Question

english 12 9/11 review for btw m name_ciara cox class period_ directions: follow the link to the 9/11 interactive timeline. https://timeline.911memorial.org/#frontpage answer the questions below. 1. how many hijackers were involved in 9/11? 19 2. what time did flight 11 hit the north tower? 3. where was president bush when the attacks occurred? what did they think happened? 4. although president bush wanted to return to washington d.c. why do you think the staff recommended barksdale air force base instead? 5. how many total people died in the attack on the pentagon? 6. what did the faa do at 9:42? 7. how many phone calls are made by passengers on flight 93? 8. how many people died as a result of the south tower being attacked?

Explanation:

1. The 9/11 attacks involved 19 hijackers.
2. American Airlines Flight 11 hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m.
3. President Bush was at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida when the attacks occurred. Initially, it took some time for the full - scope of what was happening to be understood.
4. The staff may have recommended Barksdale Air Force Base instead of returning to Washington D.C. for security reasons. Barksdale offered a secure military location away from potential additional targets in the nation's capital.
5. 189 people died in the attack on the Pentagon, including 59 people on the plane and 125 in the building.
6. At 9:42 a.m., the FAA ordered all aircraft in the United States to land at the nearest airport.
7. Passengers on Flight 93 made 35 phone calls.
8. 614 people died as a result of the South Tower being attacked.

Answer:

1. 19
2. 8:46 a.m.
3. At Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida; It took time to understand what was happening.
4. For security reasons; it was a secure military location away from potential additional targets in D.C.
5. 189
6. Ordered all aircraft in the U.S. to land at the nearest airport.
7. 35
8. 614