Terrorism Flashcards
Causes and Consequences
Political Causes
Nationalism & Political Oppression
Economic Causes
Poverty & Youth Unemployment
Social Causes
Religious Extremism & Peer Pressure
Individual Consequences
Poor Health & Social Changes
Country and Government Consequences
Increase Security Measures & Armed Conflict
International Consequences
Displacement & Armed Conflict
Nationalism Explanation
a strong belief in your country/ethnic group
put beliefs into actions through violence
extreme nationalism
Nationalism Example
Anders Breivik
Norway
targeting political building and youths
extreme right wing ideologies
Political Oppression Explanation
Dictatorship
No proper elections
groups rebel to get changes
use terrorist methods
Political Oppression Example
civil war in Syria
treated unfairly by government
resulted in terrorist activities
Poverty Explanation
more susceptible to recruitment
underdeveloped see western world living conditions in media
infuriating increasing tension and hostility
Poverty Example
Somalia young people have grown up in violence and poverty making them more likely to join groups like al shabaab
Youth Unemployment Explanation
youth unemployment makes spread of violent extremism easier
an attractive source of income
countries that fail to create job opportunities witness more incidents
Youth Unemployment Example
Boko Haram draw most of their strength from unemployed and destitute youth
study showed the median age of members is 30
Youth Unemployment Example
Boko
Religious Extremism Explanation
use religion to justify violence and terror
corrupt the beliefs
fundamentalist interpretation from holy books
Religious Extremism Example
Manchester Arena Attack
Shrapnel bomb killed 22 people
ISIS claimed responsibility
Revenge for Lybia and Syria UK bombings
Peer Pressure Explanation
encourage or intimidated to leave family
terrorist organisation new family
focus on relationships to compel members to commit acts of terrorism
Peer Pressure Example
ICSR said peer pressure was a more important tool to recruiting young British Muslims to fight in Syria that propaganda videos by ISIS
Poor Health Explanation
physiological and physical
traumatised by events - mental health issues
physical injuries - broken bones, loss of limbs, disabilities
Poor Health Example
Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013 two bombs exploded near the finish line 3 died 264 injured may experience PTSD
Social Changes Explanation
social norms change with constant terror in life
change expectations, actions, outlook and interactions with one another
don’t know who to trust
Social Changes Example
survivor of Sousse Tunisia in 2015 said they don’t socialise like they used to saying it’s hard and a lot to take in
Increase Security Measures Explanation
in places most common for terrorist attacks
airports - body scan screening, non-ticket visitors not allowed at airline gates
protect the public
pressure to take effective action