What was the terrorist’s main goal in committing the september 11, 2001, attacks?
a. to get the united states to recognize al-qaeda as an official government
b. to kill as many americans as possible and damage the us economy
c. to incite the united states into a holy war against islamist countries
d. to force the united states to release thousands of its members from prison

The correct answer is B. The terrorist's main goal in committing the September 11, 2001, attacks was to kill as many Americans as possible and damage the US economy.

Explanation:

According to the findings of the official investigations of the US government, the attacks fulfilled the declared intention of al-Qaeda, expressed in the 1998 fatwa of Osama bin Laden.

The letter listing the three "crimes and sins" committed by Americans in the opinion of their authors contained the following reasons for the attacks:

-Military support from the United States to Israel.

-Military occupation of the Arabian Peninsula by the United States.

-American aggression against the people of Iraq.

So the attacks were carried out to "punish" the United States for those "crimes and sins".