The war ended up costing the United States around Eight Trillion dollars and around 900,000 American citizens were killed. In addition to the War of Terror and new domestic policies, the economy after 9/11, was in rough shape. The night of 9/11, the economy was doing fine. “Our financial institutions remain strong, and the American economy will be open for business, as well.” Little did the Government of the United States know that the Americans at this time were frightened by what had just happened, and they are going to significantly reduce their spending causing all kinds of businesses to lose money including airports and the stock market. In conclusion, the events of 9/11 have been a major turning point in United States history. The terrorist attacks had created a distough country who had to come together as a whole to get through it. The attacks caused thousands of people to die and many jobs were lost. Following the events of 9/11, major changes took place all over the United States, including Airport Security and major policies that were changed and created throughout the United