Civics question 115 of 128 65/20 set
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
4 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
You only need to give one of these. The officer accepts any of them.
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Where this question sits
It is part of Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information, inside the American History section of the test. It is also one of the 20 questions in the 65/20 set, so it is worth knowing well.
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