Origins of Terrorism
This first-century Jewish sect used public assassinations against those friendly with Rome.
Who are the Zealots?
Terrorists in 1870s Russia employed these three tactics that became the foundation of modern terrorism.
What are destabilizing the government, dividing the population, and provoking authorities to overreact?
The two major categories of terrorism according to the article.
What are domestic terrorism and international terrorism?
The Oklahoma City Bombing is described as this type of terrorism.
What is domestic terrorism
This date is described as the most obvious example of international terrorism in American history.
What is 9/11?
The word "terrorism" originated during this phase of the French Revolution lasting from 1793-1794.
Reign of Terror
This became a tool of terror in more recent history, demonstrating the resolve of terrorist organizations.
What is suicide (or suicide bombing/attacks)?
This type of terrorism involves acts of violence by a citizen against their own fellow citizens.
What is domestic terrorism?
The number of people killed in the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing.
What is 168?
During the 9/11 attacks, members of an extremist sect of this religion carried out the attacks.
What is Islam?
This revolutionary leader during the French Reign of Terror stated that "terror is nothing other than justice."
Who is Robespierre
During the Cold War, radical groups were often funded by these two global superpowers.
What are the United States and the Soviet Union (or U.S.S.R.)?
In world history, international terrorism was largely part of these types of struggles.
What are anti-imperialism or anti-colonial struggles?
The Oklahoma City Bombing targeted this type of building.
What is a Federal Building
Two planes hit this New York landmark during the 9/11 attacks.
What is the World Trade Center
The tactics of modern terrorism first appeared in this country in the 1870s among those seeking to overthrow the czar.
What is Russia
After World War II, terrorism became part of the continuing anti-imperialist struggle in these two regions.
What are Africa and West Asia?
Historically, fascist governments used terror against this group to maintain order.
Who are their own populations?
The perpetrator of the Oklahoma City Bombing.
Who is Timothy McVeigh
One of the planes during the 9/11 attacks crashed in this location after a failed attempt.
What is a field in Pennsylvania?
This group, whose name became synonymous with political murder, used killing on holy days during the era of the Crusades.
Who are Assassins
These political groups started using terrorist tactics to weaken governments in the early twentieth century.
What are anarchist groups?
This goal of international terrorism was accomplished when the U.S. invaded Iraq, making America look more like an imperial aggressor.
What is provoking an overreaction?
The total number of targets in the 9/11 attacks.
What are 3 buildings? (World Trade Center, Pentagon, and a third target that was not reached)
The goal of the 9/11 attackers according to the article.
What is to destabilize international capitalist markets and the Western world?