Your Name: ______

WEBQUEST: Biggest News Stories of the 1990’s

Directions: Watch the videos found on the TASK page of theWebquest and use information learned to answer the questions below.

Video Groups #1: First World Trade Center Attack

  1. When did this event occur? ______
  2. How many died? ______How many were injured? ______
  3. Explain what method the terrorist used in this attack:
  1. What was the name of the terrorist attacker in this case? ______
  2. Explain what happened after his arrest (trial, conviction, etc):
  1. At his trial, what argument does he used to justify his past crimes?

Video #2: “Siege at Waco, Texas”

  1. In what year did this event happen? ______
  2. What was the name of the religious cult living in a commune in Waco? ______
  3. Who was David Koresh? ______
  4. Why was this cult stockpiling and collecting guns and other ammunition?
  1. When the ATF police arrived to arrest Koresh, what happened?
  1. When the FBI and Texas Rangers showed up, what were some ways they tried to get Koresh and his followers to surrender (the first 51 days)?
  1. On the last day of the siege, explain how the standoff between the FBI and the cult ended:
  1. How many agents were killed? ______How many of the cult members died? ______
  2. Why is there still controversy over this event?

News Video #3: Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

  1. When did this event occur? ______
  2. How many people died in this attack? ______Was this event a foreign or domestic act of terrorism? ______
  3. Summarize the motive and reasons these men carried out this attack:
  1. What were their names and what happened to each of the men as a result of their trial?

Video Group #4: Columbine High School

  1. When did this event occur? ______
  2. Summarize this event in two to three sentences. Include enough details to show you watched and understood this event.
  1. What were the names of the two students that carried out this attack? ______and ______.
  2. List two things the news media reported incorrectly, which today we now know were not accurate.
  1. How did America changes as a result of this significant event? (how did schools change?, the way we look for warning signs?, public opinion of guns? etc)

Video #5: “L.A. Riots”

  1. As you listen to the “5 Facts” of the Los Angeles Riots, summarize them in the space below in your own words: