The attack was carried out by four passenger airliners operated by two major U.S. passenger aircrafts which were hijacked by a total of 19 Al Qaeda members. Two of the planes, American Airline Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were crashed into the northern and southern towers of the World Trade Center. At 10:30 am the northern building of the twin towers collapsed and only six people in the World Trade Center towers at the time of their collapsed had survived. According to History.com "At the World Trade Center, 2,763 died after the two planes slammed into the twin towers. That figure includes 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York City police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers who were struggling to complete an evacuation of the buildings and save the office workers trapped on higher floors." In the aftermath of the event, President George W. Bush who was in Florida at the time delivered a speech around 9 pm from the Oval Office, in which he said, "Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve." Whether or not the attack was heard, this left an significant change in the nation's attitude towards terrorism and how close these threats could be. If Americans had been more careful and aware of the surrounding hate speeches and activities would this event be preventable?
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In my opinion, to answer your question, it probably still might've happened even if people took actions. People weren't as familiar with terrorist attacks at the time and therefore didn't know what they should've done. Many people were suspicious of such activities but they second-guess themselves and end up not taking preventative measures and feel guilty when something goes wrong because they allowed the terrorists to board aircraft or go certain places.
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