DSC: terrorism Chapter 1 (Quiz 1) Flashcards
People view reality as a
Social Construct
Social context are known as
Historical, Political and criminological circumstances
What Occurred in Oklahoma city in 1995?
Domestic Terror Bombing
attacks on civilians is a key element to the difference between terrorists from legitimate revolutionaries. (Who)
Boaz Ganor (2002)
Terrorism is a law enforcement and intelligence issue. Insurgencies are military matters. (Who)
Haviland Smith (2008)
Terrorism constitutes illegitimate use of force to achieve political objective by targeting innocent people. (Who)
Walter Laqueur (1987)
Shooting spree in Fort hood, Texas, killed 13 people (who)
U.S Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan
certain group of people who are attacked by terrorists due to belonging to a particular unit.
Group Target
Important to emphasize criminal nature of terrorism and move focus beyond the debates about politics.(Who)
Ayla Schbley (2003)-
Terrorism changes with
social and historical circumstances
developed out of the French revolution
Modern terrorism
Terrorism began as
Government repression in France
The violence of the French Revolutionary is colloquially known as
The reign of terror
The French Revolutionary (1794-1795) conducted more than
17,000 legal executions
Napoleons army’s first encounter with guerrilla tactics came was
The invasion of Spain
Sought to bring democracy to all classes and demanded immediate and drastic change
Radical Democrats
Philosophical concept that originated in Greece
Anarchism
Does not support centralized control of the economy
Anarchists
Adopted tactics, but not the ideology of anarchists
Nationalistic Terrorists