Impetus of the DHS
Prior to the 9/11 attacks, there were a number of other “terrorist” events that occurred on both U.S. soil
and abroad. Read the article discussing the Oklahoma City bombing, located at
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing and the article discussing the 1993
World Trade Center bombings, located at
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2008/february/tradebom_022608. These events, however, did not have the
impact on the American psyche and the political repercussions that accompanied the 9/11 attacks, such
as the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A webpage dedicated to the creation of the
DHS is located at http://www.dhs.gov/creation-department-homeland-security.
Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:
Describe why the 9/11 attacks was the impetus for forming the Department of Homeland Security and
raising greater awareness of terrorist attacks.
Describe why the Oklahoma City and 1993 World Trade Center bombings did not cause the dramatic
impact as that of 9/11.
Predict how these two (2) historical attacks could have potentially been diminished or avoided with the
protections in place today.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not
qualify as quality resources.