Terrorism and Its Challenges Answers

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Which statement describes domestic terrorism?

It is practiced against a group’s own country by some to bring attention to specific problems in society.

It is practiced outside a group’s own country by some as a way to bring about political or social change.

It is practiced by government officials against violent groups located within their own country.

It is practiced by strong nations who seek to expand influence outside their own country.

What is one strategy the United States is using in an attempt to keep terrorists from entering the country?

It has required people entering along the Mexican and Canadian borders to surrender their phones.

It has prohibited nighttime crossings by closing checkpoints along the Mexican and Canadian borders.

It has built large walls on the Mexican and Canadian borders to keep people out of the country.

It has significantly increased the number of checkpoints along the Mexican and Canadian borders

Which phrase describes where terrorism typically occurs?

only outside one’s home country

both within and outside one’s home country

only inside one’s home country

both within and outside rich countries

Why is September 11, 2001, a significant date in US history?

Al-Qaeda carried out the largest terrorist attack against the United States on this date.

It is the date that Congress passed the Patriot Act authorizing sweeping surveillance powers.

It is the date that the US military launched a “war on terror” in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed on this date by US military forces.

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