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Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy

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Part I: The Origins and Evolution of Terrorism

What is colonialism?

Part II: The Threat of Terrorism

How do media portrayals of ISIS promote misconceptions about the Middle East?
What do people in the Middle East think about terrorism?
Why are some people attracted to ISIS?
What is Boko Haram?
How have different groups in Nigeria responded to Boko Haram?
What is deterrence?
Why doesn’t deterrence stop terrorists?
What are the dangers of nuclear weapons?
How difficult would it be for a terrorist to obtain a nuclear weapon?

Part III: Responding to Terrorism

What is the War on Terror?
What motivated the Bush administration to invade Iraq?
What motivated the Bush administration to invade Iraq?
How did Iraqis’ attitudes towards the U.S. occupation change after the Abu Ghraib scandal?
Why has the use of the term “torture” been controversial?
What are the arguments against the use of torture?
Why are drones controversial?
Are drones effective?
What is the Authorization for the Use of Military Force?
What have been the human costs of the War on Terror?
What have been the economic costs of the War on Terror?
What have been the social and political costs of the War on Terror?
What have been the consequences of the War on Terror?
How has the War on Terror affected global public opinion of the United States?
Has the War on Terror been effective?
How does U.S. policy influence human rights around the world?
What is cyberwarfare?
What are the potential effects of cyberwarfare?
Do refugees present a terrorist threat to the United States?
What is Islamophobia?

Lesson: Defining Terrorism

What do you think the phrase “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” means?
What do you think the phrase “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” means?
What do you think the phrase “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” means?

Lesson: The Constitution and the War on Terror

What is the War on Terror?
What is the Authorization for the Use of Military Force?
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