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Lesson 2: Pre-9/11 Strategic Setting

Student Learning Tasks

To Do

 Discussion Forum

Construct a discussion post that discusses the follow question:

What were the early historical indicators that terrorism might be a priority issue that the United States would have to deal with?  

Please review the expectations for discussion board entries detailed in the course syllabus.

Access this week's discussion forum by clicking on the following link: Lesson 2 Discussion Forum.

To Do

 Information Paper

At the conclusion of this week’s readings you should have a better grasp of the history of “terrorism” confronted by the United States pre-9/11. In an Information Paper, please describe your opinion and reflections on how the United States responded to the terrorist threats posed in the decade preceding the 9/11 attacks.

Please review the expectations for Information Papers as well as expectations for writing assignments detailed in the course syllabus.

Submit your completed paper to the Lesson 2 Information Paper drop box.


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