The Middle East: Lesson 4

Question 1

What is terrorism?

Answer 1

premeditated, politically motivated violence against
noncombatants by subnational groups or clandestine agents, generally to infl uence
an audience.

Question 2

What’s an example of terrorism in earlier times?

Answer 2

9/11

Question 3

What problem does Pakistan pose to US interests?

Answer 3

It has areas that are not watched closely enough so terrorist groups have opportunities to exploit that and train or hide

Question 4

What is Wahhabism?

Answer 4

an austere form of Sunni Islam, a 
so-called reform movement that began 
200 years ago to rid Islamic societies 
of practices and teaching acquired over 
the centuries.

Question 5

What are Osama bin Laden’s aims?

Answer 5

Replace Arab governments and re-create the Caliphate.

Question 6

What are the elements of the “threefold threat complex”?

Answer 6

leaders, Safe havens, underlying conditions

Question 7

What are the three kinds of “spaces” where terrorists find safe havens?

Answer 7

Physical space, cyberspace, ideological space