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Terrorism Flashcards

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Why is terrorism effective?

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  1. Cheap/economical
  2. Effective
  3. Efficient
  4. Publicity
  5. Repression
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Define terrorism.

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Two or more persons using the threat of violence to influence an audience in order to gain a political objective, or draw attention to their cause.

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What is the cycle of repression?

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  1. Deliberate use of terror.
  2. Create government overreaction/oppression.
  3. Oppression leads to building support.
  4. Revolution within the general population.

Repression breeds terrorism and terrorism provokes more repression.

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When did the age of modern terrorism begin?

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September, 1972 - Munich Olympics.

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What are the two categories of terrorism?

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  1. International terrorism

2. Domestic terrorism

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What is international terrorism?

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Terrorism that is practiced in a country by terrorists who are NOT native to that country.

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What is domestic terrorism?

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Terrorism practiced by those who operate in their native country, against their own people.

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What types of international terrorism are there?

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  1. Nationalist
  2. Religious
  3. Narco
  4. State Sponsored
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What are the characteristics of a nationalist terrorist group?

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  1. Seek to form a separate state or overturn the government
  2. Among the most successful at winning sympathy and concessions
  3. Tend to calibrate use of violence
  4. Difficult to define
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What are the characteristics of a religious terrorist group?

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  1. Constitute nearly half of the 56 known international terrorist groups
  2. They use violence to further ‘divinely commanded purposes’
  3. Often target broad categories of enemies.
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What is Narco-terrorism?

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Terrorism conducted to further the aims of drug traffickers.

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What is state-sponsored terrorism?

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The deliberate use of terrorism by radical states as a foreign policy tool.

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Which country is targeted the most by international terrorist, and why?

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The United States because they consider the U.S. as the Great Satan due to the following:

  1. Promotes homosexuality
  2. Disrespect of women
  3. Godless culture
  4. Dominates airwaves (movies, music and other media)
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What is the greatest terrorist threat in the world today, and why?

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Radical Islamic militant groups because:

  1. Demonstrated willingness to target a civilian population
  2. Extreme fanaticism
  3. Anyone not of their belief system is an acceptable/potential target
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What is the most commonly used weapon that terrorists use, and why?

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Bombs and other improvised explosive devices because:

  1. Cheap
  2. Efficient
  3. Spectacular
  4. Hard to detect
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What are the four components to the DOE protection system?

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  1. Detection
  2. Delay
  3. Interruption
  4. Neutralization

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