DSC1006 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter 1 Which president proposed the creation of the Department of Homeland Security? George Bush The greatest fear about natural disasters is that they do not come with a warning. T or F maybe wrong True The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Unabomber's actions are what type of threats? a domestic terrorist attack The mission of the Department of Homeland Security is defined in the National Strategy for Homeland Security as: A concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks wi...

Osama Bin Laden directly credited the defeat of the Soviets in 1979 toThe will of God The_____was an attack by the Black September during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West GermanyMunich Massacre The______prompted the U.S to become more concerned about International TerrorismBlack September attack of the Olympics The_____exploded in Havana Harbor on the evening of 15 February 1898Battleship USS Maine There is no universal accepted definition ofTerrorism

Assassinationis the premeditated act of killing someone , especially a prominent person , suddenly or secretively . Tyrannicideis the killing or assassination of a tyrant or unjust ruler , purportedly for the common good , and usually by one of the tyrant's subjects Extremismis an ideology that is far outside mainstream attitudes of society . ThugA ________________was a member of a group of robbers and assassins in India who waylaid and strangled their victims , usually travelers , and...