Oral+History

9/11

The Research.
The attack of the world trade Center happened on September 11th 2001. Al-Qaeda staged the attack. Their plan was to crash into each tower at the World Trade Center, and to crash into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. also. There was a fourth plane that was hijacked that was going to either attack the capitol building or the White house. The final death toll from the World Trade Center attack is 2751 and another 184 from the pentagon.

There was major impact from the attack. First of all the attack was such a scare to the people of the US. To the airline industry, security was used to prevent future attacks, and the rules of airports became very strict. The attacks also started major racism to mostly Muslims, but also people with Middle Eastern descent. Overall the attack was a major scare to the US, because we are not used to being attacked on our homeland.

Johnson, Alex. "WTC-9/11." (2006): n. pag. Web. 30 May 2011. .

Questions Mom Where were you and how did you find out about what happened to the WTC?

“I was on my way home from taking my kids to school and was talking to my friend Julie. She was watching the news and told me what had happened.”

What was your immediate response to what had happened?

“I was shocked that this had happened but I was not surprised that this day had come. I was also very scared.”

What did you do after you found out what happened?

“I first went to my parents house, because my husband was away and I didn’t want to be alone. I needed to see what had happened on the news. About half an hour later I decided to pick my kids up from school because I wanted to be with them.”

Did you tell your kids what happened?

“No, I tried to keep up with what was going on, but to keep them from knowing what was going on. They were too young to know about this stuff or to watch the news.”

How did you feel the week after?

“I was scared and waiting for something else to happen, and I was nervous of what the government would do. “

How did the attack affect you in the long run?

“It made me realize that we are not invincible. Also not to take for granted our freedoms.”

Dad Where were you and how did you find out about what happened to the WTC?

“I was playing golf at whistling straits and on the fourth hole, the cart girl came and told us”

What was your immediate response to what had happened?

“No Way!” Then he called my mom

What did you do after you found out what happened?

“I played another 14 holes, had lunch, then played another 18 holes… haha… what could I do?”

How did you feel the week after?

It felt “surreal”

How did the attack affect you in the long run?

“It raised my taxes because of going to Iraq. Traveling has become a pain in the neck.

Reactions to interview

I think my mom thought more about everyone and my dad thought more about himself. My mom also went on with her thoughts and my dad just stated his answer to the question. I am not shocked that my dad was golfing, because if he could he would golf all day every day for the rest of his life.