1. Age of Terror
World History

2. Learning Objective PUHSD LT= 9.4 AZ SS C9 PO2 a, c Content Mastery:
Students will identify the causes and effect of terrorism by investigating the different motives of terrorism.
Objective:
Students will explain roots of terrorism by examining its background and motives.
Sub – Objective:
Students will explain why people resort to terrorism.
Unit 8 PUHSD Enduring Understandings
Global interdependence continues to shape the world.
The nature of conflict continues to evolve.
Environmental challenges shape the modern world.

3. September 11, 2001. Live TV Coverage Montage

4. State Terrorism
State terrorism is the systematic use of terror by a government in order to control its population.
It is the original form of terrorism.
Examples: Just about every dictator in history has utilized state terrorism as a way of controlling their populations.
Bashar al-Assad, Saddam Hussein, Hitler

5. Dissident Terrorism
Dissident - a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
Committed by non-state movements and groups against governments, ethno-national groups, religious groups, and other perceived enemies.
Examples:
Irish Republican Army bombing targets in Britain
Ku Klux Klan intimidating of “non- Whites”
London 1982

6. Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism refers to the intentional release of toxins or diseases to harm and terrorize civilians
The U.S. Center for Disease Control has classified the viruses, bacteria and toxins that could be used in an attack. They include:
Anthrax
Smallpox
Ebola Virus

7. Cyberterrorism
Cyberterrorists use information technology to attack civilians and draw attention to their cause.
This may mean that they use information technology, such as computer systems or telecommunications, as a tool to orchestrate a traditional attack.
Cyberterrorism refers to an attack on information technology itself in a way that would radically disrupt networked services.
For example, cyberterrorists could disable networked emergency systems or hack into networks housing critical financial information.

8. Religious Terrorism
Religious terrorism is motivated by religious ideology.
Religious terrorism is particularly dangerous due to the fanaticism of those who practice it and their willingness to sacrifice themselves for the cause.
Religious terrorists are more likely to use “all in” tactics such as suicide bombings. This is made possible by religious teachings used to justify and even encourage this kind of self-sacrifice.
Examples: Al-Qaeda is perhaps the most prominent example of a group that can be characterized as religious terrorists.