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Initial Post Instructions

In preparation for the initial post, consider two (2) terrorist activities since the 1980s until today. You may also choose the domestic terrorist attacks, here is a starting point:

• 1983: United States Embassy in Beirut and Kuwait is bombed
• 1983: Bombing of US Marine barracks in Beirut
• 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
• 2015: Charleston Church shooting (Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church)
• 2016: Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting
• 2018: Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
• 2019: EI Paso shooting (Walmart)
• 2022: Buffalo shooting (Tops Supermarket)

Then, in one (1) to two (2) paragraphs, address two (2) of the following

• Explain if you think that global and domestic terrorism can be stopped.
• Analyze whether the United States should be the world’s “policeman.”
• Assess if using military or police force is the only way to prevent terrorism. Are there other possible alternatives? Which strategy is best and why?
• Discuss the ways American society has changed since 9/11 in the realms of our government, workplace, and society in general.
• Analyze two terrorist events from this list or from other modern terrorist events. How do they compare and/or contrast?