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But in the post-war period, a Klan revival was initiated by Dr. Samuel Green, an Atlanta doctor, who formed the Association of Georgia Klan, which spread to Florida and at least six other...
Trace the Ku Klux Klan's history in Florida from the rebirth of the modern Klan, in 1915, to 1951, when it unleashed the "Florida Terror," which culminated in the bombing of Harry Moore's...
- Overview
- The road to 9/11
- Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
- The war on terror at home
- What do you think?
Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon resulted in the United States' declaration of a Global War on Terror.
The origins of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 stretch back to the US involvement in Afghanistan in the 1980s. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Osama bin Laden, the son of an extremely wealthy Saudi Arabian family, went to Afghanistan to organize the Arab mujahideen resistance to the Soviet occupation. Still in the grip of the Cold War, the United States supported the anti-Soviet mujahideen, providing them with weapons and training.1
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After September 11th, President George W. Bush declared a Global War on Terror. The first front in this war was Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban regime provided al-Qaeda with a safe haven and an operating base from which to plan and carry out their attacks. The objectives of the US invasion of Afghanistan were to depose the Taliban and rout al-Qaeda.
Although US troops enjoyed initial success at driving the Taliban from power, bin Laden managed to escape, and the Taliban eventually regrouped and launched a major counter-offensive. The conflict in Afghanistan was one of the longest and costliest wars in American history.3
The war on terror was fought on the home front as well. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 created the Department of Homeland Security to centralize the collection and analysis of intelligence and to coordinate US efforts to prevent future terrorist attacks.
On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the USA Patriot Act into law. The act authorized the extensive use of wiretapping and other surveillance measures. When revelations surfaced that the National Security Agency (NSA) was collecting mass cellphone data, the law was amended so that the agency could only request the data of certain targeted individuals. A public debate erupted over whether the NSA had violated the American public’s reasonable expectations of privacy.
In a democracy, what is the proper relationship and balance between security and liberty?
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How does the Global War on Terror compare to past military conflicts, such as World War II or Vietnam?
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Apr 22, 2013 · Christmas Day 1951, terror and political assassination rolled into one stuck Florida. The state’s Democratic Party hierarchy reacted with scorn to the national press calling for an FBI Investigation.
Jan 21, 2024 · How Jim Crow Divided Florida’s Cubans. In the late nineteenth century, many Cuban immigrants supported racial equality. That began to change as white supremacist terrorism grew in intensity. A few of the workers of the San Martin Cigar Company in Tampa, Florida.
Sep 9, 2021 · The 9/11 attacks spurred the so-called war on terror. The campaign changed the country, with the federal government pouring money into protecting the homeland. The nature of threats has also...
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The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global counterterrorist military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks and is the most recent global conflict spanning multiple wars.
