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The Crusades were a response to Muslim invaders who did the same thing ISIS and other Muslims do today.
Actually no, when the first crusade was launched the Muslims had control of the Holy Land for centuries, and pilgrimage for Christians continued completely unhindered and Christians were allowed to continue to live their lives as they were. The reasons the first crusade wa slanched at least was a) help the Pope regain legitimacy from the Holy Roman Empire's anti-pope (yes, that was a real thing) and b) to help the Byzantines regain their land that they recently lost to the Muslim Turks.