terrorism - consequences

Question 1

what are consequences of terrorism on individuals in the UK?

Answer 1

• fear
• death and injury
• islamophobia

Question 2

explain fear and give an example

Answer 2

• terrorism has become an ‘everyday’ worry/issue for people, due to terror attacks over the past 10 years
• people are especially aware of ‘lone wolf’ attacks, where a person randomly attacks with things such as knives or cars and can’t be stopped
• people may be scared to take public transport or attend big concerts due to fear of a terror attack taking place
  FOR EXAMPLE: recent studies have shown that people are 45% less likely to go to big concerts due to fearing a terrorist attack

Question 3

explain physical and psychological harm and give an example

Answer 3

• the physical and psychological impacts of terrorism on individuals and families can be severe
• indivuduals may be left with life long injuries and PTSD, psychologically people may never get over a terror attack
  FOR EXAMPLE: as a result of terrorism, the UK suffered more casualties than any other EU country in 2017

Question 4

explain islamophobia and give an example

Answer 4

• islamophobia is the dislike or irrational fear of muslims
• due to islamic extremism, there is a stereotype around muslims
• there has been an increase of islamophobia in western societies due to this stereotype
  FOR EXAMPLE: after the 2017 ariana grande concert bombing, there was a 500% increase in islamophobia

Question 5

what are consequences of terrorism on citizens abroad?

Answer 5

• human rights abuse
• refugees
• war

Question 6

explain human rights abuse and give an example

Answer 6

• in countries controlled by terror groups, it is common that citizens human rights are abused
• in some places music and tv are banned and people are executed by being crucified or stoned for minor crimes or personal reasons
  FOR EXAMPLE: in ISIS controlled syria there was no democracy and girls were banned from going to school.

Question 7

explain refugees and give an example

Answer 7

• in contries torn apart by terrorism people have to flee their country for safety
• these people have lost and left theircommunity, homes, jobs and lifestyle
  FOR EXAMPLE: in syria millions of people have fled the major cities into other countries, such as turkey because of terrorism

Question 8

explain war and give an example

Answer 8

• wars have been launched by the west in countries to target terror groups like ISIS
• innocent people die because of bombs and violence ect. as collateral damage
  FOR EXAMPLE: UK drones regularly kill innocent people all over the middle east due to wars that stemmed from fighting terror

Question 9

what are the impacts of terrorism on countries and governments?

Answer 9

• refugees
• economic cost

Question 10

explain the impact of refugees

Answer 10

• war in middle eastern countries has led millions of innocents fleeing the country
• some people are unhappy about accepting immigrants from the middle east due to the threat of them being terrorists
• the UK needs to provide welfare and help to these reffugees to rebuild their lives

Question 11

give an example on the impact of refugees

Answer 11

• for example over the last few years from syria alone around 500k have fled to germany and around 20k in the UK

Question 12

why are refugees controversial?

Answer 12

• as people believe they may be a drain on our resources as money has to be spent and welfare needs must be met

Question 13

explain economic cost and give example

Answer 13

• terrorism has a huge impact on UK economy as britan are involved in military interventions in the middle east and as a result of terror threat security measures have increased which costs the UK economy
• for example the estimated overall cost of military interventions since the 2000s is estimated to be £25 billion