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Unit 3 War on Terror
Question | Answer |
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Muslim | A follower of the religion of Islam. |
Islam | World 2nd largest religion. |
Arab | Refers to people who speak Arabic as their native language |
Islamophobia | The fear of, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslims |
Terrorism | A premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against non fighting targets by groups or secret agents |
Al-Qaeda | A broad-based militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s. |
Taliban | Is a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan |
Hijack | To unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes. |
Department of Homeland Security | Created following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and its mission was “to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States [and] to reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism.” |
USA PATRIOT Act | Was created following the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01 in order to better deter and punish terrorist acts in the US and around the world by to enhancing law enforcement investigatory tools. |