Terrorism

Question 1

Fundamentalist

Answer 1

someone who strictly adheres to a set of basic religious principles in reaction to the teachings and workings of modern life.

Question 2

Insurgent

Answer 2

Someone who is involved in a violent uprising, lacking the organisation of a revolution, against a sovereign government.

Question 3

Religon

Answer 3

A system of faith and worship.

Question 4

Ideology

Answer 4

A set of ideas (e.g. political)

Question 5

Nationalism

Answer 5

Patriotic feelings/actions are effort on behalf of one’s con country.

Question 6

Religious Fundamentalism

Answer 6

refers to the total commitment to the belief in holy scriptures and absolute religious authority, in contrast to the modern day trends of social and political life.

Question 7

Paramilitary

Answer 7

conducts its self like an army.

Question 8

Intifada

Answer 8

a Palestinian uprising against Israeli rule

Question 9

Gaza

Answer 9

the largest city in the Gaza strip and the Palestinian terrorists.

Question 10

Palestinian Authority

Answer 10

An organisation created in 1994 and linked to the PLO, formed to provide a limited form of self-government for the Palestinian people.

Question 11

West Bank

Answer 11

A land locked territory on the west bank of the river Jordan.

Question 12

Fedayeen

Answer 12

A term used to describe militant groups formed within the Palestinian refugee population.

Question 13

Kibbutzin

Answer 13

Collusive communities in Israel that were traditionally based on argriculture

Question 14

Yasser Arafat

Answer 14

Chairman of the Palestine liberation organisation, 1969-2004

Question 15

Yitzak Rabin

Answer 15

Prime minister of Israel 1992-95

Question 16

Mujahideen

Answer 16

Muslims fighting in Afghanistan in 1979. They were opposed to the soviet invasion and control of the country.

Question 17

Taliban

Answer 17

The organisation which ruled most of Afghanistan during the 1996-2001