Introduction

President Bush has vowed a war on "terrorist groups with global reach." You are going to assist him in determining which groups meet this criteria and assessing background information concerning them.

Task

Your task is to research and report on the activities of international terrorist organizations. Mr. Reints will assign the countries/regions from which your groups can be drawn. Each group member must concentrate, research, and report on 1 specific organization.

Format

Working in small groups, you will gather information on the organizations from your target countries. During each of the first 2 days of research, you are required to submit 1 web site address relating to each of your organizations to Mr. Reints.

Do NOT duplicate those already submitted!

Submit the information here.

After your research is complete, you will then compile it into a PowerPoint presentation.
Your presentation must include the following information:

For each group individually: (graded for the individual student)

	The name and approximate membership of the groups
	Their stated (or implied) aims - what they hope to achieve
	Descriptions of at least 2 incidents with which they were involved.
	Responses by the US or other international groups to their activities
	At least 1 image relating to each group

For the groups as a representative sample of 'terrorism:' (graded for the entire group)

	Similarities in methods
	Similarities in aims
	Similarities in success/failure
	Draw conclusions on the effectiveness of terrorism as a tool to promote change

Presentations

You will present your findings to the class, for which your group will receive a letter grade on the overall final product. Each individual will also be graded on their individual portion of the presentation.

Grading

There will be a total of 5 grades for this assignment:

2 web sites (10 points)
Computer work (10 points)
Group Presentation Grade (20 points)
Individual Presentation Grade (20 points)
Quiz Grade (20 points)

Countries/Regions

Group A - Iran, Angola, Guinea, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda
Group B - Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Group C - Cuba, Burma, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Philippines, Thailand
Group D - North Korea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Group E - Syria, Albania, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Group F - Libya, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Group G - Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Be sure to check links for your groups here! Duplicates will not be accepted (submissions will be accepted on a first-come, first serve basis only)

An Examination of World Terrorism: