Method+Two--The+Establishment+of+Homeland+Security

**Unit 7: Changes in America’s Role in the World: America’s Response to Terrorism**

**Using the provided web sites collect information on how America is fighting terrorism in the post 9-11 world.**

 **Method Two: The Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security**  **1. Research:** Go to the following web page: @http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

2. Click on “Learn more about recent counter terrorism effectiveness. Read several of the programs/activities listed there and write summaries of six of them. **a.**

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**e.**  **3. Research:** Go to the following website and read the article on Homeland Security. You will use information from this article to complete #4 on this worksheet. **http://americaswarwithin.org/articles/2011/09/05/homeland-security-office-creates-intelligence-spam-insiders-claim**  **4. Successes and Failures of the Department of Homeland Security:** Using your classroom notes, and information from the above websites, complete the success and failure portion of the War on Terror graphic organizer. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**5. Political Cartoon:** Go to Google and click on images, and type in Department of Homeland Security political cartoons as a search. Cut out and glue a political cartoon and it’s url on the back of this paper. **Using complete** **sentences,** write an explanation of what the cartoon is about and whether it is for or against the actions of the Department of Homeland security.