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how many people died during the Christchurch shooting
51 casualties
what was the nationality of the shooter in the Christchurch shootings
Australian
when did the Christchurch shootings happen
2019
what platform did he stream it too
how long after the shootings were the gun laws changed in New Zealand
6 days
how many were killed at the second shooting
7
when did the Niece attacks happen
bastille day in France during the celebrations
what method did the attacker use in the Niece attacks
hijacking he drove a van through a crowd of people
how many casualties and injuries were there on the day of the Niece attacks
84 dead 80 injured
what did the police find in the back of the terrorists van in the Niece attacks
guns and grenades
how did the police stop the attack on Niece
shooting the van down
what did this do to France
install fear
why is suicide bombing a method of terrorism
it is where a non-state actor who has accepted their own death straps a bomb to themselves and walks into a large crowd of people and blows them up aiming to cause the most casualties
what is an example of suicide bombing
the Manchester arena bombing
what happened in the Manchester arena bombing
a suicide bomber dropped into the arena during an Ariana Grande concert with a shrapnel laden bomb strapped to their chest and let it off whilst he was still in the air killing himself and killing 23 others with 1017 injuries
how is hijacking a method of terrorism
hijacking is were a non-state actor takes control of a vehicle and drives it into a building or a large crowd of people trying to cause the most casualties
what is an example of hijacking
9/11
what happened at 9/11
9/11 was when two planes were both taken control of by members of the terrorist group al-qaeda and were flown into the world trade centre buildings 5017 people died
what percentage of American Somalis flee the US and become jihadist due to poverty
82%
how does poverty cause people to become terrorists
because of there bad living standard they are easily recruited by terrorist groups who promise them a better standard of living
what are two examples of terrorist groups that aim to have their religion superior to others
boko haram and ISIS
how does religion cause people to become terrorists
because if someone strongly believes in their own religion than they are easily recruited by terrorist groups of the same religion to make theirs superior
definition of pursue in terrorist terms
to stop terrorist attacks
definition of prevent in terrorist terms
to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism
definition of protect in terrorist terms
to strengthen our protection against terrorist attacks
definition of prepare in terrorist terms
to mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack
how does the UK pursue terrorism
by blowing up major known bases of operation or weapon building factories for terrorist groups such as ISIS
how does pursuing terrorism help the UK
it stops them from planning attacks or making weapons to undergo the attack
what does the UK do to prepare for terrorism
by putting up barriers at large events to stop cars driving through
how does the UK preparing for terrorism in this way help
it prevents cars from driving through and causing many people to die
what is ISIS’S aim
to establish an Islamic state in parts of Syria and iraq
what is boko Harams aim
to create ‘pure’ islamic state ruled by sharia law
how does boko haram impact business in Nigeria
it decreases the Countrys productivity causing it to become poorer which makes it more likely to set back this developing country
what percentage has business activity in the city of kano in Nigeria decreased in the past 3 years
80%
what is patriotism
the quality of being patriotic; devotion to and vigorous support for one’s country. ( much love for your country)
what is separatism
focuses on cultural, religious, racial or governmental separation from the larger group. Separatism conventionally refers to full political separation- independence.
what is nationalism
identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
what is a unionist
is a political ideology favouring the continued unity of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as one state, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Those who support the union are referred to as “Unionists”.
what is islamophobia
to be prejudice against someone with an Islamic or Muslim background without any logical reasons or facts
what is a hate crime
a crime where you commit it against someone from a different social background as you such as different religion, race or gender.
what is being bigotry
it is being insensitive to other people who have different views or opinions
