Warfare At The Beginning Of The Twenty-First Century

Question 0

What is one type of terrorism?

Answer 0

Kidnapping and hostage-taking in order to establish a bargaining position

Question 1

What is terrorism?

Answer 1

Terrorism is the systematic use of terror intended to create fear as a means of coercion

Question 2

What is another type of terrorism?

Answer 2

Armed attacks and assassinations

Question 3

What is hijacking?

Answer 3

Hijacking is the seizure of a vehicle

Question 4

What does the PFLP stand for?

Answer 4

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Question 5

When was the PLFP set up in?

Answer 5

1968

Question 6

What did the PFLP do?

Answer 6

Attack targets through skyjacking

Question 7

What was the climax of PFLD activity?

Answer 7

It came in 1970 when they seized four airlines three of which were flown to Dawson’s field in Jordan

Question 8

What happened in Black September?

Answer 8

A terrorist organisation carried out attacks during the 1972 Munich Olympics leading to the death of Israeli hostages

Question 9

What was Hezbollah (party of God)?

Answer 9

An Islamic movement and political party founded in Lebanon. The group kidnapped Israeli soldiers and carried out missile attacks and suicide bombings against Israeli military and civilian targets

Question 10

What does Hamas mean?

Answer 10

Islamic Resistance Movement created in 1987. In 1993 they launched suicide bombings against Israel

Question 11

What did the IRA do?

Answer 11

They used terrorist attacks against Britain in Northern Ireland

Question 12

What terrorist group led 9/11?

Answer 12

al-Qaeda

Question 13

How many planes did al-Qaeda hijack?

Answer 13

Four planes

Question 14

What were the consequences of 9/11

Answer 14

There were no survivors on the flights, the USA launched a war on terror with the invasion of Afghanistan and the Second Gulf War with the invasion of Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein

Question 15

When did the Second Gulf War start?

Answer 15

March 2003

Question 16

What happened in the 19th March 2003?

Answer 16

US stealth bombers and Tomahawk Cruise Missiles hit leaders in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad

Question 17

On the 20th March what happened?

Answer 17

US and British ground forces marched into Southern Iraq, entering the port city of Umm Qasr, while a second wave of air attacks hit Baghdad

Question 18

On the 23rd March what happened?

Answer 18

Coalition forces seized airfields in Western Iraq and controlled parts of Qasr, Basra, Nasiriyah. In Northern Iraq the US launched an attack with 40 to 50 cruise missiles on the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Question 19

On the 29th March where did large battles take place?

Answer 19

At Karbala

Question 20

On the 30th March how many commandoes attacked Basra?

Answer 20

600

Question 21

On the 30th March how many prisoners did they catcher?

Answer 21

300

Question 22

On the 5th of April 2003 what happened?

Answer 22

The US forces entered Baghdad conducting a large raid

Question 23

On the 7th April what did British forces do?

Answer 23

Reach the centre of Basra and declare the city under coalition control

Question 24

What was the significance of the Second Gulf War?

Answer 24

There was no evidence that Saddam was developing weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein was overthrown, Coalition forces took occupation of Iraq in order to stabilise their economy and government, and finally the Coalitions victory was due to the successful use of conventional forces and traditional tactics

Question 25

What did smart bombs do?

Answer 25

They were guided by laser beams, however sometimes the beam would refract causing the weapon to veer off.

Question 26

What does Modern Warfate consist of?

Answer 26

The use of computerised and technical weapons such as night-vision and unmanned vehicles

Question 27

What is the Joint Direct Attack Munition lead by?

Answer 27

It is guided by Global Positioning Satellites which hits it’s target in any weather

Question 28

What does a Joint Standoff Weapon do?

Answer 28

It is a ‘launch and leave’ missile that can can be fired and redirected in mid flight

Question 29

What does the High Powered Microwave do?

Answer 29

It released two billion watts of destructive electrical energy which could fry anything within a hundred feet