Exam 3: The History of Terrorism

In order to create a sense of vulnerability in the general population, Zealots attacked their victims, usually political or religious figures

In the first wave of terrorism, terrorists rebranded themselves as "freedom fighters" struggling against "government terror."

The suspicion that Serbia helped Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassin precipitated World War I. An unintended consequence of the four terrible years that followed was

Which of the following best describes a wave, in the terrorism context of the term?

To kill their victims, Thugees used

With a fairly precise definition of terrorism, many decisions are objective and easily made.

1975 was called "The Year of the Terrorist" because there was a drastic increase in terrorism around the world.

The main goal in the anti-colonial terrorist movements was to

A number of terrorist groups in operation today have over time found vital support, funding, and shelter with foreign governments in much the same way as the Zealots did.

The anarchists significantly influenced the teachings of the left-wing ideologies of Marx and Lenin, who in turn provided the ideology of left-wing groups in Europe, Latin America, and even in the United States, particularly in the latter half of the 20th Century.

To most terrorists, several targets that draw little attention is much more valuable than one target that draws a lot of attention, since smaller targets are less likely to get the terrorist killed.

The Zealots were a religious group existing early in the 1st Century (C.E.). Their goals were to

The disruption of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan has altered the organization's previous routine because

The French Revolution saw the execution of many people; however, those that revolted made an honest effort to execute the nobility with few accidents in executing citizens in other classes.

The reason that Jerusalem was sacked, the Second Temple destroyed, and the Jews scattered to the wide corners of the Roman Empire was because of

The anti-monarchical flavor of the terrorism of the French Revolution (in specific their executions) influenced the anti-state motivations of the anarchist groups of the 19th Century.

When an anarchist assassinated President William McKinley in September 1901, his successor Theodore Roosevelt

An integral and innovative part of the Irgun's strategy was Begin's use of

Identify three similarities between historical terrorism and recent terrorism and explain why the history of terrorism is important and relevant.

Religious elements have always been important in modern terror because religious and ethnic identities often overlap.