Raid on Branch Davidian
Shooting Tradegies & Gun Control
Oklahoma City Bombing
Privacy and the Government
100
Who was the “messiah” of the Branch Davidians during the Waco Siege?
David Koresh
100
List at least three shooting in America
Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, Columbine High …
100
When did the Oklahoma City bombing happen and who were the two main conspirators?
It happened on April 19, 1995 and the crime was carried out by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols
100
What is Wikileaks and who is the founder?
A whistleblowing website that revealed the government's wrongdoing, founded by Julian Assange.
200
Why was the Mount Carmel Center raided?
Stockpiling of Illegal Weapons
200
How did Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold get their guns?
Mark Manes
200
What were the criminals’ motives behind the Oklahoma City Bombing?
The Siege on the Branch Davidians and the passing of the Brady Bill.
200
Who is Edward Snowden?
Retired NSA contractor who revealed thousands of classified documents revealing the government's surveillance programs.
300
What was the government’s main goal?
To get the children out of the compound
300
List two reasons why we don’t need gun control
Protection and deter crime
300
Name at least two of the charges that any criminal faced.
McVeigh: 11 counts of murder and conspiracy. Nichols: Building a weapon of mass destruction and 8 counts of killing federal officers Fortier: 12 years in jail and a fine of $75,000
300
What was the title of the 17 minute edited video published on Wikileaks, and what did it show?
the video was called "Collateral Murder" and showed footage of the Baghdad Airstrike that took place on July 12, 2007.
400
How many people died in the Waco fire?
76 people
400
List two reasons why we need gun control
Intended for militia and reduce gun violence and deaths
400
Name all four major changes that resulted from the Oklahoma City Bombing.
1) Government was given $1 billion over a course of four to spend to improve/develop existing anti-terrorism measures 2) Mini-trackers were installed in explosives to track down people who used them 3) Convicted criminals given punishments such as the death sentence had their power of challenging/lessening them lowered 4) Security was increased inside and outside federal buildings
400
What are two different ways the American public reacted to the exposure of the government's secrets, which can include Snowden's actions or Wikileaks' video. (NOT the government's reactions)
- some people praised Snowden and viewed him as a hero. - some people felt as though Snowden betrayed the nation by revealing secrets to possible enemies. - the majority of people felt betrayed and lost trust in their government.
500
What was one of the mistakes of the FBI?
1) Negotiators and ATF didn’t cooperate 2) David Koresh had control over the progress of the siege
500
The debate on gun control issues have been prominent in ___ and ___ platforms.
Politics and Social
500
Recite both of the phrases on Timothy McVeigh’s t-shirt when he was caught.
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants” and “thus always I bring death to tyrants.”
500
How did the exposure of the government's secrets/actions demonstrate the competing ideals of liberty vs. security?
The government had violated people's privacy (liberty) but said that it had to violate our liberty in order to grant us security (safety from threats).
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