Impacts of extremism

Question 1

Impacts on those immediately affected

Answer 1

Trauma and loss, social division and distrust, economic hsrdship

Question 2

Immediately affected: trauma and loss

Answer 2

Victims of extremism endure long-lasting trauma.
Survivors and familes of victims suffer from mental health issues such as PTSD and grief
When extremism is carried out because of religious radicalisation or nationalism, communties endure loss of members and fear for their safety

Question 3

Immediately affected example: trauma and loss

Answer 3

The 2023 Pakistan Peshawar Mosque bombings targeted worshippers, and over 100 were killed

Question 4

Immediately affected: social division and distrust

Answer 4

Extremist attacks lead to atmospheres of social division and mutual distrust
Strains relationships between communities, from fear of these events happening again

Question 5

Immediately affected example: social division and distrust

Answer 5

The 2019 Easter Bombings in Sri Lanka created feelings of distrust and fear, raising security concerns

Question 6

Immediately affected: economic hardship

Answer 6

Extremist events have an effect on tourism and local economies
Local businesses suffer because of a halt in customers
Financial cost of security precautions is immense on communities and households

Question 7

Immediately affected example: economic hardship

Answer 7

The 2017 Barcelona Attack reduced the number of tourists, especially in the Las Ramblas area

Question 8

Impacts of extremism on national governments

Answer 8

Increased security and surveillance, strain on resources, polarised political views

Question 9

National governments: increased security and surveillance

Answer 9

Government’s responsibility to make sure citizens are safe from harm, so they introduce stricter legislation such as increased security and surveillance

Question 10

National governments example: increased security and surveillance

Answer 10

After the 2021 Capitol Riots in the United States, the government increased security measures during high profile political events

Question 11

National governments: strain on resources

Answer 11

Budgets for other areas have to be used to tackle extremism
Security services such as the police have t redirect funds to tackle extremism

Question 12

National governments example: strain on resources

Answer 12

Attacks from ISIS-K have forced international aid organisation and the Afghan government to allocate unds to securty instead of crucial development

Question 13

National governments: polarised political views

Answer 13

Extremist events can lead to debates about policies like immigration
Intensified political divide that shapes national policy, people vote for right wing with the hope they will keep the country safe

Question 14

National governments example: polarised political views

Answer 14

The 2020 beheading of a teacher in France, as well as other incidents, led to President Macron pushing for stricter laws around Islamic extremism

Question 15

Wider international impacts of extremism

Answer 15

Instability, strained relationships, global co-operation

Question 16

Wider impacts: instability

Answer 16

Terrorism creates crises that go over borders causing displacement
Neighbouring countries have to manage refugees, affecting regional stability

Question 17

Wider impacts example: instability

Answer 17

The 2017 insurgency escalation by ISIS in Mozambique led to regional instability in Southern Africa

Question 18

Wider impacts: strained relationships

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Relationships between and within countries

Question 19

Wider impacts example: strained relationship

Answer 19

After the 2019 Pulwama attack in Kashmir, tensions escalated between India and Pakistan, as India accused Pakistan of harbouring the attackers

Question 20

Wider impacts: global co-operation

Answer 20

Threats of extremism bring countries together to co-operate to deal with them
Countries, especially in alliances, want to have a strong global identity when tackling extremism

Question 21

Wider impacts example: global co-operation

Answer 21

After ISIS re-emerged in Syria and Iraq; the US, UK, and other nations renewed their committment to the global coalition to defeat ISIS