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Chapter 1 PEOPLE PLACES AND POST-WAR POWER New York City is the biggest and most influential city in the United States The central part of the city is Manhattan New York City is home to more than 8 million people That makes it bigger than Los Angeles and Chicago the next biggest U S cities combined World Trade Center Ellis Island Statue of Liberty Staten Island Bronx Central Park Manhattan Queens Brooklyn New York City 4
Rising high above Lower Manhattan the new World Trade Center dominates the New York City skyline Near the Island’s south end sits the World Trade Center WTC Just a few city blocks square the World Trade Center is a symbol of the United States economic power It is also the central site of the worst day in the country’s history 5
