I believe people had a really hard time comprehending the events that took place because it was so horrible it couldn'tbe real. people didn't want to believe that people could do that to other living beings. when Americans first heard about it they thought it was dramatic because how would it come to that, it took going through the concentration camps to believe it.
The Atlantic Ocean. Its the ocean that connects North and South America to Europe. Most early explorers came from Europe and "discovered" the Americas. The slave trade as well as spice trade used the Atlantic ocean because it's the most direct way from most of Europe.
News and media coverage featuring the acts done by the terrorist groups or organization to the mainstream public audience. Say some attack happened in a local area and you see the details on the news, in result of this you will naturally be more aware and paranoid because of the fear of an attack happening to you. Its a scare tactic used to induce fear.
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