Bellringer: 5/4
• 1. Pick up the note sheet by the door.
• 2. Please have out your HW (International Organizations
chart) for a HW check at the beginning of class.
• 3. Write down your HW:
• Complete refugees article worksheet if necessary; study notes and maps for
your Modern World mini-test NEXT CLASS! (Fri. 5/6)
• 4. Update your ToC:
• 156: Notes – Terrorism
• 157: Article/WS: Refugee Crisis in the 21st Century.
IMPACT OF
TERRORISM
WHII.16d
The student will demonstrate knowledge of cultural, economic, and
social conditions in developed and developing nations of the
contemporary world by analyzing the increasing impact of terrorism.
1. WHAT IS TERRORISM?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3XzlmwYnXE
1. What is terrorism?
• WORKING DEFINITION?
• The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of
political, cultural, economic, or religious aims.
• The definition of terrorism is still evolving
• Over 20 different definitions of terrorism in the U.S.
“ONE MAN’S TERRORIST
IS ANOTHER MAN’S
FREEDOM FIGHTER.”
2. Examples of International Terrorism
• 1. Munich Olympics (in Germany)
• 1972 Summer Olympic Games
• 11 Members of the Israeli Team were
taken hostage by the Palestinian
group called Black September
• Demanded release of Palestinians held
in Israeli jails
• Black September was given assistance
by German Neo-Nazi groups
• Result?
• 11 Israeli Team members were killed
• 8 Members of Black September
killed
Examples of International Terrorism
• 2. Terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001
• 4 terrorist attacks by Islamic terrorist group
al-Qaeda
• AA Flight 77  Pentagon
• AA Flight 11  North Tower of World Trade Center
• UA Flight 175  South Tower of World Trade Center
• UA Flight 93  Shanksville, Pa
• Al-Qaeda is a group founded on strict sharia law
• Motives for attack:
• US support of Israel
• US troops in Saudi Arabia
• Sanctions against Iraq
• 2,996 people were killed (hijackers, civilians, military)
Recent Example of International Terrorism
• 3. Charlie Hebdo attack in
Paris
• When: January 2015
• Satirical cartoon magazine
headquarters attacked by
two brothers, affiliated
with AQIY
• Attacked for satirical
drawings of the Prophet
Muhammad
• 12 people died, 11 injured
Examples of International Terrorism
• Car Bombings
Examples of International Terrorism
• Suicide Bombers
• Moscow
• Sweden
• Syria
• Israel
• Turkey
• Argentina
• Russia
• And on
• And on
• And on
Examples of International Terrorism
• Airline Hijackers
• 1947 – Romania
• 1959 – Brazil
• 1977 – Palestine (Black September)
• 2012 – China
3. Governmental Responses to Terrorist
Activities
• Increased
Surveillance
Governmental Responses to Terrorist
Activities
• Review of Privacy Rights
Governmental Responses to Terrorist
Activities
• Security heightened at Ports and Airports
Governmental Responses to Terrorist
Activities
• ID Badges and Photos
?
What terrorist groups do you know?
• Boko Haram
• Al-Qaeda
• Al-Shabaab
• Taliban
• ISIS/IS
• IRA
• Hezbollah
• “Home-grown” terrorists
Were the Boston bombings an act of terrorism?