Terrorism True or False

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TerrorismTrue or False
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TerrorismA Modern World Study

• Coursework 2

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Answer True (T) or False (F)

1. Terrorism is a new phenomena appearing only in
   the past 10 years.
2. Most terrorist acts are carried out in the Middle
   East.
3. Osama bin Laden was once funded as a terrorist by
   the US Government.
4. The IRA are the only terrorist group in the UK.
5. The IRA are funded by McDonalds.
6. Terrorists hit business targets more than
   military ones.

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• 7. The Israelis are always the victims and never
  the perpetrators of terrorist attacks.
• 8. Al-Qaeda was originally set up to fight the
  Soviet (Russian) invaders of Afghanistan.
• 9. The SAS is a terrorist group.
• 10. Terrorists are always motivated by religious
  belief.
• 11. You are more at risk in the USA of being a
  victim of terrorism than as a pedestrian.

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Answers

• 1. False. Terrorism dates back many centuries.
• 2. False. Terror attacks are most common in Latin
  America (see right).
• 3. True. He originally fought with and organised
  the Mujahedin Islamic guerrillas in Afghanistan
  they were supported by the CIA.
• 4. False. There are several other terrorist
  groups based in Northern Ireland eg. UDA, UVF,
  INLA, Red Hand Commando.

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• 5. False. This is a commonly held rumour based
  upon poor journalism in the 1970s. They did
  support Irish nationalists, but not terrorists.
• 6. True. See diagram to right.
• 7. False. The Jewish nationalists (Zionists)
  carried out many terror acts to remove the
  British from Palestine in the 1940s. Also
  Israelis have in the past attacked Arabs and
  Palestinians inside Israel.
• 8. Sort of Al-Qaeda evolved out of the Mujahedin
  after the Soviets left Afghanistan.

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• 9. False. The SAS is a British military unit
  involved in anti-terrorist activities.
• 10. False. Many terrorists are motivated by
  politics or nationalism.
• 11. False. See table to right.
• Score
• 0 3 have another go!
• 4 8 ok
• 9 11excellent

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Where were you 9/11?

• There are some historical events that stand out
  and people often remember what they were doing.
• For me I remember hearing of the death of Lady
  Diana.
• Others talk about the shooting of JFK?
• What were you doing when the first attacks took
  place?

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What can I remember about these terrorist groups?

• 1.Where is ETA based?
• 2. Name two Palestinian terrorist groups?
• 3.What methods did the IRA use?
• 4. Name one South American terrorist group.