasn't as tight, but after the terrorist attacks, security in places such as airports became much more secure and thorough.

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First of all, 9/11 showed everyone that things like this could still happen. It showed a small part of what could have been if there was another war. 9/11 changed the culture of not only America but the whole world.

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i was born in 2006 so it didn't really impact me but its still really sad how those people lost there lives

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Even before 9/11 there was a lot of unrest/tension in the Middle East, especially in places like Afghanistan. After the events that took place on the 11th of September 2001, the world changed a lot. War broke out in the Middle East and there was defiantly a rise in racism. There was a growth in hate towards people who are Muslim and/or those with a Middle-Eastern decent. On a good note, security around the world improved and people gained more respect for first responders.

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I think that it has, it ended up forcing many countries into a more proactive stance on terrorism and led to them reaching out and solidifying alliances with other countries.

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Before 9/11 America's security and intel forces where not communicating with each other properly and after 9/11 they became more unified with each other.

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9/11 changed America by having tighter airport security and uniting the nation.

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Security at airports and other areas have improved a lot over the years since 9/11 to prevent something similar from happening again. Yes it may be more time consuming to travel but its for our own safety.

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As a Muslim living in America my life is very different due to 9/11. Many when they hear Muslim they think of the several terrorist attacks done by "Muslims" 9/11 being one of the largest. These events have sprouted anger in certain beings towards us whether it's due to them losing a family member or just them having the intent to harass. Although thankfully not everyone has this kind of mentality and there are great people out there who fight to support us and prove that we're not the ones to be blamed.

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Recognizing and being aware of flaws in our security and outside threats to our safety

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Recognizing and being aware of flaws in our security and outside threats to our safety

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After 9-11 Americans were shocked that that even happened. TSA became a thing to stop events like 9-11 from happening again. Terrorism became much more apparent now that we know it could happen to us even in our safe homes in America. America has become much more cautious. I think this event also brought people together to mourn. no matter your race, political standpoint, gender, etc. it was still a tragic event.

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As the flaws in America's security were the reason to why the planes got past our borders and managed to fly into the twin towers and the pentagon, it gave us the chance to develop more advanced ways of protection to keep anything like 9/11 from happening again.

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It didn't changed my life but the stories and facts about it impacted me.

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Yes, America has changed for the better because since this attack happened, there have been more safety protocols when it comes to flying on airplanes. We began to realize that attacks like this can happen and now want to prevent them at all costs and show that America is strong.

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9/11 forced America to realize its flaws in Airport security and general security of its land. As a result, the department of homeland security was created to cover for America's old flaws and ensure that nothing like 9/11 every occurs in the future. Along with the new department, general airport security has been tightened and flying is never going to be like it was before.

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I think it did because after 9/11 airports have been more aware of pane hijackings.

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I think 9/11 changed a lot of the security in America because it made people realize we could be more secure about some things. For example my parents told me airports increased their security a lot after 9/11 happened so they could monitor what people were bringing with them.

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as I haven't witnessed it personally; hearing stories from people i meet whether its from teachers or other adults and how its impacted their life in a way impacts mine. also hearing about the event every year seems normal but to others who are older it could seem weird as it wasn't that long ago.

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The U.S has increased airport security heavily to make sure something like this won't happen again.

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It united people in many different ways and broke borders. America realized the flaws in their security and improved it. America is constantly alert and aware that these attacks can happen, so we must prepare for it no matter what. America took measures to prevent a repeat of this event ever again.l

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9/11 has not really changed my life but it has made me realize how bad some people are and how some people make very bad decisions

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I know that my 9/11 was really important to my parents and that it was the reason that they decided they needed to have a family. About a year later they had my oldest sister, and in the coming years my other older sister and I as well.

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The world has changed a lot since the even of 9/11, many soldiers from the united state have died for no good reason, and the US lost a millions of dollars on airplanes, weapons, and food/water for the soldiers they sent to Afghanistan to end the Taliban which didn't end well for both countries because, Afghanistan also lost thousands of people during the war, same goes to the US they lost many soldiers during the war. But, in the end the war seemed pointless to me because America couldn't really do anything since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in a matter of days.

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America realized it flaws in security and took the opportunity to learn from 9/11 in order for a safer and more united country.

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After the terrorist's attack and once america realized what we did wrong we fixed a lot of problems. We upgraded our airport security which was practically nothing pre 9/11. We also created the department of homeland security to be one centralized hub for all government agencies and made it easier for other agencies to exchange information between them.

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America may have improved, but it might not matter in the end.

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America may have improved, but it might not matter in the end.

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America has made an attempt to prevent anything negative that happened before from happening again. America has increased the security of airports to prevent people from bringing any weapon to harm anyone getting on the plane, but what America has not done is expand to other areas. We, as a country, try to prevent what happened before to repeat itself, but others who may want it to occur another time will try their very hardest to get around the current safety measures that are in place. It's possible that something as bad as or even worse than 9/11 could happen because there's no way to know who are true enemy is and what they're planning. It's a constant thought that circles through the minds of people who think about other possibilities. All that the U.S. can do is hope history doesn't repeat itself.

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9/11 have caused many things for both parties. The U.S and the world have added extensive security measures to make sure an attack like this doesn't happen again. On the terrorist side, Afghans have been dealing with war even though Osama wasn't in Afghan, instead he was in Pakistan. Thousands of innocent lives have been also taken away by U.S airstrikes, the reason being the 9/11 attacks. In my opinion, taking the lives of innocent civilians can never be justified. Yes, the terrorist influenced a war, but America's decision to take innocent lives is just the same as terrorist hijacking planes on 9/11. Due to this attack, thousands of lives yet to be finished has disappeared.

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Although not everything was changed for the better, America learned a lot from this tragic attack and made better security systems within airports as well as stricter security checks to help prevent such a tragic event from happening ever again.

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9/11 changed America through higher levels of security and how we all became unified and grieved together because of this event. The nation went into war and spent trillions and lives were lost. We learned about how we should deal with the aftermath and how we could prevent another one

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Personally, 9/11 hasn't impacted me. But after hearing about it year after year from my parents and at school it made me realize we MUST be a united front against terrorism.

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Sure, 9/11 had made a huge impact on laws and where we have chosen to go to battle, but nearly 3000 people isn't just a number. Each death from 9/11 impacted many people, creating a spiderweb of loss throughout the entire country. There will forever be a void where those people could've kept spreading their life and legacy. But now, we as a country have changed, to not forget those we lost. And now learned that we have to live and love everyday as if it were our last.

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Airport security is one of the things that changed. I think there was also probably an increased amount of discrimination towards people of a couple different religions around that time.

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Has America changed for the better since 9/11?

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Has America changed for the better since 9/11?

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Yes and no, the event is devastatingly unfortunate, but America learned a lot from it.  For example, our airport security is now extremely strict to prevent a reoccurrence of the event.  I personally think it is awful that so many innocent lives had to be lost to realize some of the things America learned after the event.  At the end of the day, I'm thankful for the knowledge and proactiveness is increasing safety in America after 9/11.  So, America might not be a better place because of 9/11 but I think it is a safer place.

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Because of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, security in airports has become much more secure and important. Also, people sympathize for those around the world on 9/11, overall making it a very sad but hopeful day, bringing people together.

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Ever since 9/11, people have been "scared" of people who look different and wear things uncommon in the US. For example, I wear a hijab and I get looked upon differently, while gathering many different comments. Of course, the 9/11 event was tragic, but making a big generalization that all muslims are bad is just wrong.

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9/11 did not personally impact my life but it did impact the lives of many, so in a way it has impacted my life as this event, which can now be called historical, has impacted the United States of America, which in turn impacts me today.

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Yes, because this event caused airports to have heavier security

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9/11 Had no impact on my life, but it did impact my parent's lives by causing a bit of shock (although they weren't near the area at the time).

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9/11 has not had a big impact in my life

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9/11 has not had a big impact in my life

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It allowed us to realize just how united we CAN be, seeing as though 9/11 was the last time America was really united.

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It allowed us to realize just how united we CAN be, seeing as though 9/11 was the last time America was really united.

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My grandfather was first on scene at the Pentagon as head medical director.

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9/11 has changed America in many ways including having airport security and Americas course of history. 

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9/11 has changed America in many ways including having airport security and Americas course of history. 

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it made new laws and securities and tsa

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9/11 has had no impact on my life

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My parent s were trying to immigrate into the country around that time, they told me that all the flights got delayed or canceled. At that time my grandparents lived in america with my aunt. So all my family members were worrying about them

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It has made us realize the impact and importance of security in the airport. It has also gave us a new look on terrorism and especially terrorism on our own soil. After the attacks, there was a new found patriotism from Americans that we could use even today. Everyone came together and helped each other, even if they didn't know one another. It gave us a new perspective on life and our own country.

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9/11 has had a somewhat large impact in my life, even though I  was not there to witness it. My family has a hard time leaving and reentering the country due to the tragic event of 9/11. It has been 5 years for me and 10 years for my father since we have seen my family from abroad. While I understand the reason for these laws and regulations, it saddens me that me and millions of other families like mine have to choose between the opportunities the US offers and the family we leave behind. Islamophobia is a prevalent problem . So is the fear of colors. I must add that I don't think I have been racially profiled, but others I know have at security checkpoints.

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I am not going to say America is more united now due to 9/11. Evidently, our country still undergoes a lot of conflicts, disagreements, and hatred within ourselves.  However, the attacks of 9/11 did instigate an immediate yet subconscious unity amongst ALL of us— every, single American. Despite your political party or beliefs, the event impacted us all, which in turn knitted our country into one during this season. There was no room for a messy political disputation; Republican or Democrat, we were all in this together.

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9/11 has forever changed the lengths terrorists will go to show some sort of power. It made us realize how dangerous they were and what they were capable of. Past 9/11, so many more attacks have happened within and outside of the US. It's sad to see such a beautiful religion and culture viewed negatively due to these few outliers. It is also sad how much damage these outliers are inflicting us and those around us. It is important for us to recognize that the actions caused by these terrorists do not represent Islam in the slightest. Not exactly 9/11, but the ones behind all these attacks have made the world so much worse to a level that is hard to describe.

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In all honesty, I don't know if the US really changed for the better for a lot of people after this event. Some of the good things to come out of this is that Air security has improved, and that once a year the citizens of the US feel unified (of course, this tragedy is something to be remembered and we should respect those who lost their lives). But ever since then, we've been going to war with countries in the middle east (that didn't really help at all  since the Taliban took back control over Afghanistan in a matter of days), and islamophobia has been on an increasing rise ever since then (extra security checks at airports for no reason, etc.) Heck, the country has become so divided since then, people FROM the US launched an attack on the White House and the Capitol Building earlier this year based on political beliefs.

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It made it so that whenever I get on a plane, I have to undergo extensive security procedures.

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Millions of people died, 2 trillion dollars spent, Innocent lifes lost, Lives ruined, Security and more restrictions and, for no result other than war.

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I feel that 9/11 had changed not only America by a lot but as well as the world. The tragedy of 9/11 I feel had made people go closer to one another and be there for one another. I feel that it as well had in influence on how our country and others protected their lands. For America, one of the strongest or the strongest Countries in the world to get a terrorist attack, I think gave a heads up on everyone to keep themselves on their toes.

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9/11 changed America by providing a much more complex and reliable security system within airports. My dad told me that before 9/11, airport security checks were not as thorough compared to our current state.

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After 9/11 people have started to cherish their moments with loved ones.

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9/11 caused the 20 years of occupation on Afghanistan, thousands of lives still remain to be affected by this and a rise of prejudice towards Muslims is still a massive problem to this day.

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I'm not really sure how 9/11 has impacted my life. I wasn't there to experience that day, and I don't think it has affected my family that much. But watching the 9/11 videos each year doesn't get easier. It's still so devastating to hear about the things that have happened.

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It let U.S. go into Afghanistan and fight the Taliban only for the U.S. to be crushed and kicked out of Afghanistan with the Taliban back in control 20 years later. Then with the political power the George bush had at the time he made fake claims of nuclear weaponry so they could go into Iraq destroy it displace millions of people have the people of the country hate the U.S. and let Iran have a puppet regime in Iraq. It created decades of chaos in the Middle East and a ripple effect on the world with more security and restrictions everywhere and Refuges fleeing areas like Iraq and Afghanistan which we helped destroy after more than 3 million people died.

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9/11 changed America to this day because it changed people's perspectives on what could happen in a plane crash, and provided awareness to those who work at airport security and who are on a plane. This also gave us the idea to be more careful to prevent something like this in the future.

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Personally 9/11 hasn't impacted my life, but when my uncle tells me about the day it is truly heartbreaking.

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It changed America in a better way because were aware that horrific things can happen and how they will happen when people least expect. America is more prepared with how to handle casualties. We also upgraded the airport security by putting an undercover cop that knows the procedures to handle these attacks on every plane.

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According to accounts from my parents, people came together as a community, we see to have lost this value now.

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9/11 change America by adding extra security such as TSA in airports. It also caused the FBI to become more focused on anti-terrorism.

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9/11 changed America to be a more secure place. For example: with travel there are more restrictions and there are stricter rules.

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It has made the U.S become more aware of outside and inside threats to our security. It also led to soldiers going into some terrorist heavy areas to try and stop the issue from occurring again.

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I feel like after 9/11, there has been increased prejudice against Islam. And although those prejudices are wrong and only divide people even further, people aren't able to see past it.

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Airport security strengthened a lot to prevent any danger.

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9/11 started the War on Terror, which led to 20 years of US occupation in Afghanistan. Thousands of lives in middle eastern countries were and are still affected by the conflict.

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I wasn't born when it happened and hasn't personally impacted me but it has impacted other lives

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Yes it has changed for the better. Because of the terrorist attacks on September 11th airports now have more security in case of another attack. And this brought the country together when we needed it most.

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One way that 9/11 has changed America is the airline industry. Since the attack the security at airports have increased by a lot. This event has also brought the American people together to support each other.

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It changed airport security and made us more aware of things that could happen in the future.

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Since 9/11, all airports in the US have strengthened their security. For example, people are now asked to remove all metals they have on them, bags are more thoroughly checked, weapon detectors were added etc.

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My dad was in new York and watched the towers fall. He couldn't call my mom and tell her that he was okay. He said all the phone lines were down and there was nothing but urge to help.

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Overtime there has been a big addition of security in places of large gatherings like airports, concerts, etc.

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9/11 caused airport security to be massively tightened around the world as to stop a tragedy like 9/11 from happening again.

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It impacted airport security a ton

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It was 9/10 and my mom was supposed to interview someone for her job the next day but had a bad gut feeling about something so her and her crew decide to get the job done sooner so they went and got the interview done at around 10 pm. My uncle woke her up the next morning and told her what happened.

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Ever since 9/11, there has been distrust between America and Muslim countries. Both sides are eye each other with suspicion

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impacted my life a bit but idk what it impacted

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I don't know. We've spent 20 years in Afghanistan because of 9/11 and the war ended with the Taliban in charge. Also, the Patriot Act was signed into law after 9/11 to prevent terrorist attacks, and it's controversial because many people say it's an invasion of privacy. I can't really say America's changed for the better, because there's so much complexity and nuance to the situation. We may have become unified, but at what cost?

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Queen Elizabeth played the US national anthem after two days of the attack and broke a 600-year old tradition.

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9/11 sparked islamophobia in the nation.

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The 9/11 has changed America by bringing more awareness towards security before boarding on planes. But in general, I think it gave us a reason to be more cautious of these kinds of things to prevent any more attacks in the future.

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The war on terror following 9/11 impacted the lives of thousands of people in countries such as Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq etc.

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It changed because some people are still afraid to go on airplanes on 9/11 day

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It changed the world because a day of commemoration came to be, and it showed the world just how united and serious America can get when times call for it. It also impacted security at airports all over the world, inspiring more caution after seeing what happened to the US.

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9/11 changed US history in many ways

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America has changed for the better after the incident of 9/11 as airports are much more aware of plane hijacking and have thus become more secure and cautious. This tragedy has also brought people together to remember and grieve all the heroes lost this day.

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After 9/11 America came together and became more unified. Also it has created a safer environment in airports by increasing security.

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It brought about the war on terror and unified the country against a common enemy.

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Yes, because people become more aware of possible dangers. Which helps prevent future attacks. Also after the attack everyone came together to help those in need. It helped bring the name 'United States' clarity and truth.