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Question: (about 300 words)

What have been the major events in American history since 9/11? What are the historical foundations that are anchor them?

Reply to the following two paragraphs:（at least five sentences each)

1. When I think of the major events that happened in the wake of the September 11 attacks I immediately think of “the war on terrorism,” and the modifications to both domestic and foreign policy in response to the attacks particularly with airport security. TSA was created in November of 2001, and a year after that came the United States Department of Homeland security. Airline screenings were reinforced to take better precaution. There are those who feel that it has become somewhat intrusive and invasive, while others feel that these measures are a MUST in order to be protected and feel safer. In December of 2001, a discovery was made of a bomb hidden inside the shoes of a man who was flying from Paris to Miami, which is the reason why we now take our shoes off during screening. Obviously terrorism existed before 9/11, however after that day US citizens became way more hyperaware of the possibility of a terrorist attack. It is not uncommon to hear the words “terrorism” or “terrorist act” when watching the news. In more recent years those words are heavily linked to reported incidents like mass shootings occurring in various areas of everyday life; schools, churches, places of employment and so fourth, potential threats to our subway systems, the use of vehicles as weapons, and even when referring to our borders further adding fuel to potential “Mean World Syndrome” perspectives. According to the FBI, Anti-Muslim and Anti Arab hate crimes in the United States were show to have spiked after 9/11. An article on pbs.org states “More than 260 government agencies were created or reorganized after 9/11. The Patriot Act and 48 bills were signed into law, many of them related to counter terrorism work.” In 2002, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp was established. I remember when 9/11 happened; I was in class and the whole entire high school stopped to tune into the news on TV as everyone watched in horror. If I’m being quite honest prior to that day I never even thought about terrorism nor could fathom an attack ever happening on US soil in this day and age, believing that the nation was somewhat untouchable and invincible. With that said I believe that it is important to take the necessary measures to protect us from attacks like 9/11, but at the same time we should take note from some of the negative things that happened in history in relation to profiling groups of people based on appearance and race.

2. On September 11, 2001, the most terrible terrorism attack happened in the United States. By hijacking four jet airliners, terrorists crashed two into the World Trade Center, hit the Pentagon with a wing of one, and crashed the other one near Pittsburgh. This terrible terrorism attack led to thousands of people’s deaths and enormous loss to the United States. After the happening of the terrorism attack, fear about terrorism spread within the United States. To relieve the fear about terrorism, the United States takes action to strengthen the security within the country. As I know, the United States strengthens the measure in the airport to prevent this kind of terrorism attack from happening. Moreover, according to the material given by the professor, the United States created a new Department of Homeland Security, which balances security and civil liberties. Not only strengthening domestic security, but the United States also declared war on terrorism to prevent the expansion of terrorism. The United States dispatched troops to Afghanistan and Iraq and increased the resources that are used to fight against terrorism. The United States also bombed and fought against anti-Taliban. Though the actions that the United States took seemed to be a kind of invasion to other countries, the actions it took actually also were preventing terrorism attacks from happening in other countries. I think the historical foundations that anchor them can be globalization and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which enabled the United States to be strong enough to fight against terrorism.