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[] -terrorism increased during the 1970's within countries or against interests in other parts of the world -bombing on the World Trade Center in 1993 -September 11th, 2001:
 * this was done by an American, so it wasn't international
 * it wasn't considered a terrorist attack because it was someone from the country
 * deadliest single act of terrorism
 * destroyed World Trade Center and killed about 3,000 people

[] -April 20, 1999 -Jefferson County, Colorado -Columbine High School
 * Columbine Shooting**

Two students (male) -one had a rifle and a shotgun, other had a shotgun and a handgun

Questions:
 * How were these two teenagers able to get weapons like these?
 * Who were the gunmen
 * How did they learn to shoot with such accuracy?
 * Where did the gunmen get these bombs?

[] How was 9/11 changed our world today? -has effect every level of our society -word "zero-tolerance" is in our vocabulary for good -tragedy reavealed facts about us that we didn't even know -tragedy helped us wake up and realize how there can be great hate towards our society [] (8 years after 9/11) How security improved after 9/11 //What security challenges does America face in the post 9/11 era?//
 * September 11, 2001**
 * boarders and transportation safer