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Title: A Word Study of Terrorism


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A Word Study of Terrorism
  • As it relates to U.S. History

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Religious Roots in Ancient Times
  • - a Jewish group who generally
    targeted Romans and Greeks by stabbing a victim
    in daylight in front of witnesses to send a
    message to the Roman authorities and Jews who
    worked with the Romans.
  • - a Muslim sect who stabbed
    politicians or clerics who refused to adopt the
    purified form of Islam in broad daylight, to send
    a message.
  • - an Indian religious sect who
    randomly, and ritually strangled victims as an
    offering to Kali, the Hindu goddess of terror and
    destruction.
  • As found in A Brief History of Terrorism
  • http//www.cdi.org/document/search/displaydoc.cfm?
    DocumentID1502AtartRow1L...

Zealots
Assassins
Thugees
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The Actual Word Terrorism
Regime de la terreur
  • The word Terrorism was first used by Edmund Burke
    in response to the frenzied French
  • Revolutionaries
  • Over 40,000 people were executed in the Reign of
    Terror.

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Modern Definitions of Terrorism
  • Systematic use of violence, terror, and
    intimidation to achieve an end.
  • Websters University Dictionary
  • The calculated use of violence or the threat of
    violence to inculcate fear intended to coerce or
    intimidate governments or societies in the
    pursuit of goals that are geo-political,
    religious, or ideological.
  • U.S. Department of Defense

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The Problem
  • There is no __________definition for the word
    terrorism.
  • According to the two definitions above the
    ______________ would be considered a terrorist
    act.
  • Who determines who is a _________ _______, and
    who is a terrorist?

international
Boston Tea Party
Freedom
fighter
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The definition that I like best
  • Terrorism, according to Carlos Piscanes (is) used
    to
  • deliver a message to an audience other than
    the target and draw attention and support to a
    _______.

cause
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If that is the case then
  • What cause were the terrorists of 9/11 trying to
    draw attention to?
  • Respond below to the best of your ability.

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Possible answers

American military bases in the Holy Land
The U.S. support of the nation of Israel
American foreign policy in the Middle East
American economic policy in the Middle East
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Modern terrorism in the U.S.
  • After the American Civil War (1861-65)
  • Defiant Southerners formed a terrorist
    organization called the KKK to intimidate
    supporters of Reconstruction.
  • WWI (July 1916)
  • New York harbor "erupted in one of the greatest
    military explosions to date. German saboteurs
    has set off fire bombs on Black Tom Island.

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Modern terrorism in the U.S.
  • Wall Street bombing (1920)
  • At noon a horse drawn wagon was pulled up in
    front of the financial center of the nation and
    100 pounds of dynamite was exploded, killing 30
    and injuring 300. Anarchists were suspected.
  • Capitol Hill shooting (1954)
  • Four Puerto Rican nationalists fired 30 rounds
    from the House visitors' gallery, wounding five
    lawmakers on the House floor.

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Modern terrorism in the U.S.
  • Capitol Hill bombing (1983)
  • Radical students protesting U.S. military
    intervention on the Caribbean island of Grenada,
    exploded a bomb in our nations capitol. The
    blast damaged a conference room near the Senate
    chamber. No one was hurt or injured.
  • World Trade Center bombing (1993)
  • A car bomb was planted by Islamic terrorists in
    the underground garage below tower one.
    Unsuccessful.

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Modern terrorism in the U.S.
  • Oklahoma City bombing (1995)
  • A U.S. govt. office in Oklahoma City was
    destroyed by a van bomb, killing 168 people, and
    injuring 800. Timothy McVeigh a militant
    ex-veteran was found responsible, along with
    Terry Nichols.
  • 9/11
  • A series of coordinated attacks were launched
    against political and economic buildings of
    importance. Total casualties reached close to
    3,000. Al-Queda and Osama bin Laden were linked
    to the attacks.

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Who are terrorists?
  • Using only the information contained in the
    slides above write down as many examples of
    terrorists as you can.

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Assignment
  • Using notes, previous knowledge, and the help of
    your group create a
  • Terrorist test
  • that will allow you to determine if any given
    group is a terrorist.
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