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Essential Events Since 1945
From the Cold War and decolonization to globalization, learn how recent historical developments shaped today’s world.
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What Is Terrorism?
Learn how terrorists have sought to achieve their goals all over the world with this video on terrorism.
Video
Terrorism and the Media
How do terrorists use the media? From Osama bin Laden to the Islamic State, learn how terrorists use internet and media coverage to shape their goals.
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How a Single Phrase Defined the War on Terror
What is the 2001 AUMF and what does it have to do with 9/11? From the invasion of Afghanistan, to the Iraq War,  and more, learn how the United States justified U.S. counterterrorism policy for over two decades.
Lesson Plan
Contemporary History Post-1945: Introduction
Grade Level
High School
  • Students will be able to explain how the Cold War shaped today’s world.
  • Students will be able to analyze the impact of decolonization on today’s world by comparing and contrasting two former colonies using an infographic.
Book Guide
God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America

Shocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church in Charleston and the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. These incidents, however, are neither novel nor unprecedented. They are the latest flashpoints in a process that has been unfolding for decades, in which vast conspiracy theories and radical ideologies such as white supremacism, racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, and hostility to government converge into a deadly threat to democracy.

God, Guns, and Sedition offers the definitive account of the rise of far-right terrorism in the United States―and how to counter it. Leading experts Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware trace the historical trajectory and assess the present-day dangers of this violent extremist movement, along with the harm it poses to U.S. national security. They combine authoritative, nuanced analysis with gripping storytelling and portraits of the leaders behind this violence and their followers. Hoffman and Ware highlight key terrorist tactics, such as the use of cutting-edge communications technology; the embrace of leaderless resistance or lone-wolf strategies; infiltration and recruitment in the military and law enforcement; and the movement’s intricate relationship with mainstream politics. An unparalleled examination of one of today’s great perils, God, Guns, and Sedition ends with an array of essential practical recommendations to halt the growth of violent far-right extremism and address this global terrorist threat.

This book is suitable for the following disciplines in undergraduate, graduate courses:

  • American Studies
  • Extremism Studies
  • Hate Studies
  • History
  • International Affairs
  • International Relations
  • Public Policy
  • Race and Gender Studies
  • Security Studies
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies