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| Barbary Pirates | These terrorists harrassed international shipping in the Mediterranean Sea (c. 1800) |
| Tripoli | A North African city where the Barbary Pirates operated. |
| Marine Corp Hymn | The lyrics of this song reference the terrorists of Tripoli whom the US attacked (c. 1800). |
| Stephen Decatur | This US Marine heroically fought to deny the Barbary Pirates the use of the stolen ship, USS Philidelphia, by burning it. |
| Embargo Act of 1807 | This law proposed by Thomas Jefferson stopped all foreign trade by US ships and traders. The effect of this was to cripple the US economy. |
| Terrorism | The act of using fear as a weapon in order to obtain a goal. |
| Impressment | The act of forcing someone into service against their will, as in the Navy. |
| British (c. 1800) | Impressed American Sailors into the British Navy so that they would be stronger to fight a war against the French. |
| French (c. 1800) | This nation siezed US ships bound for Britain, their enemy in war. |
| World Trade Center | Terrorists crashed planes into these two buildings on September 11th, 2001. |
| US Pentagon | Terrorists crashed a plane into this building in Washington, DC on September 11th, 2001. |
| United Flight 93 | This hijacked aircraft on September 11th crashed into a Pennsylvania field after passengers fought back with the terrorists. |
| Ground Zero | The site of the former World Trade Center in New York City. |
| 9/11 death toll | Nearly 3000 people died on September 11th. |
| Osama bin Laden | This man is thought to be the mastermind behind the September 11th terrorist attack on the US. |
| "War on Terror" | A long and drawn out struggle against terrorists and nations that support terrorists. |
| "Coalition of the Willing" | The nations that are helping the USA win the "War on Terror" in Iraq - TODAY! |
| Al-Qaida | The terrorist organization that is headed by Osama bin Laden |
| Taliban Government | The repressive government in Afghanistan that protected Osama bin Laden. |
| "Axis of Evil" | According to President George W. Bush, Iran, Iraq, and North Korea are outlaw nations that do not respect international laws, and have developed "Weapons of Mass Destruction." |
| Al-Jazeera TV | This CNN style news network is based out of the Middle East and has often been at odds with the US due to its willingness to show anti-US points of view. |
| Bush Doctrine | The US has declared the right to militarily strike any nation which it feels threatened by. |
| Russia vs. Chechnya | Rebels in this breakaway republic use terrorism against its former ruler in an effort to remain independent. |
| Israel vs. Palestinians | A displaced and poor people use terrorism against the rulers of this nation, which occupies land they once ruled themselves. |
| USA PATRIOT ACT | This US law allows the US government to legally collect information on its own citizens as it searches for terrorists. |
| Office Of Homeland Security | This is a new presidential cabinet level agency of the US government that takes care of security within the US. |
| Shadow Government | The Washington Post reported that President Bush created a plan for the executive branch to be able to continue functioning under catastrophic circumstances. |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) | Weapons that kill on a large scale, such as nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons. |
| Camp X-Ray | Located at the Guantanomo Naval Base in Cuba, this camp houses those cpatured in the "War on Terror." |
| Enemy Combatant | Those individuals who are not in a regular army, but whom attack the US in a criminal manner. |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus | A US Constitutional right guarenteeing that that one must be charged publically with a crime in order to be held in jail for an extended period. |
| Germany, France, and China (c. 2003) | These nations tried to stop the United States invasion of Iraq. |
| United Kingdom (c. 2003) | This is America's best ally with regards to Iraq. They have approximately 8000 troops in Iraq currently. |
| Senator John Kerry | Democratic Presidential candidate for President of the US in the 2004 election season. |
| Senator John Edwards | Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate for President of the US in the 2004 election season. |
| Vice-President Dick Cheney | Republican Vice-Presidential candidate for President of the US in the 2004 election season. |
| Nuclear Proliferation | The spread of nuclear weapons capability to those who have never possessed the power before, as in terrorists. |
