BELLWORK1. 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:

• 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 crowded places to increase anxiety and fear.

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.• 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.

• 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?

Discussion

World Religions• Religions dominated most aspects of life,

culture, law, and society during early civilizations.

• Now that you know the history of the civilizations, it is important for you to analyze the history of these religions as well.

• You will be broken into five groups for this world religions chapter.

• Each group will be responsible for reading and creating a poster on their religion: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism.