The Day That Changed Everything
This was the site of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001.
What is New York City?
This act passed in October 2001 expanded government surveillance powers.
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?
After 9/11, the US immigration policy focused heavily on this group.
Who are Muslim and Arab immigrants?
These were often flown or displayed as a symbol of unity post 9/11.
What are American flags?
This news network saw record viewership after the attacks.
What is CNN?
This group was responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
What is Al-Qaeda?
Airports introduced this type of security check for all passengers after 9/11.
What is full-body screening?
This system was created to track non-citizens from certain countries.
What is NSEERS (National Security Entry-Exit Registration System?)
This color-coded system indicated terrorist threat levels.
What is the Homeland Security Advisory System?
This phrase became a rallying cry and annual remembrance on September 11.
What is "Never Forget"?
This US president addressed the nation on the evening on 9/11?
Who is George W. Bush?
The National Security Agency (NSA) was revealed in 2013 to have done this without warrants.
What is mass data collection/surveillance?
This phrase describes fear or hatred of Muslims that rose after 9/11.
What is Islamophobia?
Many Americans rallied around this three-word slogan after 9/11.
What is "United We Stand"?
This site where the Twin Towers stood is now home to this memorial.
What is the 9/11 Memorial and Museum?
This flight was overtaken by passengers and crashed in Pennsylvania.
What was United Flight 93?
This law allows indefinite detention of non-citizens suspected of terrorism.
What is the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF)?
The 9/11 attacks reinforced this concept of national belonging defined by shared cultural values.
What is American exceptionalism?
This 2003 war was framed as part of the War on Terror.
What is the Iraq War?
This filmmaker's documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," criticized the Bush administration.
Who is Michael Moore?
The 9/11 attacks led to the creation of this federal department in 2002.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
Edward Snowden leaked classified info about this program.
What is PRISM?
This controversial immigration center in Cuba was used to detain terrorism suspects.
What is Guantanamo Bay?
The post 9/11 era saw a resurgence of this ideology emphasizing loyalty and national pride.
What is nationalism?
This concept refers to how national tragedies are remembered and narrated in public culture.
What is collective memory?