Final

• 5-paragraph essay: Terrorism and the U.S. response

1. Intro – what is terrorism?2. 9/11- what happened and why?3. U.S. response to terrorism: Afghanistan4. U.S. response to terrorism: Iraq5. Conclusion: Evaluate our response.

What did we do right? What could/should we have done differently?

Revolutionaries or Terrorists?

• Read the first page –

1. Is violence against non-combatants (civilians) ever justified?

2. Which is more important, the cause or the methods used?

3. How does a terrorist differ from a freedom fighter?

Revolutionaries or Terrorists

• Work with group members – evaluate whether each example represents revolutionaries or terrorists

1) Does your group believe that the decision to use force was acceptable and justifiable?

2) Was the way in which the force was used acceptable?

3) What is your view of the response of the state to the use of force?

Terrorists or Revolutionaries?

• IRA

• Chechnya

• Chiapas

• South Africa

• Earth Liberation Front

Evaluation

1. What were they fighting for? Was it justifiable to fight for it?

2. Was their use of force appropriate?

3. Was the response of the government acceptable?

4. Were they terrorists or revolutionaries?