Vocabulary
The use of violence or threats by a group or person to scare people or control a government. Terrorists often attack innocent people to make a political or religious statement.
What is terrorism?
Name two terrorist groups.
Answer Examples: Al Qaeda, ISIS, KKK, Animal Liberation Front
What event sparked the United State's war on terror?
The 9/11 Attacks
Known for its "Reign of Terror," this radical group used mass executions by guillotine during the French Revolution.
What is the Jacobins?
This involves attacks on information systems, such as hacking into computer networks or spreading computer viruses.
What is cyberterrorism?
What is a law passed in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks that gave the U.S. government more power to search, monitor, and arrest people who might be involved in terrorism?
What is the Patriot Act?
Name two different forms of terrorist attacks?
Answer Examples: Kidnapping, Ransom, Bombing, Hijacking, Assassination, Public Executions
Which president stationed troops in Afghanistan and declared the War on Terror?
George W. Bush
This event in 1914, carried out by a Serbian nationalist, is considered a major catalyst for World War I.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
What type of terrorism would the Las Vegas Shooting be considered?
Domestic Terrorism
What's the difference between International and domestic terrorism?
International Terrorism- Perpetrated by individuals and/or groups inspired by or associated with designated foreign terrorist organizations or nations
Domestic Terrorism- Perpetrated by individuals and/or groups inspired by or associated with primarily U.S.-based movements that espouse extremist ideologies of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.
Places where terrorists often attack
What is crowded places or government buildings?
What factors have contributed to the evolution of Terrorism Threat? Name One.
The Internet, Use of Social Media, Homegrown Violent Extremists
When did the history of modern terrorism begin?
The French Revolution and has evolved ever since.
A 2019 attack in Texas that killed 23 people, with the shooter citing racist motivations in a manifesto.
What was the El Paso Walmart Shooting?
A 2019 attack in Texas that killed 23 people, with the shooter citing racist motivations in a manifesto.
What was the El Paso Walmart Shooting?
Who was considered to be the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks on 9/11?
Who was Osama Bin Laden?
This U.S.-led military operation began in response to the 9/11 attacks and aimed to remove the Taliban from power in Afghanistan.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom?
This extremist group was responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
What is Al-Qaeda?
The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon would be considered what type of terrorism?
What is international terrorism?
He was the 43rd President of the United States (2001–2009). He was the president when the 9/11 attacks happened and started the War on Terror to fight terrorism around the world.
Who is George W. Bush?
In recent years what platform has been used for recruiting propaganda and weapons training for terrorist organizations?
What is Youtube?
This prison in Cuba was used by the U.S. to detain suspected terrorists without trial, sparking controversy over human rights.
What is Guantanamo Bay?
This U.S. government agency was created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
A terrorist attack carried out by a single person with no direct ties to an organized group is called what?
What is lone-wolf terrorism?