Alabama Social Studies SS24.WH.16c
The Standard
- SS24.WH.16
- Analyze the causes and effects of both regional and internal conflicts in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Evaluate the causes of terrorist movements from the 1970s into the 2000s, including the September 11 attacks, and government responses to them.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare the goals and beliefs behind terrorist attacks from the 1970s through the 2000s. They use evidence to explain why groups acted and how governments responded, including after September 11.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain a grievance al-Qaeda cited for the September 11 attacks without treating it as a justification. They can describe a security goal of the PATRIOT Act and a concern about civil liberties.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may assume all terrorist groups have the same goals or blame an entire religion for a group's actions. They may think that explaining a motive means excusing an attack, or that security measures have no costs.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name one grievance al-Qaeda cited for September 11. Then give one security goal and one civil liberty concern linked to the PATRIOT Act.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs short source cards on the 1972 Munich attack, 1995 Tokyo subway attack, and September 11; sort the groups by stated goal.
Ask: How did September 11 change U.S. security policy, and what rights did critics say the PATRIOT Act threatened?
Match event, stated goal, and government response cards for the 1972 Munich attack, 1995 Tokyo subway attack, and September 11.
Show a photo of an airport security checkpoint and a post-2001 TSA timeline; ask students to name a safety goal and traveler cost.
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