Deck 16: Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

Question 1

Politically or ideologically motivated violence aimed at creating fear and dissension is known as what?

A)Terrorism
B)Fascism
C)Ultranationalism
D)Conservatism
E)Marxism

Answer 1

A

Question 2

International support for the United States' antiterrorism policies generally declined after which event?

A)The September 11 attacks
B)The US invasion of Afghanistan
C)The attack on the USS Cole
D)The passage of the Patriot Act
E)The US invasion of Iraq

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Why is terrorism relatively difficult for countries to combat? What aspects of most terrorist organizations makes them difficult to defeat?

Answer 3

Students' answers may vary.

Question 4

When a nation conducts terrorism against its own people, what is this known as?

A)International terrorism
B)National terrorism
C)State terrorism
D)Ultranationalism
E)Transnational terrorism

Question 5

After the September 11 attacks, what new cabinet-level agency was created to fight terrorism?

A)The Department of Justice
B)The Department of Strategic Affairs
C)The Department of Homeland Security
D)The National Security Agency
E)The President's Terrorism Task Force

Question 6

After the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, what happened to the number of terrorist attacks around the world?

A)They decreased significantly.
B)They decreased slightly.
C)They increased slightly.
D)They increased significantly.
E)They did not change.

Question 7

When a country such as Afghanistan under the Taliban harbored al-Qaeda and allowed them to conduct attacks, it is known as what?

A)State terrorism
B)Domestic terrorism
C)Transnational terrorism
D)State-sponsored terrorism
E)Ultranationalism

Question 8

Methods to combat terrorism are known as what?

A)Special operations
B)Risk reduction
C)Counterterrorism
D)Risk management
E)Covert operations

Question 9

Describe the relationship between the media and terrorism. How do the two interact with each other?

Question 10

Generally speaking, what makes terrorist violence different from other kinds of violence?

A)Other kinds of violence tend to be more unrestrained.
B)With terrorism, the motive is economic.
C)With terrorism, the perpetrator of the violence is always clear.
D)Other kinds of violence tend to be motivated by religion.
E)With terrorism, the motive is political.

Question 11

The September 11 attackers came from multiple countries without state support. Which term would best define their actions?

A)Transnational terrorism
B)Domestic terrorism
C)State terrorism
D)International terrorism
E)Ultranationalism

Question 12

Attacks such as the Tokyo subway attacks in 1995 and the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 are both examples of what kind of violence?

A)State terrorism
B)State-sponsored terrorism
C)Despotism
D)Anarchism
E)Domestic terrorism

Question 13

What types of societies are at the greatest risk for terrorist attacks, and why?

Question 14

Which of the following did the Patriot Act NOT do to combat terrorism?

A)Expand the definition of terrorism
B)Allow the Attorney General to detain any foreigner believed to be a danger
C)Expand the FBI's wiretapping capabilities
D)Allow American citizens to be held indefinitely without trial
E)Permit the government to bar entry to foreigners who support terrorism

Question 15

What is an enemy combatant, and when was the term established? Why has the concept remained controversial?

Question 16

Research has shown that most terrorists fall into what two categories?

A)Young and female
B)Young and male
C)Old and female
D)Old and male
E)Young and wealthy

Question 17

The adage "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" reflects what?

A)The risk of identifying with violence
B)The difficulty in defining terrorism
C)The inherent problem with trying to justify violence
D)The lack of terrorism in the modern world
E)The complexities of the modern, technological era

Question 18

How are terrorists different from guerilla fighters?

A)Guerilla fighters may attack civilians, but their focus is on security forces, whereas terrorists will attack anyone.
B)Terrorists may attack civilians, but their focus is on security forces, whereas guerilla fighters will attack anyone.
C)Terrorists focus solely on civilians, whereas guerilla fighters focus solely on security forces.
D)Terrorists focus solely on security forces, whereas guerilla fighters focus solely on civilians.
E)Guerilla fighters tend to be much more violent than terrorists.

Question 19

Which of the following best describes why terrorism may have increased since the 1960s?

A)People are increasingly religious.
B)Direct military confrontations have become riskier in the nuclear age.
C)There is a lack of moral values in the general public.
D)People are increasingly nonreligious.
E)More people are connected via the internet and technology.

Question 20

Define internationalism terrorism and transnational terrorism . How are these concepts similar? Different?

Question 21

Consider the situation in Algeria in the 1990s. How does the situation violence in Algeria illustrate the difficulties in defining and combating terrorism?

Question 22

Compare the September 11 attacks with the US air strikes on Syria's military facilities in 2018. Were these events acts of terrorism or acts of war? Please be specific in your explanation.

Question 23

Describe the activities of the Red Brigades in Italy in the 1970s. How did the authorities manage to reduce the threat from this group? What aspects of this approach could be used by US authorities to combat international terrorism?

Question 24

Terrorism has been a part of human history since its earliest days, however since the 1960s, the number of international instances have increased. Explore some of the reasons for this increase. Based on these reasons, are there any approaches that might reduce the number of terrorist acts?

Question 25

Describe the psychological traits most common among younger members of terrorist groups. How do these traits encourage participation in terrorism?