What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Accepted answers
- Terrorists attacked the United States
- Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
- Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
- Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
Explanation
On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four airplanes and attacked the United States. Two planes hit the World Trade Center in New York, one hit the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., and one crashed in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people died.
On the 2008 test
On the 2008 test this question was asked as:
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
with these accepted answer:
- Terrorists attacked the United States
Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test — 128 Questions and Answers (PDF).
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