SEC 310 WK 2 Case Study 1 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 http://www.fbi.gov/aboutus/
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-departmenthomeland-
security.
Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:
1. Describe why the 9/11 attacks was the impetus for forming the Department of Homeland Security
and raising greater awareness of terrorist attacks.
2. Hypothesize why the Oklahoma City and 1993 World Trade Center bombings did not cause the
dramatic impact as that of 9/11.