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America's War Culture since 9/11


Two Decades Later, the Enduring Legacy of 9/11

Twenty years ago, Americans came together – bonded by sadness and patriotism – after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But a review of public ...

What 9/11 Changed: Reflecting on the Cultural Legacy of the Attacks ...

We asked experts from around the University of Virginia to comment on some of the biggest changes they saw, from foreign policy and immigration to literature ...

How 9/11 Radically Expanded the Power of the U.S. Government

Within months of the attacks, the George W. Bush Administration had authorized spying on Americans, a new secretive military tribunal system, ...

America Responds to 9/11 Attacks with the War on Terror | Iowa PBS

September 11 attacks • The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda ...

USDOJ: Ten Years Later: The Justice Department after 9/11

Ten years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States has been defined by its resolve, its values and the resilience with which it has ...

September 11 and American Foreign Policy - Brookings Institution

The comparison of September 11 with Pearl Harbor was natural because both were surprise attacks that killed many Americans, but most interesting about it was ...

The Global War on Terrorism: The First 100 Days - state.gov

Homeland Security. President Bush has taken steps to help protect America against further terrorist attacks, providing $20 billion for homeland security; ...

More in U.S. Say American Lives Permanently Changed by 9/11

Twenty years after the 9/11 terror attacks, a record-high 64% of US adults say Americans have permanently changed the way they live because of those attacks.

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America

To defeat this threat we must make use of every tool in our arsenal—military power, better homeland defenses, law enforcement, intelligence, and vigorous ...

America After 9/11 | FRONTLINE - PBS

Watch FRONTLINE's documentary tracing the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks and the devastating consequences.

How 9/11 Changed the World | BU Today | Boston University

Saturday, September 11, 2021, marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the largest terrorist attack in history. On that Tuesday morning, ...

Cultural influence of the September 11 attacks - Wikipedia

The cultural influence of the September 11 attacks (9/11) was profound and lasted nearly two decades. The impact of 9/11 extended well beyond geopolitics, ...

The Characterization of 9/11 and America's Response to Terrorism

The details of the 'war on terror' are then fleshed out through the use of analogies with past conflicts in the nation's history. These historical precedents— ...

The legacy of 9/11 - Brookings Institution

In the months following the attacks, the U.S. passed the Patriot Act, checking civil liberties in the name of security; drove Al Qaida from Afghanistan and ...

Culture wars: How identity became the center of politics in America

Across the political spectrum, Americans fight to define the national culture. Culture Wars: American Battleground. Identity ...

Framing the War on Terror - School of Journalism and Media

The War on Terror was the label assigned by the Bush administration to its national security policy, launched in response to the attacks of 9/11.

American Multiculturalism after 9/11: Transatlantic Perspectives, by ...

The prohibition of the islamic burqa in European countries can be seen as a symptom of a return to nationalism, in itself a reaction to the growing fear of ...

How 9/11 changed us - Washington Post

The books of the last two decades show how overreacting to the attacks unmade America's values.

9/11, Culture War, and the Pitfalls of History - PDXScholar

In response, conservative nationalists and anti-communists at home led by Wisconsin Republican senator Joe McCarthy mounted voracious attacks on ...

Muslims in America After 9/11, Part II - 911 Memorial

Students will investigate causes of the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment after 9/11. Students will be introduced to multiple perspectives about Islam and ...