9/11 Terrorism Research Paper

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Terrorism has existed for thousands of years since the Biblical times when people were stoned and burned to death. This type of brutal behavior is being felt all over the world today and has become a huge problem. This method of attacks gives light to the history to the people behind these attacks to include social environment, beliefs, and hardship of a country and what the people have endured. While other countries had suffered under these cowardly acts years prior to the 9/11, attacks U.S. had very little to worry about. Terrorist/extremists groups use violence to strike fear in people in retaliation of political or religious disagreements. The goal no matter national or international is to implant fear into the minds of

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