HIST405N Week 8 | US Culture and History in History - Chamberlain university

HIST405N United States History Week 8 Discussion America and Terrorism in the 21st Century Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 32 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions Consider a few terrorist activities since the 1980s until today. Here is a starting point: 1983: United States Embassy in Beirut and Kuwait is bombed 1988: Osama bin Laden re-organizes Al Qaeda in Pakistan to carry out attacks 1993: World Trade Center Bombing (first time) 1995: Oklahoma City Bombing 1998: United Stated Embassy bombings Nairobi and Sar Es Salaam 2001: 9/11 Bombing of the World Trade Centers 2001: Bio Terrorism begins (anthrax letters and Bill Gates's warnings on bio terrorism) 2013: Boston Marathon Bombings 2018: Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Then, address three (3) of the following and craft a response, as a whole, for your selections: Explain if you think that global terrorism can be stopped. Analyze the responsibility of the United States today to be the world's "policeman." Assess if peace and stability in the Middle East are vital to U.S. economy and national security. If the United States withdrew its troops from the Middle East tomorrow, would the terrorist threat end. Why or why not? Assess if the use of military force is the only way to prevent terrorism. Are there other possible alternatives? Which strategy is best and why? Follow-Up Posts Compare your selections and analysis of selections with those of your peers. If they chose different events, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same events, build on their posts by providing additional information about the events that you have not already noted in your own post.