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NewsHour Special Reports:

U.S. Response to Terrorism
Rebuilding Afghanistan
The U.S. and the Arab World
Bioterrorism
Homeland Security

For Teachers:

Defining Terrorism:
Two lessons that address international terrorism and the potential American responses to it. In the first lesson, students use case studies to investigate the difference between revolutionaries and terrorists. In the second they role-play four policy options and then write their views.

Sept. 11 Anniversary:
Students share thoughts on how America has changed and write a letter to the future.

Military service and volunteerism: What can students do to aid in the war against terrorism?

Advertising in a time of war: How Sept. 11 has changed advertising and American culture.

Arab Americans: the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks on the U.S.
This lesson helps students understand the cultural diversity and complexity of what it means to be Arab American.

 

NewsHour Video:

Click here to Play The connection between terrorism and religious schools in Saudi Arabia.

 


Click here to PlayAttorney General John Ashcroft defends the sweeping powers outlined in the USA Patriot Act.

 

Click here to Play Arab-Americans caught up in the FBI's dragnet.

 

Click here to Play Afghan-Americans react to the terrorist attacks and the U.S. military action in their homeland.

 


NewsHour Extra Stories for Students:

On the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Americans remember the victims and mourn the loss.

The U.S. Patriot Act tries to balance protecting U.S. citizens from future terrorist attacks and invading their privacy

Bioterrorism: The debate over the best way to prepare for an attack

The new Department of Homeland Security

Rebuilding New York City

Is America safe against future terrorist attacks?

Anti-terrorism bill signed into law

Student Voices:

Two years after the attacks, high school student Audrey Uong tells how the events of Sept. 11 changed her city and her life.

Students talk about whether they would join the military to defend their country.

Student reactions from all over the world

Muslim students in NY worried but hopeful

Florida high school students living near an anthrax-contaminated building

A student talks about what it's like to be an immigrant.

What does the Ramadan holiday mean to Muslim Americans?

Muslim college students face discrimination

 

 

 

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