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Unit 6 Quiz Flashcards

1
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National security

A

Ability to maintain survival of the state through economic power, deplomacy, power projection, and political power

Escalated after ww2

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2
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5 current national security threats

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  1. Weapons proliferation
  2. International terrorism
  3. Iran
  4. North Korea
  5. Cyber security
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Weapons proliferation

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Spread of chem, bio, and nuclear weapons

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4
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International terrorism

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Isis, al qaeda, the taliban

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5
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Iran

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Acquire nukes, arms race in Middle East

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6
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North Korea

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Could sell them to the highest bidder

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7
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Cyber security

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Hacking of personal information, elections

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8
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How many hijacked airlines in 911

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4

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Airlines flew where

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Across the country

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10
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How many hijackers

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19

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How many middle eastern countries

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4

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12
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911 coordinator

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Mohammad Atta

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13
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Idea of 9-11 proposed to bin laden by

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM)

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14
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Attackers took _____ before attacks

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Piloting lessons

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15
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911 targets

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World Trade Center
Pentagon
Capital building (not hit)

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16
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World Trade Center attack on

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Us economy and international trade

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17
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Pentagon attack on

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Us military

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18
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Capital building attack on

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Democracy

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19
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Total casualties

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2974

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20
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Terrorism

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-violence that is deliberate, targets citizens, politically or religiously motivated, usually by sub national groups, directed toward hated gov, create state of fear

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21
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Why isn’t there a universally accepted def of terrorism

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UN members disagree on which groups should be treated as terrorists

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22
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What makes an act of terrorism international terrorism

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When the victims, targets, terrorists, means, or location involve more than one country

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23
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What’s state sponsored terrorism

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When govs use or support terrorism as an instrument of their foreign policy

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24
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which countries does the us gov consider guilty of this

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Iran
Syria
Sudan
North Korea

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25
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Why rise in deadly attacks since 90s?

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Number of attacks declined, casualties increased

Political goals of terrors less clear

Goal seemed to kill as many people as possible

Linked to rise of groups motivated by religion

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26
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Why are Terrorists today difficult to deter?

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Islamic extremists

View themselves as fighting a jihad (holy war) against enemies of Islam

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27
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What is homegrown terrorism

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Domestic

Only terrorism if political/religious reasons and uses of WMD

28
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What did pres obama day about Guantanamo bay

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Ordered halt

Closure of cias secret prisons

29
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G bay

A

Max security prison

30
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When was G bay established and by who

A

2002

Bush

31
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Who does it hold

A

Suspected terrorists

32
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Why controversial

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Torture people

33
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How many people there now

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55

34
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War in Iraq years

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2003-2011

35
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Why Iraq war

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Us suspected Hussein had WMD

Overthrow Hussein’s gov

36
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Mission accomplished?

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May 2003

Hussein gov overthrown, he’s captured

37
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October 2001

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War in Afghanistan begins
Dep of homeland security forms
Patriot act

38
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Why war in Afghan

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They provide safe haven for al qaeda and OBL

39
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10/7/2001

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War in afghan begins against taliban for protecting OBL and terrorists

40
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10/8/2001

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Dep of homeland security forms

240000 employees

41
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10/26/2001

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Patriot act created

42
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1/19/2002

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Axis of evil speech

Iraq, Iran, NK biggest threats

43
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3/19/2003

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Iraq war begins look for wmd

44
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05/1/2003

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Mission accomplished

45
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12/21/2011

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Obama removes last group from Iraq

46
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8/7/2014

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Us airstrikes begin on Isis

47
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How many people in al qaeda

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2000

48
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Al qaeda formed by

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OBL

49
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Al-Qaeda led by

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Zawahari

50
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Taliban founded by

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Mullah Mohammad Omar

51
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Taliban controlled afghan between the years

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1996-2001

52
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How many taliban members

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60000

53
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Where is taliban

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Afghan and Pakistan

54
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Isis founded by

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Baghdadi

55
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What year was Isis formed

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2013

56
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How many Isis members

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30,000 and growing

57
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Isis goal

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Caliphate

58
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Isis location

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Iraq and syria

59
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1st amend

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Freedom of speech

60
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2nd

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Right to bear arms

61
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3

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No military housing

62
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4

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Right of search and seizure

63
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5

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Ability to fight for property

64
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6

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Miranda rights

65
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7

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More than one trial

66
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8

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No need for unfair punishments

67
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10

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Justification of rights to not be violated

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