Chapter 10 Flashcards
In the early 1960s, a group of revolutionaries called the Tupamaros
Surfaced in Uruguay
As Nepal’s rebellion grew, the role of women in the _______ movement expanded.
Maoist
___emerged in a 1967 uprising in West Bengal
The Naxalites
Farc is____
the (Revolutionary Armed forces of Colombia) Latin America’s oldest and largest terrorist group
In the 1950’s, Nepal appeared to be on its way to creating what form of government?
Constitutional monarchy (Communist state)
Revolutionary terrorism is currently most active in which of the following countries?
Greece
Between 1975 and 2000, no less than_____ revolutionary terrorist groups operated in Greece.
250
In the midst of revolution and torture of the 60s and 70s , the Tupamaros blamed _______ for supporting the brutal Uruguayan government.
The united States
The Baader-Meinhof Gang
Red Army Faction (RAF)
The Shining Path
A Maoist group launched a campaign in rural peru that began in 1980 and lasted for the following 2 decades
Which of the following organizations is viewed as the longest running communist insurgency in the world?
New People Army (NPA)
The terrorist groups revolutionary People struggle (ELA) and November 17 (N17)
revolutionary terrorism
The 1979 Sandinista revolution?
Nicaragua, unofficial groups began to crack down on the press and on potential opposition parties
The stated goal of the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MeK)
fought against revolutionary government Iran
Although criminal syndicates in Mexico assumed control of the drug routes to the United States after 2000, what country still accounts for the lion’s share of cocaine production?
Colombia
The United States ‘ 1999 project “Plan Colombia”
The purpose was to move against 3 different groups: Fare, ELN, AUC
In 2008, the ELN began intermittent fighting with the FARC for control of__________
drug routes leading into colombia
Death quads
counter revolutionary terrorism is based on formation of illegal military and police units who torture and kill suspected terrorist and their supporters
The shinning path was influenced by
Maoist movement
Maoist terrorism
is a form of revolutionary terrorism
The Mujaheedin-e Kahlq (Mek)
founded in 1965 for the purpose of overthrowing the Iranian government
The FARC and ELN, originally inspired by the Tupamaros, have
but they drifted into drug trafficking to survive
The stated goal of the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK)
is to bring secular government, a democracy, and women’s rights to Iran
What did the Uruguayan government primarily target in their 1972 attack upon the Tupamaros?
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