Terrorism test 2 Flashcards
Jihad
holy war
Martyr
Someone who dies for a cause
What country provided safe haven for al Qaeda before nine eleven
Afghanistan
What country provided sanctuary for Osama bin laden after 9/11
Pakistan
What is a Fatwah
religious judgment or order/ decree
What is not necessarily an objective of a terrorist act?
To obtain financial gain
______ Is a terrorist attack on the U.S. linked to Osama bin laden
Cobar towers, U.S.S. Cole, twin towers, U.S. Embassy bombings
Two things terrorist groups have turned to in respect to their fundraising efforts
drug trade (heroin), and internet websites
According to state department which is not an example of state sponsored terrorism?
Afghanistan
Why the war in Lebanon a failure for Israel
the PLO was ultimately not destroyed
What is the deliberate mass extermination of a specific group of people
genocide/ethnic cleansing
Are war criminals generally prosecuted?
No they are not
What’s the meaning of Hezbollah
party of god
Who is the founder of al Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden
what are most terrorist group’s motivated by
Religious beliefs
What is one of the goals of HAMAS
destroy the Jewish defense league, disrupt Mideast peace talks, destroy the PLO
During peace negotiations, Nobel prizes were awarded to whom?
beggin and herraphat
Identify the country that is the primary target of HAMAS
Israel
Hezbollah’s primary target?
Israel
true/false: Propaganda is used by terrorist to spread their beliefs, governments to support their polocies, law enforcement and media in various situations
true
In language of al Qaeda, eagle is codeword for what country
America
Scattering of Jews around the world
Diaspora
What country provides the spiritual and financial backing for Hezbollah
Iran
Three distinct levels of foreign terrorist operations
local, regional, international
What Palestinian group was recently elected as a legitimate representative of the Palestinian people
HAMAS
Turner diaries is the bible for?
Right wing groups in U.S.
What Palestinian terrorist group was responsible for the Olympic Games massacre
black September organization
Histrionic terrorism
fear or panic inducing quality of violence that they instill
Most common type of recorded terror incident
bombings
know about the Belfour declaration
established national homeland for the Jews in Israel
when did Israel gain its statehood?
1948
