In your American History course, you will utilize scholarly sources to address questions in the weekly assignments. Please be advised that History.com, Wiki, Wikipedia, or websites such as cliffnotes.com, studymode.com, coursehero.com, and the like are not deemed scholarly sources. Therefore, use your course text and incorporate an additional scholarly source from the Chamberlain Library in your response.
Below is a list of resources you must choose from:
Textbook: Chapter 32
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source from the Chamberlain Library resources below:
Sources for the Week 8 Discussion are available by accessing this link.Links to an external site.
The “Popular Data Bases” within the Library Guide for scholarly sources and videos via Search Popular History DatabasesLinks to an external site. or the History Library GuideLinks to an external site..
Initial Post Instructions
In preparation for the initial post, consider two (2) terrorist activities from the 1980s until today. You may also choose from domestic terrorist attacks. Here is a starting point:
1983: The 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 States 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 bioterrorism)
2013: Boston Marathon Bombings
2015: Charleston Church shooting (Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church)
2016: Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting
2018: Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
2019: El 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?
FOLLOW-UP POST INSTRUCTIONS
Respond to one peer.
Further the dialogue by building upon their post with information you uncovered while researching.
Include one (1) meaningful scholarly source to demonstrate much depth. A scholarly source can include your textbook, assigned readings, or additional scholarly research.