USCIS Civics · Question 115 of 128✶ 65/20
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States
Also accepted: 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
In plain English
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States. Terrorists took over four planes. Two crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. One crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. One crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Almost 3,000 people died. On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States.