Transcript Review and Sep 11

BELLWORK
1. Brainstorm a list of facts, terms, people relating to the
September 11th attacks. (Try to get at least 5!)
• You will be broken up into groups of three for the rest
of your bellwork. In your groups, you will be given a
primary source about the 9/11 attacks.
• Look through the source. Examine the pictures and
read the articles. Pick one article or picture that
stands out the most to you and answer the following
questions:
2. What is this a picture of? What is the article saying?
3. Do you see any forms of propaganda in this source?
(Patriotism, bold statements, emotions)
4. Write three sentences regarding your own emotions,
thoughts, or feelings about the picture or article.
5. How do you think America has changed after 9/11?
Mindset
• Explain the following quote:
"One person's terrorist is another
person's freedom fighter."
Roots of terrorism:
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Anti-Semitism
Militarism
Money / poverty
Oil
Political power
Racism
Religion / fundamentalism
Sexism
War on drugs
Acts of terrorism
• Are usually committed by groups who do
not possess the political power to change
policies they view as intolerable.
• Terrorists choose targets and actions to
maximize the psychological effect on a
society or government.
• Their goal is to create a situation in which
a government will change its policies to
avoid further bloodshed or disruption.
• For these reasons, terrorists often choose
methods of mass destruction, such as
bombings, and target transportation or
Terrorism = Fear = Control
• Terrorists plan their acts to get as much
media exposure as possible.
• Media coverage magnifies the terrorist act
by spreading fear among a mass
audience and giving attention to the
terrorist cause.
• The attacks of 9/11 assured a worldwide
television audience.
Why?
• Terrorists often justify their acts
on ideological or religious
grounds arguing that they are
responding to a greater wrong or
are promoting a greater good.
F.Y.I.
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Islam translates to “submission” or “peace”
Muslims: people that practice the Islamic faith
The most populous Islamic country is Indonesia
Islamic Fundamentalism: a society ruled by Islamic law that
rejects most things Western
Al Qaeda: terrorist group responsible for the attacks of 9/11;
led by Osama Bin Laden
Jihad: holy war
Taliban: strict Islamist group that seized power in Afghanistan;
supported Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda argues the attack was due to U.S. presence in
Saudi Arabia and Israel.
U.S. is currently at war in Afghanistan trying to stop terrorism
and restructure their government.
Discussion
• What was the government’s response to
the September 11th attacks?
• If the Islamic religion preaches peace, why
do you think so many terrorists use it as
justification for killing innocent people?
• Do you think the U.S. is doing a good job
fighting against terrorist groups? Why or
not? Is there anything else we should be
doing?
Unit 1 Review
• For the rest of the period you are going to
work on your Unit 1 Study Guide.
• This covers all of the important concepts
in Unit 1 and everything that will be on
your exam.
• Complete the study guide on your own
sheet of paper.
• Your study guide and all late work is due
on the day of your exam!