Terrorism Test
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lrgaertner on January 8, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 four key elements of terrorism | premeditated, political, aimed at civilians, carried out by sub-national groups(not army) |
| how is terrorism political? | it isnt criminal, it is designed to change existing political order |
| where does the word "terrorism" come from? | Reign of Terror in France in 1790s |
| How is terrorism like theatre? | aimed at an audience, rehearsed, targets something big and symbolic, dramatic |
| goals of terrorism | to change behavior in a govt or society, bring attention to one's cause (all via fear) |
| terrorism in the french revolution | government sponsored terrorism-the government remained in power |
| terrorism with anarchists | individual terrorism-changing the government by targetting specific people |
| terrorism in history | has been used for over 200 years to achieve political, idealogical and religious goals but has evolved in purpose and application |
| terrorism in the russian revolution | lenin and stalin expanded idea of government sponsored terrorism and used it on a mass scale to control a population |
| terrorism at the end of WWII | ended colonialism-against govt and "collaborator" civilians |
| terrorism in cold war/middle east conflict | internationalization of terrorism-different terrorist groups unite |
| terrorism in the middle east | religiously motivated-suicide bombers and martyrdom, want to protect islam |
| mass destruction terrorism | causes structural damage/disruption, goal is to cause damage to infrastructure of society |
| mass casualty terrorism | goal is to cause massive death |
| mass disruption terrorism | goal is to change behavior, causes social, political, economic damage to society and leave psychological impact |
| three types of terrorist attacks | mass casualty, mass destruction, mass disruption |
| objective driven terrorism | goal is to get demands met by a govt, individuals will give govt a chance to negotiate terms |
| example of objective driven terrorism | US soldier taken hostage in Mogadishu |
| terror driven terrorism | act committed as a retaliation for a perceived wrong as a warning of future incidents if govt targeted doesnt comply with demands made |
| example of terror driven terrorism | WTC and Pentagon attacks |
| nationalist terrorism | most common type, want a homeland, example is Kurds |
| religious terrorism | most serious problem, example is al-qaeda |
| state sponsored terrorism | only a few situations, example is hezbollah |
| left wing terrorism | only a few left after the cold war, example is ELF |
| right wing terrorism | most unorganized, example is KKK |
| is anarchy-terrorism still present in the world? | no |
| Narco terrorism | narcotics, a growing problem, example is the Fark |
| Cyber terrorism | has potentially disastrous results, we dont know who does it |
| state sponsors of terrorism (according to US staqte department) | iran, syria, cuba, sudan, north korea (removed but may return) |
| non-terrorism example | a nation assassinates another nations leader in order to replace him with another |
| some havens for terrorism | lebanon, afghanistan, yemen, pakistan |
| why are some countries "havens for terrorism"? | ineffective governance, rough terrain, tradition of tribal rivalries, ethnic and religious divisions, poverty and corruption |
| al-jihad fi sabil allah (jihad) | "struggle for the path of god", greater conflict is inner, lesser is outer |
| dor al hyb | jihadi belief, "world of strife" |
| dor al islam | jihadi belief, "world of peace" from the idyllic past that doesn't actually exist right now |
| jahiliyya | fundamentalist jihadi concept, "time of ignorance", means that muslims are in non-Muslim areas |
| hijra | fundamentalist jihadi concept, "fleeing corrupt society", means that Muslims must leave anywhere that is non-Islamic |
| jihad | fundamentalist jihadi concept, can even be between Muslims |
| the pharaoh | fundamentalist jihadi concept, ruler who rules non-islamically in a should-be Islamic land |
| al wahab | founded Wahabism in Saudi Arabia |
| wahabism | goal is to purify islam by challenging corrupt governments with very strict rules |
| abul a'ala maududi | pakistan/indian, true sovereignty is to god not to the people, rejects westernization |
| sayyid qutb | egyptian, reported US as perverted and un-godly, founded "muslim brotherhood", opposes Pan-Arab Nasser (political, not religious) |
| middle east in 60s and 70s | least democratic region, failure vs. israel, economic and political corruption |
| major happenings in islamic world in 1979 | Iranian revolution and Grand Mosque attack at mecca |
| what did terrorism mean until the 20th century? | state terror like Lenins Cheka police |
| where does "separation of church and state" come from? | the european enlightenment |
| what are the two biggest enemies of the muslim fundamentalists? | secularism and modernism-dont want to erode their culture |
| what 3 things are the west accused of? | sexism, racism, imperialism |
| how do some muslims view the world? | 2 parts, the House of Islam and the House of Unbelief |
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