CI.09 Analyze the causes and effects of extremism, and identify the historical roots of terrorist attacks (e.g., PLO, IRA, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, ISIS, the Black Hand, KKK). C, H, P

What am I learning today?

Ideology has driven some to extremes over the years. Why? What is the impact of their actions?

Why am I learning this?

When you see the world’s events, you need to know where those events are happening and why.

How will I know I learned this?

When you have an understanding of what is happening in the world around you, where it is happening, why it is happening and how it may impact you.

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https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/plo

https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/irish-republican-army

https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/al-qaeda

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11451718

https://www.history.co.uk/article/the-history-of-isis

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-black-hand-serbian-terrorists-1222113

https://www.history.com/topics/reconstruction/ku-klux-klan

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