Psychological Responses to Terror
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Psychological Responses to Terror
Lucinda Beatty
Introduction: Psychological Responses to Terror
Two historical and tragic disasters of civilian annihilation of are depicted the 1915 Sinking of Lusitania and the September 11th Terrorists Attacks. These two disasters were over one hundred years apart yet similarities are common fundamentals such as goals of warfare. With the militant goals of control and domination, manipulation fuels the strategic battle plan. Though the means have evolved, warfare strategies still beckon the same results. Military’s most intense weapons is psychological warfare and the only way to battle psychological warfare is to counter it with psychological defenses. Beyond historical facts and comparisons found in the two mentioned disasters, psychological concepts are analyzed in the behavioral responses to terror.
The Lusitania Disaster
Historical facts of the Lusitania Disaster report that the ship was in route from New York City to Liverpool England carrying civilian American passengers. As the liner approached Liverpool, England it was struck by a torpedo from a German submarine. Resulting, the Lusitania exploded and civilian passengers died, one hundred and twenty-three of the civilian passengers were American. ( In the case of the Sinking of the 1915 Lusitania, the public was greatly deceived. The liner was financed by British Admiralty with its intended use for matters of war. The completion of Lusitania came during a time of peace, so temporarily, the liner commuted civilian passengers between Liverpool and New York City. Unknown to civilian passengers, in 1913, two years before the tragedy, Lusitania's commission was for war service and its equipment included gun mounts hidden by a teak deck. On May 1, 1915, the day the German's attacked the Lusitania, the contents of its shipment included a colossal portion of war-type supplies. Had the government informed passengers of its cargo,...
Lucinda Beatty
Introduction: Psychological Responses to Terror
Two historical and tragic disasters of civilian annihilation of are depicted the 1915 Sinking of Lusitania and the September 11th Terrorists Attacks. These two disasters were over one hundred years apart yet similarities are common fundamentals such as goals of warfare. With the militant goals of control and domination, manipulation fuels the strategic battle plan. Though the means have evolved, warfare strategies still beckon the same results. Military’s most intense weapons is psychological warfare and the only way to battle psychological warfare is to counter it with psychological defenses. Beyond historical facts and comparisons found in the two mentioned disasters, psychological concepts are analyzed in the behavioral responses to terror.
The Lusitania Disaster
Historical facts of the Lusitania Disaster report that the ship was in route from New York City to Liverpool England carrying civilian American passengers. As the liner approached Liverpool, England it was struck by a torpedo from a German submarine. Resulting, the Lusitania exploded and civilian passengers died, one hundred and twenty-three of the civilian passengers were American. ( In the case of the Sinking of the 1915 Lusitania, the public was greatly deceived. The liner was financed by British Admiralty with its intended use for matters of war. The completion of Lusitania came during a time of peace, so temporarily, the liner commuted civilian passengers between Liverpool and New York City. Unknown to civilian passengers, in 1913, two years before the tragedy, Lusitania's commission was for war service and its equipment included gun mounts hidden by a teak deck. On May 1, 1915, the day the German's attacked the Lusitania, the contents of its shipment included a colossal portion of war-type supplies. Had the government informed passengers of its cargo,...