Introduction
WHAT IS TERRORISM?
Terrorism is the systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a govenment into granting its demands.
Acts are organized...
but they spread fear and anxiety.
Task
The C.I.A. and the F.B.I. NEED YOU!
Your mission is to join in the ranks of the United States best and fearless in stopping domestic and foreign terrorism. You will need to first gain an understanding of both forms of terrorism and pass the constructed assessments before joining the ranks of the C.I.A. and F.B.I.
You will use the information in the links located on the PROCESS Page to complete the associated question sheet that
Miss Leone will hand out to you. Complete the questions and activities of each link and find out if you have what it takes.
Process
Use the information below to answer the associated questions:
Each of the links below takes you to websites to learn more about acts of terrorism. Follow the directions on your individual sheets to complete the task.
Foreign vs. Domestic Terrorism
http://www.gbra.org/documents/hazardmitigation/update/Section18-Terrori…
Oklahoma City Bombings
http://www.history.com/topics/oklahoma-city-bombing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l08zD9Pn1jk
London Bombings
http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-london/77-london-bombi…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/london_blasts/what_happened…
9/11
http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks
https://www.911memorial.org/oral-history-archives-0
Use to look at different terrorist threats in the United States
http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/wrjp255a.html
Evaluation
You must use the links to answer the assoicated questions.
Bonus: Use the terrorism timeline (the final link) and choose an additional act of terrorism to look up.
Include:
- NAME OF STATE, GEOGRAPHICAL REGION OF AREA ATTACKED
- WHAT GROUP WAS ATTACKED/TARGETED...WAS IS THE GENERAL PUBLIC? A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE?
- WHO ORGANIZED THE ATTACKS? AN INDIVIDUAL? A ORGANIZATION? A POLITICAL GROUP?
- HOW DID THIS EFFECT PUBLIC OPINION?
Teacher Page
MISS LEONE AND MR. OLSON
Human Geography
Chapter 8 Political Geography 8.9- Terrorism