8th Grade Regional Studies: Thursday, January 4th: Terrorism

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January 4, 2007

Thursday, January 4th: Terrorism - In the Eye of the Beholder?

Arab-Israeli Crisis Quiz

Good Luck!

What is terrorism?

Read about the following events and determine if each of these events represents an act of terrorism. Be sure that you can justify your decision.

1. Revolutionary War - Revolutionaries in the 13 colonies that became the United States used "guerilla" warfare in order to beat the British army. These tactics involved surprise attacks, such as revolutionaries ambushing British soldiers moving from place to place.

2. Attack on My Lai - This event took place in 1968 during the Vietnam War. U.S. soldiers were told that enemy soldiers were being harbored in the village of My Lai. U.S. Soldiers attacked the village in response. Many individuals, including women and children, who were not involved directly with the war were killed. More than 350 Vietnamese were killed in a single day. Some were shot as they tried to escape the homes that the American soldiers had set on fire. One American soldier said that he and his fellow soldiers were "going in there to give them a fight for what they had done to [his] buddies."

3. Algerian Independence Movement - The National Liberation Front used guerrilla warfare directed at French civilians living in Algeria in order to convince the French to give Algeria its independence.

4. Hamas Suicide Bombings - Hamas has organized suicide bombings against Israel. Hamas's goal is to replace Israel with a Palestinian state. Hamas uses suicide bombings directed at civilians and military targets to attempt to reach this goal.

5. Saddam Hussein's Methods of Rule - Saddam Hussein used horrifying tactics, including murder and torture, in order to control the people of Iraq.

6. Shock and Awe Campaign - At the beginning of the most recent war in Iraq, the United States staged a massive air raid on Baghdad in order to make the military and political officials in Baghdad fear the U.S. military.

Homework

Continue working on your Middle East Peace Conference Assignment. Your position paper is due next Tuesday.

You will need to write an essay outside of class for your final essay. The essay must be typed, using the Times New Roman font, 12-point. The essay must be double-spaced and can only be three pages. Margins must be 1 inch by 1 inch.

You must answer the following question:

Explain your personal position on each of the following three issues:

a. The establishment of an independent Palestinian state
b. The future of the old city of Jerusalem
c. The construction of a security barrier around the West Bank

One year from now, will the Middle East be a more or less peaceful region than it is today? Explain your answer.

I will be happy to look over drafts and to discuss your ideas with you. The essay must be written outside of class. In other words, you will not write this essay in class. This essay is due on Friday, January 12th at 3:30.

Posted by kmurr at January 4, 2007 9:28 AM

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