How September 11th Changed the World Forever

On September 11, 2001, four commercial airplanes were hijacked in the deadliest terrorist attack in American history. But the consequences of that day would extend far beyond New York and Washington. Within weeks, the United States was at war in Afghanistan. Within years, the War on Terror had expanded across continents, Iraq had been invaded, and a new security system was taking shape at home. So how did September 11 change the world forever? 00:00 A Few Hours, Decades of Consequences 01:11 NATO Responds 02:04 The War in Afghanistan 03:41 The War on Terror Goes Global 04:41 The War in Iraq 06:20 America Changes at Home 07:38 The Hunt for Bin Laden 08:40 Twenty Years Later 09:34 The World After 9/11