what is a need and one example?
something you can’t live without, it is essential. food and water.
what is a want and an example?
something you can live without, you desire it. car and designer clothes.
what is conflict?
an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions.
what is terrorism?
an act of violence aimed at civilians to spread fear.
what is international terrorism ?
carried out by a foreign national.
what is domestic terrorism?
committing an attack in the perpetrators own country.
what is state terrorism?
carried out by one country against another or its own citizens.
what is religious terrorism?
use of violence by individuals or groups to try and enforce their beleifs.
what is enviromental terrorism?
violence in support of enviromental causes.
two methods of terrorism? how?
kidnapping - its difficult to carry out but if successful can gain money by ransom.
hijacking -taking force of vehicle using it as a weapon.
what is contest?
the UKs goverment’s response to terrorism to reduce risks.
what are 4 key areas of contest?
prevent
pursue
protect
prepare
economic impact, knowledge question form.
one economic impact is when people have a fear of going to work cuz a terrorist attack has happended near so end up loosing on money.
social impact, knowledge question form.
one social impact is after an attack happens you can develop xenophobia, which is hatred towards strangers. for example, reports after Manchester arena bombing xenophobia increased by 50%.
political impact, knowledge question form.
one political impact is people turning to the goverment for guidence or for them to change rules. for example, there is an exclusion around the glasgow airport ( vehicle has to be a certain distance from airport) after a vehicle drove into the airport,
religious beliefs, knowledge question form.
One cause of terrorism is religious beliefs this can turn to terrorism when there is ungodly behaviour in the society so they can use terrorism by punishing the society for example in the Manchester Arena there was a bombing by an an Islamic extremist in 2017, 22 adults and children were killed the reason for it was revenge for airstrikes in Syria
poverty, knowledge question form.
another cause of terrorism is poverty. This can turn to terrorism because it could be their only option to get out of poverty and exchange for necessities. for example recently the terrorist group Al Shabab have insisted for families to handover one son and exchange for food and the son must join the group as a fighter.
what is one way the UN does to tackle terrorism?
they have a wfp which is a world food program that helps those who face food insecruity.
what is one way NATO does to tackle terrorism?
is asking all membership countries to spend 2% of there national income on defence. for example, poland spent 4.12% in 2024 on defnece.
