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CH. 8—Political Geography

CH. 8—Political Geography. KI 4: Why has terrorism increased?. Terrorism . The systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a government into granting its demands

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CH. 8—Political Geography

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  1. CH. 8—Political Geography KI 4: Why has terrorism increased?

  2. Terrorism • The systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a government into granting its demands • Term is applied to actions of groups outside of governments, but some governments provide funding for terrorist groups • Terrorism is different from political violence and assassinations—targets ordinary people • Political violence: How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?

  3. Major attacks against Americans: • Bomb destroyed Pan Am Flight 103, killing 270 people (1988) • Car bomb at World Trade Center (1993) • Oklahoma City Bombing, killed 168 people (1995) • Timothy McVeigh was convicted and executed • http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/us/oklahoma-city-bombing-fast-facts/index.html?iref=allsearch • Truck bomb in Saudi Arabian apartment complex killed 19 U.S. soldiers (1996) • U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania killed 190, wounded over 5,000 (1998) • http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/06/world/africa/africa-embassy-bombings-fast-facts/ • USS Cole bombed in Yemen (2000)

  4. 9/11/2001 • 8:45 1st plane hit, 9:03 2nd plane hit • Nearly 3,000 deaths at WTC, Pentagon, and Pennsylvania • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDv3_KfdBs4

  5. HW: Outline/take notes on everything from “State Support for Terrorism” until the end of the Chapter. It will be graded on Monday.

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