★ 115. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Answer
Terrorists attacked the United States
All USCIS-accepted answers
- Terrorists attacked the United States
- 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
Any of these is a correct answer at the interview. The red answer above is the simplest one to memorize.
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