Exam 1: The Shifting Definition Of Terrorism

The social context surrounding the term terrorism influences how it is defined.

The police force established by the United Kingdom in Ireland was known as .

European capitalists of the 1800s opposed all forms of socialism and anarchy.

led the October 1917 Russian revolution,bringing the communists to power.

reports that terrorism constitutes the illegitimate use of force to achieve a political objective by targeting innocent people.

refers to controlling an economy by direct democracy and utilizing economic profits to ensure the well-being of citizens.

The Irish Republican Army (IRA)developed out of a desire.

Which of the following groups sought to bring democracy to all classes and demanded immediate and drastic change?

Compare and contrast the socialists,anarchists,and communists of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Explain why there is confusion when trying to define terrorism.Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

was thrown out of the Communist Party for opposing Stalin and was assassinated by communist agents in Mexico City in 1940.

Terrorism came into existence during the American Revolution.

Leon Trotsky (1879-1940),believed that should be used as an instrument for overthrowing middle-class,or bourgeois,governments.

How did the IRB evolve toward militancy?

The was the command center of several Republican terrorist organizations,including the Irish Republican Army,the Official Irish Republican Army,and the Provisional Irish Republican Army.

How did Lenin and Trotsky influence the direction of revolutionary thought?

European governments and capitalists came to fear class revolution as a series of uprisings swept across Europe in 1848.

The motivations behind the People's Will evolved from revolutionary thought.

Who wrote of principles of revolution in his "Catechism of the Revolutionary"?

Modern revolutionary terrorism is closely associated with a series of revolutionary activities that began with the ______________