Method+One--The+War+in+Afghanistan

**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 One: The War in Afghanistan**

**1. Research:** Go to the following web page: @http://www.cfr.org/afghanistan/us-war-afghanistan/p20018?gclid=CLG9qsjsyK4CFbAEQAodhAoOAg

**2.** Once on the page, click on “click to begin” and go through the timeline and read the events. When you reach the each of the following dates, write a summary of the information.

 a. October 7, 2001, Opening Salvo:

 b. November 2001: Taliban in Retreat:

 c. July 2006: Bloody Resurgence:

 d. July 2009: New Strategy, Old Battles:

 e. May 1, 2001: Osama bin Laden killed

 f. June 22, 2011: Obama Announces Troop withdrawal

**3. Research:** Go to the following website and read the section entitled “September 11th and the US War on Terror. You will use information from this article to complete #4 on this worksheet. @http://www.insightonconflict.org/conflicts/afghanistan/conflict-profile/?gclid=CPKH7vDgyq4CFU3UKgoddjL3AQ

**4. Successes and Failures of the War in Afghanistan in the War on Terror.:** Using your classroom notes, and information from the above websites, complete the success and failure portion of the War on Terror graphic organizer.

**5. Political Cartoon:** Go to Google, click on images, and type in The War in Afghanistan political cartoons as a search. Cut out and glue a political cartoon and it’s url to the back of this paper. **Using complete sentences,** write an explanation of what the cartoon is about and its position on the War in Afghanistan.